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The Slaver Wars #4
First Strike
The cryosleep chambers are beginning to fail. Surveillance of Hocklyn space has revealed that the Hocklyns are thirty years ahead of their projected schedule and will soon reach human occupied space. War could break out any day if something isn't done. The human leaders suggest a daring plan to buy them the additional time they need to strengthen the Fleet, as well as the defenses protecting their worlds. A First Strike deep into Hocklyn space might just buy the human worlds the extra time they need to finish their preparations for all out war against the Hocklyn Slave Empire.
For nearly four hundred years, Admiral Hedon Streth has slept waiting to lead the human race against the evil from the center of the galaxy. Now that time has arrived. Can Hedon and the other sleepers lead Earth and her colony worlds to victory? If Hedon fails then the Earth and her colonies will either be conquered or destroyed by the Hocklyn Slave Empire and their masters the AIs.
For nearly four hundred years, Admiral Hedon Streth has slept waiting to lead the human race against the evil from the center of the galaxy. Now that time has arrived. Can Hedon and the other sleepers lead Earth and her colony worlds to victory? If Hedon fails then the Earth and her colonies will either be conquered or destroyed by the Hocklyn Slave Empire and their masters the AIs.
259 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 17, 2013
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Raymond L. Weil
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I live in Clinton Oklahoma with my wife of 40 years and our cat. I attended college at SWOSU in Weatherford Oklahoma, majoring in Math with minors in Creative Writing and History.
My hobbies include watching soccer, reading, camping, and of course writing. I coached youth soccer for twelve years before moving on and becoming a high school soccer coach for thirteen more. I also enjoy playing with my five grandchildren. I have a very vivid imagination, which sometimes worries my friends. They never know what I am going to say or what I am going to do.
I am an avid reader and have a science fiction / fantasy collection of over two thousand paperbacks. The space program has always fascinated me and I've followed it since its inception. When I was a teenager, I wanted to be an astronaut. Now, I just write about it.
I live in Clinton Oklahoma with my wife of 40 years and our cat. I attended college at SWOSU in Weatherford Oklahoma, majoring in Math with minors in Creative Writing and History.
My hobbies include watching soccer, reading, camping, and of course writing. I coached youth soccer for twelve years before moving on and becoming a high school soccer coach for thirteen more. I also enjoy playing with my five grandchildren. I have a very vivid imagination, which sometimes worries my friends. They never know what I am going to say or what I am going to do.
I am an avid reader and have a science fiction / fantasy collection of over two thousand paperbacks. The space program has always fascinated me and I've followed it since its inception. When I was a teenager, I wanted to be an astronaut. Now, I just write about it.
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December 26, 2016
Quite good, each book in this series seems to improve on the others. Kudos to the author.
November 2, 2013
Yes I know, depending on where you look this may or may not be the 4th book in the series. However, if you look at the author’s own web-site you will find that it is indeed book 2 in the Slaver Wars series and that the books that preceded Slaver Wars 1 & 2 was called The Moon Wreck series. I’ll thrust the authors site more than some labelling on Amazon so as far as I am concerned this is book number 2 in the series.
This is a book quite in my style. It might not be as detailed, have as deep characters or have as elaborate world building as some books but what it does have is a good adventure story, plenty of likable characters and lots and lots of space battles. Maybe my appreciation of this book have been tainted by the fact that many of the books that I have read lately have been lacking in this area so I was really wanting some space battles. But then Sci-Fi with nice space battles with big capital ships slugging it out have always been one of my favorites.
The book advances quite a few years into the future from both the previous Slaver Wars book, which is natural since it was a prequel, and the Mon Wreck books. Normally that would have its drawbacks in that a lot of the characters that was introduced in the previous books would be gone. In this book the author solves that little issue with the cryogenic technology that was a key element of the Moon Wreck books as well.
This book can really be said to be the starting point of the real action of the series. The first book was really mostly explaining the background of the entire set of previous and future books, both the Slaver Wars and The Moon Wreck series. As I mentioned before there are plenty of space battles in this book. The humans are indeed giving the both Hocklyns and the AIs the finger big time. That being said, it is just the opening salvo of a long war.
The book is of course not just one battle after another. The humans get a few new allies. A mysterious race is briefly introduces which I assume will play some role further on. We get to know some of the Hocklyns more in-depth and some of them are more than likely to continue to play a major role in future books. Then there is the mysterious relation between the AIs and the humans. Why do the AIs seem to fear the humans and how is it that they seem to even know about humans already before the Hocklyns attacked them the first time?
I found this book to be very enjoyable reading and needless to say I am really looking forward to the next book in the series.
This is a book quite in my style. It might not be as detailed, have as deep characters or have as elaborate world building as some books but what it does have is a good adventure story, plenty of likable characters and lots and lots of space battles. Maybe my appreciation of this book have been tainted by the fact that many of the books that I have read lately have been lacking in this area so I was really wanting some space battles. But then Sci-Fi with nice space battles with big capital ships slugging it out have always been one of my favorites.
The book advances quite a few years into the future from both the previous Slaver Wars book, which is natural since it was a prequel, and the Mon Wreck books. Normally that would have its drawbacks in that a lot of the characters that was introduced in the previous books would be gone. In this book the author solves that little issue with the cryogenic technology that was a key element of the Moon Wreck books as well.
This book can really be said to be the starting point of the real action of the series. The first book was really mostly explaining the background of the entire set of previous and future books, both the Slaver Wars and The Moon Wreck series. As I mentioned before there are plenty of space battles in this book. The humans are indeed giving the both Hocklyns and the AIs the finger big time. That being said, it is just the opening salvo of a long war.
The book is of course not just one battle after another. The humans get a few new allies. A mysterious race is briefly introduces which I assume will play some role further on. We get to know some of the Hocklyns more in-depth and some of them are more than likely to continue to play a major role in future books. Then there is the mysterious relation between the AIs and the humans. Why do the AIs seem to fear the humans and how is it that they seem to even know about humans already before the Hocklyns attacked them the first time?
I found this book to be very enjoyable reading and needless to say I am really looking forward to the next book in the series.
March 11, 2014
From My Newsletter Number 66:
This review is on The Slaver Wars: First Strike, which is Book Four of The Slaver Wars series by Raymond L. Weil. I have been reading each book in the series as soon as they become available.
This story starts out with two Hocklyn Slave Empire warships jumping in space very close to the Human Federation of Worlds home systems and finding a human mining colony. A Federation ship discovers them and realizes the Hocklyns are ahead of schedule in finding them. The Hocklyn thought they had exterminated these humans hundreds of years ago. The discovery causes alarm back in the human Federation.
Time has passed and the story has jumped forward two hundred years since Lieutenant Jeremy Strong and his four friends were saved from the Hocklyns in Book Four. They all went into cryosleep to wait for the final war with the Hocklyns. In this story, the Federation is ready to go on the offensive to try and slow down the arrival of their mortal enemies from the past. The Federation decides it is time to reawaken Rear Admiral Sheen to take the war to the Hocklyns.
The action in this book continues to escalate until the final battle of the book. More background on the Hocklyn aliens and their Masters are exposed. It will be a battle to the death for all involved. There can be only one winner in this part of the galaxy.
I give this book a strong four stars because the story and characters continue to grow, the ships and weapon technology are well thought out, the space battle scenes are intense and the results are devastating to both sides. I considered giving this book five starts, but decided the story and dialog were not quite at that level yet. I look forward to reading Book Five next.
This review is on The Slaver Wars: First Strike, which is Book Four of The Slaver Wars series by Raymond L. Weil. I have been reading each book in the series as soon as they become available.
This story starts out with two Hocklyn Slave Empire warships jumping in space very close to the Human Federation of Worlds home systems and finding a human mining colony. A Federation ship discovers them and realizes the Hocklyns are ahead of schedule in finding them. The Hocklyn thought they had exterminated these humans hundreds of years ago. The discovery causes alarm back in the human Federation.
Time has passed and the story has jumped forward two hundred years since Lieutenant Jeremy Strong and his four friends were saved from the Hocklyns in Book Four. They all went into cryosleep to wait for the final war with the Hocklyns. In this story, the Federation is ready to go on the offensive to try and slow down the arrival of their mortal enemies from the past. The Federation decides it is time to reawaken Rear Admiral Sheen to take the war to the Hocklyns.
The action in this book continues to escalate until the final battle of the book. More background on the Hocklyn aliens and their Masters are exposed. It will be a battle to the death for all involved. There can be only one winner in this part of the galaxy.
I give this book a strong four stars because the story and characters continue to grow, the ships and weapon technology are well thought out, the space battle scenes are intense and the results are devastating to both sides. I considered giving this book five starts, but decided the story and dialog were not quite at that level yet. I look forward to reading Book Five next.
October 24, 2017
I think I continue to read this series just so I can enjoy the horribly cheesy parts and later complain about them on reviews like this. Well, and I like the genre.
Like the legend of King Arthur, all of the old gang from prior books are around, frozen in cryosleep so they could ride in to save the day. For purely dramatic purposes the author decides to act like Katie isn't one of those coming back, until good old Jeremy can be surprised by her being there.
Hmm, it seems that Admiral Sheen didn't export the new tactical invention of the seatbelt to the entire fleet. Humans may be doomed. There's a lot of people falling down and breaking things again in their command centers in this novel.
They still act like they can't just jump into interstellar space. Based on how the technology is described this just doesn't make any sense. Hell, I guess I can't be sure, this author definitely errs on the side of explaining zero about how his advanced tech works. I don't mean the science behind it, I mean the practical effects of it. Lots of people bitch if authors explain too much, babbling about widgets and such. I prefer knowing a bit more, but that's just me.
All these boring love affairs. The characters aren't really developed enough to care about the various affairs. It's also a little amusing that we still haven't really seen any non-Caucasian people, ever. It's supposed to be a relatively united Earth. Also we've never ever seen a non heterosexual. I guess it's similar to the misogyny the author has his world display. Perhaps gay/lesbian people don't exist in his universe. Perhaps one of the medical improvement from the Federation was a way to get rid of them(sarcasm alert). Ooh ooh, I finally read of a ship Commander Susan Marks! The author finally made a girl in command that wasn't from cryo. Women's rights have been advanced!
It weird that Admiral's ships don't have their own commanding officers, as is often the case in other space opera. Some of the ships do seem to maybe have their own commanding officer perhaps, but the Admirals still seem to always be trying to fight their own ship, I have my doubts.
In lots of other series you'd even have a separate flag bridge for Admirals. When you get above a few ships it seems odd that Admirals have to fight their own ship along with trying to coordinate fleets and the overall attack.
Do not bother reading the spoiler unless you enjoy me mocking/complaining about this series (even more than I already have). You've been warned. :)
Like the legend of King Arthur, all of the old gang from prior books are around, frozen in cryosleep so they could ride in to save the day. For purely dramatic purposes the author decides to act like Katie isn't one of those coming back, until good old Jeremy can be surprised by her being there.
Hmm, it seems that Admiral Sheen didn't export the new tactical invention of the seatbelt to the entire fleet. Humans may be doomed. There's a lot of people falling down and breaking things again in their command centers in this novel.
They still act like they can't just jump into interstellar space. Based on how the technology is described this just doesn't make any sense. Hell, I guess I can't be sure, this author definitely errs on the side of explaining zero about how his advanced tech works. I don't mean the science behind it, I mean the practical effects of it. Lots of people bitch if authors explain too much, babbling about widgets and such. I prefer knowing a bit more, but that's just me.
All these boring love affairs. The characters aren't really developed enough to care about the various affairs. It's also a little amusing that we still haven't really seen any non-Caucasian people, ever. It's supposed to be a relatively united Earth. Also we've never ever seen a non heterosexual. I guess it's similar to the misogyny the author has his world display. Perhaps gay/lesbian people don't exist in his universe. Perhaps one of the medical improvement from the Federation was a way to get rid of them(sarcasm alert). Ooh ooh, I finally read of a ship Commander Susan Marks! The author finally made a girl in command that wasn't from cryo. Women's rights have been advanced!
It weird that Admiral's ships don't have their own commanding officers, as is often the case in other space opera. Some of the ships do seem to maybe have their own commanding officer perhaps, but the Admirals still seem to always be trying to fight their own ship, I have my doubts.
In lots of other series you'd even have a separate flag bridge for Admirals. When you get above a few ships it seems odd that Admirals have to fight their own ship along with trying to coordinate fleets and the overall attack.
Do not bother reading the spoiler unless you enjoy me mocking/complaining about this series (even more than I already have). You've been warned. :)
January 2, 2020
They had all been taught since grade school that the great Admiral Hedon Streth would someday awaken to save the Federation from the Hocklyns.
The day has arrived, what will happen if Admiral Streth looses the first battle?
Will They he be able to defeat Commodore Resmunt and capture the 6 fleet bases encroaching on Federation space?
What has happen to Clarissa, Ariel, Jeremy Kelsey, Katie, Angela and Kevin?
What about the Alien AIs, will Admiral Streth encounter them again in this First Strike and if so can he defeat them?
Can Admiral Streth protect Earth and the Federation take back their home planets from the Hocklyn ?
The day has arrived, what will happen if Admiral Streth looses the first battle?
Will They he be able to defeat Commodore Resmunt and capture the 6 fleet bases encroaching on Federation space?
What has happen to Clarissa, Ariel, Jeremy Kelsey, Katie, Angela and Kevin?
What about the Alien AIs, will Admiral Streth encounter them again in this First Strike and if so can he defeat them?
Can Admiral Streth protect Earth and the Federation take back their home planets from the Hocklyn ?
December 1, 2020
Ready or not, here we come!
The complex and long thought battles between humanity and the Hocklins and their AI masters begins. The Hocklins are bad and powerful but the humans have prepared for them over 200+ years. But the AI's are still an unknown. And the humans do have an ace in the hole. This book 4 continues a lot of the hero's and adds new ones. Another book that enthralled in this seemingly realistic wonderful universe. Thanks Raymond!!!!!
The complex and long thought battles between humanity and the Hocklins and their AI masters begins. The Hocklins are bad and powerful but the humans have prepared for them over 200+ years. But the AI's are still an unknown. And the humans do have an ace in the hole. This book 4 continues a lot of the hero's and adds new ones. Another book that enthralled in this seemingly realistic wonderful universe. Thanks Raymond!!!!!
June 5, 2017
Bubble Gum
Entertaining, if shallow. Sloppy editing with run-on sentences, syntax errors and misspellings. No explanation of why, if humans of the Old Federation had never encountered an alien race prior to the Hocklyns, did they have such an established fleet of warships. I read, "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" when I was 12. It was better. Even at free, I'm done.
Entertaining, if shallow. Sloppy editing with run-on sentences, syntax errors and misspellings. No explanation of why, if humans of the Old Federation had never encountered an alien race prior to the Hocklyns, did they have such an established fleet of warships. I read, "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" when I was 12. It was better. Even at free, I'm done.
March 15, 2020
Six star read! Fabulous story. Can’t put it down!
I can’t believe how fantastic this series is. I love the characters so much, that they became so real that I actually teared up in one scene. I had to tell myself “it’s just a book!” Wonderful adventure. Don’t let this one pass you by!
I can’t believe how fantastic this series is. I love the characters so much, that they became so real that I actually teared up in one scene. I had to tell myself “it’s just a book!” Wonderful adventure. Don’t let this one pass you by!
November 7, 2017
I am slowly going through every book written by Mr. Weil and I am enjoying every one of them. He allows me to feel as I am part of the action that might be going on at the time. I hope he hurries up and writes a little faster or I might run out of his books to read.
April 4, 2018
Good book in the middle of a strangely enjoyable series. Unless you're reading the series from the beginning, there's probably no point to picking this up, but the series itself is one I've fallen in love with. Recommended.
January 17, 2019
Wow! This series has rich depth of characters
Raymond has a great series forming. The characters get you wrapped in with a mixture of emotions. The many possible aliens in the slaver worlds also offer a number of possible spin offs.
Raymond has a great series forming. The characters get you wrapped in with a mixture of emotions. The many possible aliens in the slaver worlds also offer a number of possible spin offs.
June 29, 2019
Good entry in an action packed series
This is a really good book. It’s a self-published book, and the author would have benefited from a copy editor. However, the series has a compelling narrative and given that I really liked the book.
This is a really good book. It’s a self-published book, and the author would have benefited from a copy editor. However, the series has a compelling narrative and given that I really liked the book.
January 1, 2020
Love this book.
The build to the next battle is great. New civilizations adds new characters. Plus what do the AI's know about humans. Plus How many more secrets does Ceres have. Can't wait to find out.
The build to the next battle is great. New civilizations adds new characters. Plus what do the AI's know about humans. Plus How many more secrets does Ceres have. Can't wait to find out.
September 7, 2020
Another solid outing!
Well written story in the slaver universe. The characters, old and new, come together for a first strike! Exciting times for the new human federation of worlds.
Well written story in the slaver universe. The characters, old and new, come together for a first strike! Exciting times for the new human federation of worlds.
May 29, 2017
EXCELLENT, WONDERFUL
VERY ENJOYABLE! liked everything about it! i do not know where to find 14 more words to give this series the praise it deserves.
VERY ENJOYABLE! liked everything about it! i do not know where to find 14 more words to give this series the praise it deserves.
December 4, 2017
Unputdownable
The title says it all. What a perfect blend of suspense and drama. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. Reading this is like riding on a roller coaster.
The title says it all. What a perfect blend of suspense and drama. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. Reading this is like riding on a roller coaster.
January 5, 2018
Great read!
I really enjoyed this book! I hope to read more of this great scific series! Keep up the good work and write more!
I really enjoyed this book! I hope to read more of this great scific series! Keep up the good work and write more!
June 9, 2019
Great read
I have really enjoyed this series so far and I am sure I will enjoy the rest of the series.
I have really enjoyed this series so far and I am sure I will enjoy the rest of the series.
May 4, 2020
Good book lots of action
March 26, 2022
Great Series !! Excited to see where it ends up going.
July 27, 2025
Wow
Series starts out with a bang and keeps delivering. Great story characters and plot. Will be moving on to next book!
Series starts out with a bang and keeps delivering. Great story characters and plot. Will be moving on to next book!
August 7, 2025
Compelling!
Very good story! Sometimes difficult to put it down unless I had no choice. Good mix of filler material and action. Very well paced.
Very good story! Sometimes difficult to put it down unless I had no choice. Good mix of filler material and action. Very well paced.
September 15, 2014
15 September 2014
5 Stars out of 5
What an exciting series! This is the series that every avid science fiction fan should read, with out a doubt. This is what science fiction is all about. New worlds, aliens, high tech, military action and extremely fast paced. The fourth book in the series delivers on everything!
It’s now close to 300 years since Admiral Strong and Greg Johnson found the Federation of Humans inside the Asteroid Ceres. Things have change much over the centuries as they must have in order for the new Federation of Humans to stand up to the Hocklyn threat. One thing that certainly has changed is the knowledge that cryosleep will only keep a person tucked away for a certain number of years. It appears that Admiral Hedon Streth and Admiral Amanda Sheen and all the former Federation of Humans and humans that chose to sleep until the day came to attack the Hocklyns, must be awaken. There timing couldn’t be better. It is believed the Hocklyns are arriving sooner than expected.
Jeremy Strong, Kelsey, Angela, and Kevin all chose to be put into cyrosleep so they are being awoke also. Now 300 years later they realize there is only one reason they would be awoken now. It’s time to fight the Hocklyns. While they were not part of the original Federation of Humans, these four and one other, were the only survivors of the New Horizon, earth’s first interstellar spaceship. That ship had to be self-destructed before it fell into the hands of the Hocklyn. Jeremy and his friends soon found out the entire story of the Federation of Humans and they all elected to go into cryosleep to get payback!
I can’t stress how exciting these books read. The writing is just superb. It flows well from one scene to the next and you really never get lost and wonder what’s happening. There are some slightly ridiculous parts like where Jeremy is promoted to Rear Admiral right after being awoke but so is everyone else it seems (except his friends)! Some how Jeremy has been a tactical genius after only serving 6 years on a cruiser. It’s a little strange that none of the other three are promoted or anything and they just happily accept that fact. I don’t think so.
If you found this book and haven’t read the series from the beginning, you need to stop and go back to the start. There is too much great reading to miss and this book could be confusing if you started right here.
I wonder if the humans have grown enough over 300 years to defeat the Hocklyns? Read this book and find out!
5 Stars out of 5
What an exciting series! This is the series that every avid science fiction fan should read, with out a doubt. This is what science fiction is all about. New worlds, aliens, high tech, military action and extremely fast paced. The fourth book in the series delivers on everything!
It’s now close to 300 years since Admiral Strong and Greg Johnson found the Federation of Humans inside the Asteroid Ceres. Things have change much over the centuries as they must have in order for the new Federation of Humans to stand up to the Hocklyn threat. One thing that certainly has changed is the knowledge that cryosleep will only keep a person tucked away for a certain number of years. It appears that Admiral Hedon Streth and Admiral Amanda Sheen and all the former Federation of Humans and humans that chose to sleep until the day came to attack the Hocklyns, must be awaken. There timing couldn’t be better. It is believed the Hocklyns are arriving sooner than expected.
Jeremy Strong, Kelsey, Angela, and Kevin all chose to be put into cyrosleep so they are being awoke also. Now 300 years later they realize there is only one reason they would be awoken now. It’s time to fight the Hocklyns. While they were not part of the original Federation of Humans, these four and one other, were the only survivors of the New Horizon, earth’s first interstellar spaceship. That ship had to be self-destructed before it fell into the hands of the Hocklyn. Jeremy and his friends soon found out the entire story of the Federation of Humans and they all elected to go into cryosleep to get payback!
I can’t stress how exciting these books read. The writing is just superb. It flows well from one scene to the next and you really never get lost and wonder what’s happening. There are some slightly ridiculous parts like where Jeremy is promoted to Rear Admiral right after being awoke but so is everyone else it seems (except his friends)! Some how Jeremy has been a tactical genius after only serving 6 years on a cruiser. It’s a little strange that none of the other three are promoted or anything and they just happily accept that fact. I don’t think so.
If you found this book and haven’t read the series from the beginning, you need to stop and go back to the start. There is too much great reading to miss and this book could be confusing if you started right here.
I wonder if the humans have grown enough over 300 years to defeat the Hocklyns? Read this book and find out!
April 20, 2014
Author Raymond L. Weil takes his readers several hundred years into the future with First Strike. In the previous book in the Slaver Wars series, Jeremy Strong and his band of friends find the Hocklyns and launch a new era in human paranoia. Yes, there are other alien races out there, and they want to kill us all. It wasn't pleasant news. Jeremy and his friends decided to go into cryosleep, joining legendary Admiral Hedon Streth. They'll be awakened when needed. First Strike is that time. Weil ramps up the pace for this book and keeps it high. He doesn't have any problems killing off his characters. Death and destruction permeate the battles. The humans take the fight to the nasty reptilian Hocklyns, who want to annihilate the entire human race. There's no negotiating. The admiral shoots first and lets higher powers sort it out. It's a black and white cautionary tale. And it's quite entertaining. I had to read it every moment I could squeeze in. Makes me a little sick and strange. Right? I don't care! Had to do it. Reminds me of how I consumed Edgar Rice Burroughs when I discovered him at 14. You know the good guys are going to win. But will they survive? It's certainly not easy. And it comes at a high price.
February 12, 2014
I loved all the books in this series and this one was no different. I felt myself getting excited with anticipation over what was going on and what would happen. The author keeps this story clean and easy to follow. This book begins a few hundred years after Fleet Academy. It has some familiar names and lots of action. My only single gripe is how often the exclamation point is used . This was my complaint with the previous novels in the series. After seeing so many it kinda cheapens it when they should really be used . Other than that this was my favorite book in this series. Great Job !!
August 7, 2016
Interesting, but a little unimaginative.
First Strike continues the story of the Human Federation versus the Hocklyns and AIs. I like how the author keeps your interest by carrying the main characters through the series by keeping them in cryosleep. However, the plot was fairly predictable. Also, I sometimes struggled to enjoy his writing style. It felt forced and choppy at times. Further, there are numerous typos (which reporting to Amazon has no effect, according to forums) which, at times, distracted me. I will continue with the series, however, because the story is overall interesting and I am invested in the characters.
First Strike continues the story of the Human Federation versus the Hocklyns and AIs. I like how the author keeps your interest by carrying the main characters through the series by keeping them in cryosleep. However, the plot was fairly predictable. Also, I sometimes struggled to enjoy his writing style. It felt forced and choppy at times. Further, there are numerous typos (which reporting to Amazon has no effect, according to forums) which, at times, distracted me. I will continue with the series, however, because the story is overall interesting and I am invested in the characters.
March 4, 2014
I loved all the books in this series and this one was no different. I felt myself getting excited with anticipation over what was going on and what would happen. The author keeps this story clean and easy to follow. This book begins a few hundred years after Fleet Academy. It has some familiar names and lots of action. My only single gripe is how often the exclamation point is used . This was my complaint with the previous novels in the series. After seeing so many it kinda cheapens it when they should really be used . Other than that this was my favorite book in this series. Great Job !!
November 26, 2015
Good read...
This series so far is good but to me there seem to be some holes in the story, it doesn't take away from the overall story but it does leave you guessing just a bit, but I do like to know the backstory, and would like to see that filled in more but that's just me personally.
Otherwise a good read with decent characters and a fairly solid foundation, definitely am going to keep on with the series.
This series so far is good but to me there seem to be some holes in the story, it doesn't take away from the overall story but it does leave you guessing just a bit, but I do like to know the backstory, and would like to see that filled in more but that's just me personally.
Otherwise a good read with decent characters and a fairly solid foundation, definitely am going to keep on with the series.
February 22, 2016
Excellent - well, at least pretty good - military sci fi, space opera
Despite somewhat cardboard characters, i love this series of books and will buy the remaining three eventually. I did lose a night or two trying to finish the books from this series. Plot and the world setup is great!
Despite somewhat cardboard characters, i love this series of books and will buy the remaining three eventually. I did lose a night or two trying to finish the books from this series. Plot and the world setup is great!
October 28, 2016
Wonderful story
This volume in the"lang Slaver Wars" series is another terrific story. It was quite difficult to put down.it kept me reading until 2:30 in the morning!I would have given it a resounding five stars ere it not for the apparent lack of good proofreading. There were far too many missing punctuation marks, .and missing words.
This volume in the"lang Slaver Wars" series is another terrific story. It was quite difficult to put down.it kept me reading until 2:30 in the morning!I would have given it a resounding five stars ere it not for the apparent lack of good proofreading. There were far too many missing punctuation marks, .and missing words.
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