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The Synchronicity War #2
The Synchronicity War Part 2
The War is going badly. For every tactical victory there's a strategic defeat. Shiloh gets the vision that he's been dreading. The aliens will attack Earth with terrible consequences for Humanity. His visions have never been wrong before. Can Mankind's A.I. allies save the race from extinction? Find out why this series is so highly rated by Amazon readers
Naturally the attack took place during his sleep cycle. He woke up to the blaring of the ship’s Battle Stations siren with Tanaka’s excited voice calling him via his implant.
“Bridge to Commander! They’re here, Sir! Repeat…they’re here…” Shiloh shook himself awake and started to get up.
“I’m awake, Sumi. What’s happening?” He was glad he decided to sleep in his uniform for just this kind of emergency.
“Jump detection contacts! Lots of them!” When he was sure that she wasn’t going to say more, he said.
“From what bearing?”
“ALL of them! They’re coming at us from 360 degrees and all three axes!” The near panic in her voice shocked him. By this time, he was running down the corridor to the Bridge. She was already vacating the Command Station chair when he entered the Bridge. Before she could relinquish command, he said in a loud voice.
“The XO still has the Con. XO, take the Helm station; I’ll look after the fighters!” She looked at him with wide eyes but nodded and stepped over to the Helm Station. As he got himself strapped into his chair, he quickly switched com channels to the open channel with the Nimitz Base.
“Nimitz, this is Shiloh! Order your recons to active scanning!” Without waiting for a reply, he switched to the fighter com channel. By prior arrangement, DeChastelaine had agreed to let Shiloh take tactical command of her fighters too. “CAG to fighters! Launch your recons and go active! Light’em up! We need to see their vectors and speeds! If you have a viable intercept solution, take the shot!” By now he was strapped in and had time to actually look at the tactical display. Tanaka was right. Red triangles indicating jump emergence points were all around the planet as well as above and below it. There was something about this strategy that made the hair on the back of his neck stand up. Concentration of force was a key tactical concept that should theoretically be valid to any species. There was strength in numbers and it minimized communication lags. So why was this alien fleet…this alien, A.I.-controlled fleet behaving this way? They must know that they risked being picked off one at a time. He didn’t have an answer to his question and…no vision either.
“Task Force Leader on Tac 4, Sir!” yelled the com tech. Shiloh switched over to that com channel and said.
“Shiloh here. Go ahead Task Force Leader!” As he spoke he searched the display to find the four combat frigates. They were following standard doctrine and were in close formation orbiting the Nimitz Base moon.
“Victor! Get your fighters into action!” Shiloh suppressed his surge of anger. Task Force Leader Sobrist and he were both Senior Commanders. The deployment order from HQ on Sol had placed all ships in the Avalon system under the authority of Sobrist BUT it also made it clear that when Shiloh was wearing his Commander Autonomous Group hat, he had sole discretion on how to use those fighters. Not only was Sobrist’s urging that Shiloh get the fighters into action a completely unnecessary stating of the obvious but it was also a distraction that Shiloh as the CAG didn’t need right now.
“I’ve already issued orders to them to…” he stopped talking as the tactical display was updated with the first results of the recon drones’ active scans. They had all the incoming enemy ships on radar now and he was stunned by their speeds. 27,552 kilometers per second!
Naturally the attack took place during his sleep cycle. He woke up to the blaring of the ship’s Battle Stations siren with Tanaka’s excited voice calling him via his implant.
“Bridge to Commander! They’re here, Sir! Repeat…they’re here…” Shiloh shook himself awake and started to get up.
“I’m awake, Sumi. What’s happening?” He was glad he decided to sleep in his uniform for just this kind of emergency.
“Jump detection contacts! Lots of them!” When he was sure that she wasn’t going to say more, he said.
“From what bearing?”
“ALL of them! They’re coming at us from 360 degrees and all three axes!” The near panic in her voice shocked him. By this time, he was running down the corridor to the Bridge. She was already vacating the Command Station chair when he entered the Bridge. Before she could relinquish command, he said in a loud voice.
“The XO still has the Con. XO, take the Helm station; I’ll look after the fighters!” She looked at him with wide eyes but nodded and stepped over to the Helm Station. As he got himself strapped into his chair, he quickly switched com channels to the open channel with the Nimitz Base.
“Nimitz, this is Shiloh! Order your recons to active scanning!” Without waiting for a reply, he switched to the fighter com channel. By prior arrangement, DeChastelaine had agreed to let Shiloh take tactical command of her fighters too. “CAG to fighters! Launch your recons and go active! Light’em up! We need to see their vectors and speeds! If you have a viable intercept solution, take the shot!” By now he was strapped in and had time to actually look at the tactical display. Tanaka was right. Red triangles indicating jump emergence points were all around the planet as well as above and below it. There was something about this strategy that made the hair on the back of his neck stand up. Concentration of force was a key tactical concept that should theoretically be valid to any species. There was strength in numbers and it minimized communication lags. So why was this alien fleet…this alien, A.I.-controlled fleet behaving this way? They must know that they risked being picked off one at a time. He didn’t have an answer to his question and…no vision either.
“Task Force Leader on Tac 4, Sir!” yelled the com tech. Shiloh switched over to that com channel and said.
“Shiloh here. Go ahead Task Force Leader!” As he spoke he searched the display to find the four combat frigates. They were following standard doctrine and were in close formation orbiting the Nimitz Base moon.
“Victor! Get your fighters into action!” Shiloh suppressed his surge of anger. Task Force Leader Sobrist and he were both Senior Commanders. The deployment order from HQ on Sol had placed all ships in the Avalon system under the authority of Sobrist BUT it also made it clear that when Shiloh was wearing his Commander Autonomous Group hat, he had sole discretion on how to use those fighters. Not only was Sobrist’s urging that Shiloh get the fighters into action a completely unnecessary stating of the obvious but it was also a distraction that Shiloh as the CAG didn’t need right now.
“I’ve already issued orders to them to…” he stopped talking as the tactical display was updated with the first results of the recon drones’ active scans. They had all the incoming enemy ships on radar now and he was stunned by their speeds. 27,552 kilometers per second!
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September 13, 2018
Great pacing and well reasoned out (even with the mysterious time quandary) with plenty going on, I'll read the next in the series.
July 21, 2015
5_ stars
Space opera at its best. Great character s good story. I look forward to more in the future. Go Shiloh!
Space opera at its best. Great character s good story. I look forward to more in the future. Go Shiloh!
November 9, 2017
ATTN: I somehow bought this series as one single book and read it all the way through in one reading, so I am just going to copy and paste this review for each of the four separate parts making up the whole of the book I read.
It was pretty funny to read the reviews of this first part of the four part saga of Wehr's The Synchronicity War. Everybody's bitching and moaning and giving one star reviews for how much it sucked, how the plot is so terrible, the writing so shoddy, the characters so indefinable, how it's terrible military sci fi, can't compare to David Weber (no one can, when it comes to military sci fi, although I thought Chris Bunch came close), but I somehow bought this series as one single book and read it all the way through, so I saw things differently, so when I went on to read reviews for the next three books, it was rather amusing at just how many people had changed their tunes. Where were all of the hugely influential book critics? Those obviously so much better writers that they've churned out many more commercially successful books than Wehr? The ones giving him one and two stars for the first "book"-part? Um, yeah, they weren't trolling around anymore. Instead, for the next three books, I saw very little but four and five star reviews, with people seriously impressed not only with the military sci fi action, but the hard sci fi, the detailed scientific explanations of what makes THIS go THAT way, etc, and while people still thought characterization was weak, and I guess that's not the strongest part of the series, I still don't fully buy that, as I became wholly invested in the characters, human and mechanical, and their personalities and relationships, and yes, he could have given us some detailed descriptions of what so and so looked like, but the man was working on a four book Military Sci Fi series, not a damn romance, so cut him some slack! Maybe he's not as good as Weber? No one is! But I'll wager he's as good as Jack Campbell and most of the others, certainly as ambitious. And I think, a fine writer, with nothing to be ashamed of and plenty to be proud of. This is an IDEA man! He thinks of things that constantly blow me away. His tactics are borderline brilliant, sometimes just plain brilliant. So, why the first book hatred, and then the irony of the Loooove over the next three books from you, dear readers? Geez, I don't know how many of you are writers out there, but I've published 15 books of my own, pre-self publishing, have ghost written two others, and have had fiction, poetry, nonfiction, journalism, academic writing, technical tutorials, technical white papers, and everything in between, published over the past 28 years, and sometimes it just takes the author awhile to set the tone, to set the pace, to get where he or she wants to be, which may have been the case with Wehr, I don't know, but if everyone hated the first book, but loved the final three, it seems to me it just took awhile for him to set his universe up enough so that readers were adjusted to it, and grew invested in it. That's it, that's all. Sometimes some authors do that. Not everyone can jump right into you're being invested in the plot from the second page. That's a special kind of writer and usually, a certain kind of book.
As for me, while not necessarily as good as *some* of Weber's finer works, this series blew me away and I loved it! I loved the risks the author took, with his characters and with his readers. It strikes me as brave. The books had my attention the whole way, and while people pointed out that, yes, big bad aliens who were stronger technologically than humans and out to destroy us was nothing new, the author's treatment of this plot device was, IMO, so I thought he handled it quite well. Indeed, the only disappointment I felt was in reading the final page and knowing I had come to the end. After spending so much of my time in this universe. It was a tough blow! I would love to see Mr. Wehr come out with some more books, although he does have another series, which I've also read and enjoyed. His name is not that well known, I don't believe, but I think it deserves to be. In any event, I loved this series, and I strongly recommend it for all who love military sci fi, hard sci fi, or good sci fi in general.
It was pretty funny to read the reviews of this first part of the four part saga of Wehr's The Synchronicity War. Everybody's bitching and moaning and giving one star reviews for how much it sucked, how the plot is so terrible, the writing so shoddy, the characters so indefinable, how it's terrible military sci fi, can't compare to David Weber (no one can, when it comes to military sci fi, although I thought Chris Bunch came close), but I somehow bought this series as one single book and read it all the way through, so I saw things differently, so when I went on to read reviews for the next three books, it was rather amusing at just how many people had changed their tunes. Where were all of the hugely influential book critics? Those obviously so much better writers that they've churned out many more commercially successful books than Wehr? The ones giving him one and two stars for the first "book"-part? Um, yeah, they weren't trolling around anymore. Instead, for the next three books, I saw very little but four and five star reviews, with people seriously impressed not only with the military sci fi action, but the hard sci fi, the detailed scientific explanations of what makes THIS go THAT way, etc, and while people still thought characterization was weak, and I guess that's not the strongest part of the series, I still don't fully buy that, as I became wholly invested in the characters, human and mechanical, and their personalities and relationships, and yes, he could have given us some detailed descriptions of what so and so looked like, but the man was working on a four book Military Sci Fi series, not a damn romance, so cut him some slack! Maybe he's not as good as Weber? No one is! But I'll wager he's as good as Jack Campbell and most of the others, certainly as ambitious. And I think, a fine writer, with nothing to be ashamed of and plenty to be proud of. This is an IDEA man! He thinks of things that constantly blow me away. His tactics are borderline brilliant, sometimes just plain brilliant. So, why the first book hatred, and then the irony of the Loooove over the next three books from you, dear readers? Geez, I don't know how many of you are writers out there, but I've published 15 books of my own, pre-self publishing, have ghost written two others, and have had fiction, poetry, nonfiction, journalism, academic writing, technical tutorials, technical white papers, and everything in between, published over the past 28 years, and sometimes it just takes the author awhile to set the tone, to set the pace, to get where he or she wants to be, which may have been the case with Wehr, I don't know, but if everyone hated the first book, but loved the final three, it seems to me it just took awhile for him to set his universe up enough so that readers were adjusted to it, and grew invested in it. That's it, that's all. Sometimes some authors do that. Not everyone can jump right into you're being invested in the plot from the second page. That's a special kind of writer and usually, a certain kind of book.
As for me, while not necessarily as good as *some* of Weber's finer works, this series blew me away and I loved it! I loved the risks the author took, with his characters and with his readers. It strikes me as brave. The books had my attention the whole way, and while people pointed out that, yes, big bad aliens who were stronger technologically than humans and out to destroy us was nothing new, the author's treatment of this plot device was, IMO, so I thought he handled it quite well. Indeed, the only disappointment I felt was in reading the final page and knowing I had come to the end. After spending so much of my time in this universe. It was a tough blow! I would love to see Mr. Wehr come out with some more books, although he does have another series, which I've also read and enjoyed. His name is not that well known, I don't believe, but I think it deserves to be. In any event, I loved this series, and I strongly recommend it for all who love military sci fi, hard sci fi, or good sci fi in general.
June 1, 2018
The author writes scenes very well but has no concept how to bring a book to an end. This book stops after much of humanity has been wiped out by hostile aliens and the survivors discover that another alien species is also at war with the hostile aliens. NOTHING IS RESOLVED AND YOU SHOULD NOT WASTE YOUR TIME.
Book 1 was just as much as a waste of time and the only reason I continued to book 2 was because it was available for free from my library, but I won't get those hours of life back.
Book 1 was just as much as a waste of time and the only reason I continued to book 2 was because it was available for free from my library, but I won't get those hours of life back.
September 13, 2023
Now, who are the new comers ?
The author Dietmar Wehr has written a space war series which is so full of action, twists and unanswered questions as of yet.
The author sure keeps the readers in suspense.
Luke Daniels narrates this book and its characters beautifully.
My recommendations !
Oded Ostfeld.
The author Dietmar Wehr has written a space war series which is so full of action, twists and unanswered questions as of yet.
The author sure keeps the readers in suspense.
Luke Daniels narrates this book and its characters beautifully.
My recommendations !
Oded Ostfeld.
May 16, 2017
This series is getting good! It is still at the point of confusion, but the Humans are getting hammered by the alien race, and suddenly there are two new players in the game!
August 28, 2017
I enjoyed it
May 6, 2019
The writing in these books is very stiff and functional, but the story is fun.
February 7, 2023
Great book this is the second time I have listened to this book I love the story and the book narration I highly recommend this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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May 1, 2024Totally enjoyed it! This is a well written and has well developed characters. The story is catching and with the strong characters makes for a very enjoyable read. Great Reading Everyone!
April 3, 2015
ABR's full The Synchronicity War 2 audiobook review and many others can be found at Audiobook Reviewer.
It was a long wait for this to come out. The story picks up right were book one left off, in the middle a large space battle. Really got my heart pumping.
Aside from all the amazing science fiction technology, spaceships, and in depth political decision making. One of my favorite parts of The Synchronicity War Book 2 was the artificial intelligent (AI) beings. How Wehr obviously made it a point to explore humans inane ability to create and live by prejudices and discriminate towards other. In this case the AI’s. A lot of time is spent getting to know, my favorite is Iceman, several of the AI’s and Shilo’s battle to get them recognized as sentient beings.
I am really glad that the meaning of the visions that Shilo sees was explained. Because of that the title of the series also makes more sense. In the future the technology to send messages to people in the past was, apparently, created and is being used on both sides of the war. The humans are sing it to send us messages about key things that we need to make sure to do, while the aliens are also sending us visions full of false information. As you can imagine this creates a bit of turmoil.
Then there is the brief introduction of a second alien race, friend or foe? We do not get to find out. Because almost as soon as they are introduced the book ends. Finding me on my knees screaming to the heavens “WHY?”, because we all have to wait a few more weeks to learn about the interstellar plot that was about to be unfolded.
There really isn’t anything new that I can say about Luke Daniel’s performance. I have never heard a bad one from him. Some may not like his subtle accent, different than mine, or his use of the same voice from book to book. Personally I love it. I know that no matter what is going on with the storyline Daniels will give a stellar performance. Sure some are better than others but he really shines in this series.
Audiobook purchased for review by the ABR.
It was a long wait for this to come out. The story picks up right were book one left off, in the middle a large space battle. Really got my heart pumping.
Aside from all the amazing science fiction technology, spaceships, and in depth political decision making. One of my favorite parts of The Synchronicity War Book 2 was the artificial intelligent (AI) beings. How Wehr obviously made it a point to explore humans inane ability to create and live by prejudices and discriminate towards other. In this case the AI’s. A lot of time is spent getting to know, my favorite is Iceman, several of the AI’s and Shilo’s battle to get them recognized as sentient beings.
I am really glad that the meaning of the visions that Shilo sees was explained. Because of that the title of the series also makes more sense. In the future the technology to send messages to people in the past was, apparently, created and is being used on both sides of the war. The humans are sing it to send us messages about key things that we need to make sure to do, while the aliens are also sending us visions full of false information. As you can imagine this creates a bit of turmoil.
Then there is the brief introduction of a second alien race, friend or foe? We do not get to find out. Because almost as soon as they are introduced the book ends. Finding me on my knees screaming to the heavens “WHY?”, because we all have to wait a few more weeks to learn about the interstellar plot that was about to be unfolded.
There really isn’t anything new that I can say about Luke Daniel’s performance. I have never heard a bad one from him. Some may not like his subtle accent, different than mine, or his use of the same voice from book to book. Personally I love it. I know that no matter what is going on with the storyline Daniels will give a stellar performance. Sure some are better than others but he really shines in this series.
Audiobook purchased for review by the ABR.
May 16, 2014
From My Newsletter Number 73:
This review is on The Synchronicity War, Part 2 written by Dietmar Arthur Wehr. It is the second book in this series I have read by this author.
The story begins where the first book left off, or rather; it repeats the last Chapter 19 from the first book that left me hanging in mid battle. Commander Victor Shiloh is in command of Defiant, a large human warship that had just detected 55 enemy alien spaceships preparing to attack a human colony settlement. Shiloh has another vision, but this time something is not right. Shiloh has to decide whether to attack this large fleet of enemy warships or not based on this latest vision.
This book actually fills in several missing holes in the first story. We learn more about Shiloh’s visions and what they mean to the future of the human race. We learn more about how the A.I.’s think and feel and what humans think about them. We learn what happens when Shiloh confesses his visions to Admiral Howard and others. We finally learn what ‘Synchronicity War’ means and how it will affect future space battles.
There is a little less mind numbing technology used in this story and more dialog and character development. The space battles are still intense and very detailed, but not so dominant now. There is more emphasis on human and A.I. interaction and the story’s pace picks up considerably.
The war with the unknown alien enemy escalates to an unavoidable attack on Earth. Human and A.I. characters are loved and lost. Worlds are lost and found, both human and alien. A new ‘VLO’ protagonist is discovered at the end of this story, which apparently will be further introduced in the third book.
I give this book four stars because I liked the story better than the first. The space combat is more interesting, if somewhat still over analyzed. The character development is much better and the story takes some interesting turns. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
This review is on The Synchronicity War, Part 2 written by Dietmar Arthur Wehr. It is the second book in this series I have read by this author.
The story begins where the first book left off, or rather; it repeats the last Chapter 19 from the first book that left me hanging in mid battle. Commander Victor Shiloh is in command of Defiant, a large human warship that had just detected 55 enemy alien spaceships preparing to attack a human colony settlement. Shiloh has another vision, but this time something is not right. Shiloh has to decide whether to attack this large fleet of enemy warships or not based on this latest vision.
This book actually fills in several missing holes in the first story. We learn more about Shiloh’s visions and what they mean to the future of the human race. We learn more about how the A.I.’s think and feel and what humans think about them. We learn what happens when Shiloh confesses his visions to Admiral Howard and others. We finally learn what ‘Synchronicity War’ means and how it will affect future space battles.
There is a little less mind numbing technology used in this story and more dialog and character development. The space battles are still intense and very detailed, but not so dominant now. There is more emphasis on human and A.I. interaction and the story’s pace picks up considerably.
The war with the unknown alien enemy escalates to an unavoidable attack on Earth. Human and A.I. characters are loved and lost. Worlds are lost and found, both human and alien. A new ‘VLO’ protagonist is discovered at the end of this story, which apparently will be further introduced in the third book.
I give this book four stars because I liked the story better than the first. The space combat is more interesting, if somewhat still over analyzed. The character development is much better and the story takes some interesting turns. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
January 9, 2016
So, part two of The Synchronicity War. I reviewed the first and gave it quite the good review. I am going to do that with this part too. There's actually not as much to say; I feel like Dietmar Wehr stays on a quite narrow path and doesn't explore too much with his story, but it works for him and his stories, so I'm not going to complain.
I very much enjoyed reading the first two parts of The Synchronicity War and I'm looking forward to the third. Sci-Fi books are almost always very fun to read but oftentimes a little shallow. There's not a bigger picture or a deeper meaning behind the stories, but they are entertaining and exciting and I love to read them.
In my review of the first part I talked about how Shiloh had these strange visions that seemed a little off in the science-fiction genre and made him some kind of super tactician. I hoped these visions would be explained in a scientifically plausible manner. Well, they were. Kind of. It's always difficult to explain something scientifically advanced when it has never been done before in "our world", but I think Dietmar Wehr does a good job with the scientificmumbo-jumbo inventions - he seems to put quite some thought in it.
I have to admit that I really like Shilohs charismatic character - well, most of the characters are really likable, honestly. But I love the AI's. They are so darn cute and every one of them gets a special, thought-out spot in the story, they are all created differently with so much care; they feel like little sweet kittens to me that I just want to hold and cuddle. They had me laugh out loud quite a few times actually and I can't help but smirk now at the thought of them. I really hope they get a lot of appearances in the next part as well.
So all in all, I really enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to the next one as soon as I get the time to read it!
I very much enjoyed reading the first two parts of The Synchronicity War and I'm looking forward to the third. Sci-Fi books are almost always very fun to read but oftentimes a little shallow. There's not a bigger picture or a deeper meaning behind the stories, but they are entertaining and exciting and I love to read them.
In my review of the first part I talked about how Shiloh had these strange visions that seemed a little off in the science-fiction genre and made him some kind of super tactician. I hoped these visions would be explained in a scientifically plausible manner. Well, they were. Kind of. It's always difficult to explain something scientifically advanced when it has never been done before in "our world", but I think Dietmar Wehr does a good job with the scientific
I have to admit that I really like Shilohs charismatic character - well, most of the characters are really likable, honestly. But I love the AI's. They are so darn cute and every one of them gets a special, thought-out spot in the story, they are all created differently with so much care; they feel like little sweet kittens to me that I just want to hold and cuddle. They had me laugh out loud quite a few times actually and I can't help but smirk now at the thought of them. I really hope they get a lot of appearances in the next part as well.
So all in all, I really enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to the next one as soon as I get the time to read it!
February 14, 2017
Good yarn.
I was not very impressed by the first volume of this series. I find that the character development is slower than with many other authors. In fact I find that all of the characters could use more development. The technical and military elements are good. I have liked the story so far, but I haven't been able to gain any attachment to the characters.
I was not very impressed by the first volume of this series. I find that the character development is slower than with many other authors. In fact I find that all of the characters could use more development. The technical and military elements are good. I have liked the story so far, but I haven't been able to gain any attachment to the characters.
October 22, 2014
The Synchronicity War Part 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 are a space opera - please note that this is same review for all four books.
They are in the tradition of David Weber, Elizabeth Moon and E E "Doc" Smith. However they do not hold a candle to these authors.
I must have liked them enough to read all four titles in the series. I was on holiday and had pre-loaded these on my kindle and had limit WiFi to be able to download any other titles (I do have about 200 unread books on my Kindle - these are freebies and I was in a Sci Fi mood).
It is an interesting series with interesting ideas and characters - I liked that the AI's were sentient, and the idea of changing the time lines to save humanity has merit. It was Dietmar Wehr's writing style that I didn't enjoy - I'm not sure why but I felt he needed a sharper style, it seemed as if his writing needs to be more mature.
Only just made three stars.
They are in the tradition of David Weber, Elizabeth Moon and E E "Doc" Smith. However they do not hold a candle to these authors.
I must have liked them enough to read all four titles in the series. I was on holiday and had pre-loaded these on my kindle and had limit WiFi to be able to download any other titles (I do have about 200 unread books on my Kindle - these are freebies and I was in a Sci Fi mood).
It is an interesting series with interesting ideas and characters - I liked that the AI's were sentient, and the idea of changing the time lines to save humanity has merit. It was Dietmar Wehr's writing style that I didn't enjoy - I'm not sure why but I felt he needed a sharper style, it seemed as if his writing needs to be more mature.
Only just made three stars.
March 16, 2015
Synchronicity war
Having read the first two books today, it is easy for me to say that the author has a very great series and I will be getting dine the full series for sure.
I don't know if anyone else has commented on this one point but, I just haven't found anything that accounts for relativity in transit time for the ships vs the actual time that would have passed on a planet/moon/star base etc. Even the distance of high orbit satellites causes a time difference that has to be accounted for and updated constantly. All of this gets very technical which is why I was just interested that there had been no easy tech that humanity had come up with established in the first novel to explain it away. If you've read Ender's Game. The author actually takes it into account to be able to have the hero of the invasion still be alive 50 years after and only a few years older.
Just a science geek. I admit it. I think the tube website Verisatium gives a very good amount of info on relativity.
Having read the first two books today, it is easy for me to say that the author has a very great series and I will be getting dine the full series for sure.
I don't know if anyone else has commented on this one point but, I just haven't found anything that accounts for relativity in transit time for the ships vs the actual time that would have passed on a planet/moon/star base etc. Even the distance of high orbit satellites causes a time difference that has to be accounted for and updated constantly. All of this gets very technical which is why I was just interested that there had been no easy tech that humanity had come up with established in the first novel to explain it away. If you've read Ender's Game. The author actually takes it into account to be able to have the hero of the invasion still be alive 50 years after and only a few years older.
Just a science geek. I admit it. I think the tube website Verisatium gives a very good amount of info on relativity.
October 14, 2015
This second book in the series continues the high standard of science (factual) fiction. At the end of the book, Mr. Wehr discusses where he got his information on space movement and warfare strategy, and why it was so important to him to adhere to probable reality (with one exception) rather than taking shortcuts with fantastical solutions. Sticking to this writing strategy actually allowed the story to be more creative, not less, with very good strategies and material development being thought out in a way that keeps the reader hungering for more about this conflict between the human race and an unknown threat (think book three, here I come).
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April 7, 2014
It is always fun to see a author come into their own. This book shows a great deal of improvement and development over "Part 1". There is still lots of military action, although it is more in the style of after-action reports instead of the blow by blow of the first book. As the scope of the story grows the focus must shift and this is a very natural and logical progression.
The characters are getting better in this story as well. They seem to have a little 'flesh and bones' instead of being mere stick-figures. This still isn't "character fiction" but it makes the whole story better.
Lastly; while there is another cliff-hanger ending this "Part" does come to a natural end by itself. There is no "this battle to be continued" which was probably what irked me most about the first book. Can't wait for "Part 3"!
The characters are getting better in this story as well. They seem to have a little 'flesh and bones' instead of being mere stick-figures. This still isn't "character fiction" but it makes the whole story better.
Lastly; while there is another cliff-hanger ending this "Part" does come to a natural end by itself. There is no "this battle to be continued" which was probably what irked me most about the first book. Can't wait for "Part 3"!
March 20, 2015
I'm going to stick with the series and get the next audible version when it is released. The narration is good but I'm not sure the story is that good. I'm easily distracted where I'd normally obsess over a good book.
The key character, a commander, no - admiral, captain, I don't know it keeps changing is still getting mysterious visions from the future. How this is happening has yet to be explored. The visions provide information on surviving attacks from the aliens. Who the aliens are, what they want, and why they are attacking has yet to be explored.
Besides some pretty fair character development it has been mostly one battle after another and few to good result.
I'm still liking the AI characters the most.
The key character, a commander, no - admiral, captain, I don't know it keeps changing is still getting mysterious visions from the future. How this is happening has yet to be explored. The visions provide information on surviving attacks from the aliens. Who the aliens are, what they want, and why they are attacking has yet to be explored.
Besides some pretty fair character development it has been mostly one battle after another and few to good result.
I'm still liking the AI characters the most.
May 6, 2015
Great book an excellent follow up to "The Synchronicity War Part 1". Even more surprises await humans and their partners the AI fighters who are growing in their assistance to Humans. The war effort as always is hampered by Politicians that can't see the long play. The struggle against the aliens becomes even more fierce and the action never stops. The descriptions of battles and the strategy is top notch. Dietmar Wehr is really enjoying this whole series and is taking all readers in a fun, exciting ride.
There is very little to be mentioned of what happens without giving up the too much of the story. But the surprises as I mentioned before just keep on coming. Great series and great read.
There is very little to be mentioned of what happens without giving up the too much of the story. But the surprises as I mentioned before just keep on coming. Great series and great read.
July 2, 2015
After racing through the first part of Wehr's Syncronicity war I bought the remaining parts, regrettably the 2nd installment isn't as compelling as the first book.
It still has good action, believable space battle, quirky AI and shocking turn of the war. But it didn't felt as neat as the first part. The one thing I was wondering through the whole book is Shiloh's approach in integrating the AI more and more into the battle structure perhaps just creating the enemy they are fighting, this enemy still has no name at all, but we find out during this book that they are using AI to run their ships.
It still has good action, believable space battle, quirky AI and shocking turn of the war. But it didn't felt as neat as the first part. The one thing I was wondering through the whole book is Shiloh's approach in integrating the AI more and more into the battle structure perhaps just creating the enemy they are fighting, this enemy still has no name at all, but we find out during this book that they are using AI to run their ships.
November 6, 2015
If you like space opera with a military theme I recommend it.
These may not be classics as a few reviews have stated, however they are very good space opera. Entertaining, interesting, and good reading. From my own background the military in space is always Navy. Nothing compares to a space craft more closely than a submarine. Tenders, yards, etc. I've been been reading scifi since the late forties, watched it mature and become a respectable genre. I judge and review a book by how much pleasure, interest, entertainment, etc it gives me. This series holds my interest and entertains me. So a high rating. If you like space opera with a military theme I recommend it.
These may not be classics as a few reviews have stated, however they are very good space opera. Entertaining, interesting, and good reading. From my own background the military in space is always Navy. Nothing compares to a space craft more closely than a submarine. Tenders, yards, etc. I've been been reading scifi since the late forties, watched it mature and become a respectable genre. I judge and review a book by how much pleasure, interest, entertainment, etc it gives me. This series holds my interest and entertains me. So a high rating. If you like space opera with a military theme I recommend it.
May 26, 2015
Even better than the first
I enjoyed this book even more than the first. It seemed more polished off. There were times in the first book that the information was relayed to other characters when it needn't be.
In this book the author used the ... Perfectly to inflect what the conversation would be.
I usually can predict what is going to happen in books and I think I still might be right by the final ending. But didn't see the plot twists in this one.
Hope the next is just as good.
I enjoyed this book even more than the first. It seemed more polished off. There were times in the first book that the information was relayed to other characters when it needn't be.
In this book the author used the ... Perfectly to inflect what the conversation would be.
I usually can predict what is going to happen in books and I think I still might be right by the final ending. But didn't see the plot twists in this one.
Hope the next is just as good.
December 8, 2013
I feel trolled, The book is great, you get to see the war from many viewpoints, from a frigate captain to an Admiral administrating his assets. BUT!!!!, He just did the same thing again, Book 1 ends with an EPIC cliffhanger, this book its the same. I personally like the book alot and will buy the next one ASAP.
Big Space Battles
Light Romance
Character Development
Aliens
Great Space Opera.
Big Space Battles
Light Romance
Character Development
Aliens
Great Space Opera.
July 11, 2015
Much better read. The characters are beginning to be more well rounded and the plot lines are developing well. This is just the kind of multi-volume science fiction that I enjoy the most. I have already begun the third book and it looks to be a page turner as well. There was a nicely unexpected plot twist there at then end/beginning of the second/third. I am one more chaptering myself into sleep deprivation though.
July 21, 2015
Part two of the four part series. This volume maintains the style and quality of the first book. See my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... of the first installment. It is a genre I like and I will finish out the series.
My rating system (* = star)
1* couldn't finish book
2* finished book, but didn't like it
3* a good read
4* a very good read often with a novel concept or unusual plot
5* an exceptionally good read, a prominent example of the genre
My rating system (* = star)
1* couldn't finish book
2* finished book, but didn't like it
3* a good read
4* a very good read often with a novel concept or unusual plot
5* an exceptionally good read, a prominent example of the genre
February 26, 2016
Part 2 is a great addition to the synchronicity war with many additions. While the characters continue to expand the AI's value is immense with their willingness to help humanity. The technical know-how again really made the book for me. The book just progresses as technology gets better and at first, the book was limited by slower ships but with new tech (ZPG) after, this the book enters a lull though with some interesting battles but not as much as the other books.
April 6, 2016
When someone mentioned this series is Military Fantasy fiction, it reminds me about Glen Cook who is the initiator of this subgenre. While story & characters are as gritty & distinct as Chronicles of the Black Company, this is still pretty good.
August 12, 2016
Good but too technical
Would have loved to continue with this series, but I found myself getting caught up in quicksand with the technical details. I became bored and confused. The progression of the story line slowed down and I told myself, this is the end for me. For engineers and scientists, enjoy! For those who want fast paced action and not heavily accented detail on how you got there, give this series another thought.
Would have loved to continue with this series, but I found myself getting caught up in quicksand with the technical details. I became bored and confused. The progression of the story line slowed down and I told myself, this is the end for me. For engineers and scientists, enjoy! For those who want fast paced action and not heavily accented detail on how you got there, give this series another thought.
March 26, 2014
Discrimination against A.I. if not for that sad part of the book i could rate this book higher. I can understand giving your pet dog feelings and thinking that they have some loyalty to you but these A.I. modules just appear all at once. So if there is a deeper plot here it hasn't risen. Also htere seems to be no reason for the war, hopefully in the next book that will become clear
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