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Blood on the Stars #8
Black Dawn
War is coming, darker and more terrible than any that have come before.
The Hegemony is coming to impose its brutal system of genetic supremacy on the Confederation and the other nations on the Rim, to make its elite Masters the unchallenged rulers of all human habitation in the galaxy.
The White Fleet had been an expression of optimism, a grand expedition to explore the vast reaches of the long-dead empire. Tasked to uncover the secrets of the devastating Cataclysm and to seek and recover the advanced ancient technology that humanity had once possessed, it found something else instead.
A new enemy. A vast domain, one with advanced technology, massive fleets, and a genetically-ordered society and hierarchy it intends to impose on all humanity everywhere. The Hegemony is like nothing Tyler Barron and his comrades have ever encountered...but the veteran admiral must find a way to fight the far superior enemy, to rally the Confederation’s forces, and those of the other Rim nations, for what may well be the final war.
Barron understands his task is herculean, but what he doesn’t know is that the Confederation, far from being ready to face a new enemy, is embroiled in a widening scandal, one threatening to devolve into outright civil war, as the fleets and troops needed to face the enemy square off against each other.
Barron and his people will do all they can to prevent the Confederation from slipping into oblivion, and to prepare it to face the new enemy that is coming. They have placed themselves in the breach before, saved the Confederation from disaster more than once, but this will be their greatest test, a struggle like none of them have ever experienced.
This time the goal is not victory. It is survival.
Read by Jeffrey Kafer.
The Hegemony is coming to impose its brutal system of genetic supremacy on the Confederation and the other nations on the Rim, to make its elite Masters the unchallenged rulers of all human habitation in the galaxy.
The White Fleet had been an expression of optimism, a grand expedition to explore the vast reaches of the long-dead empire. Tasked to uncover the secrets of the devastating Cataclysm and to seek and recover the advanced ancient technology that humanity had once possessed, it found something else instead.
A new enemy. A vast domain, one with advanced technology, massive fleets, and a genetically-ordered society and hierarchy it intends to impose on all humanity everywhere. The Hegemony is like nothing Tyler Barron and his comrades have ever encountered...but the veteran admiral must find a way to fight the far superior enemy, to rally the Confederation’s forces, and those of the other Rim nations, for what may well be the final war.
Barron understands his task is herculean, but what he doesn’t know is that the Confederation, far from being ready to face a new enemy, is embroiled in a widening scandal, one threatening to devolve into outright civil war, as the fleets and troops needed to face the enemy square off against each other.
Barron and his people will do all they can to prevent the Confederation from slipping into oblivion, and to prepare it to face the new enemy that is coming. They have placed themselves in the breach before, saved the Confederation from disaster more than once, but this will be their greatest test, a struggle like none of them have ever experienced.
This time the goal is not victory. It is survival.
Read by Jeffrey Kafer.
416 pages, Paperback
Published July 4, 2018
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July 10, 2018
One of my favorite writers and series. Unfortunately I have the feeling that the whole series are getting recycled with stories from previous books:
1. Again two forces of humans against each other: the good guys are nice, the bad ones are sleezy and backstabbing assassins.
2. The BIG Enemy is again the same: very advanced, robotic(in this case way of thinking) and again no fighters. They lack tactical skill but otherwise are ahead of humanity in all aspects of science and technology.
3. I just don't believe the spy plot in the last two books: somehow one agent manages to collapse the Confederation and no one notices anything? All the senators and generals, admirals meeting with one lady that came out of no where and purchased the second largest Media? The second best super spy in the galaxy, Holsten, does not have a clue what happened even as he and his agency is described as extremely capable just not that ruthless as Sector 9? And not to mention this happened in this series as in Crimson Worlds. Bad guys are very competent spy's and assassins, good guys are helpless in this craft to the level of absurdity in this the last book.
4. Plot just feels used from numerous previous books. To be honest can't wait for new Refugees book, but again they are fighting against the same enemy.
5. Where is power armour? Ships feels more advanced than Crimson Worlds, but infantry is naked.
5. Cliffhanger: The Others. We will see where this goes.
In the end book is great, worth the read, just feels as microwaved dinner left from yesterday.
1. Again two forces of humans against each other: the good guys are nice, the bad ones are sleezy and backstabbing assassins.
2. The BIG Enemy is again the same: very advanced, robotic(in this case way of thinking) and again no fighters. They lack tactical skill but otherwise are ahead of humanity in all aspects of science and technology.
3. I just don't believe the spy plot in the last two books: somehow one agent manages to collapse the Confederation and no one notices anything? All the senators and generals, admirals meeting with one lady that came out of no where and purchased the second largest Media? The second best super spy in the galaxy, Holsten, does not have a clue what happened even as he and his agency is described as extremely capable just not that ruthless as Sector 9? And not to mention this happened in this series as in Crimson Worlds. Bad guys are very competent spy's and assassins, good guys are helpless in this craft to the level of absurdity in this the last book.
4. Plot just feels used from numerous previous books. To be honest can't wait for new Refugees book, but again they are fighting against the same enemy.
5. Where is power armour? Ships feels more advanced than Crimson Worlds, but infantry is naked.
5. Cliffhanger: The Others. We will see where this goes.
In the end book is great, worth the read, just feels as microwaved dinner left from yesterday.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 3, 2018
I'm only about 1/3rd of the way through this book. I'm a pretty cynical guy, but the sheer amount that this author assumes literally 100 percent of politicians are corrupt is starting to irritate me. We don't even have a TOKEN honest politician in the ENTIRE Confederation, which we are told endlessly is the only government that isn't totalitarian or authoritarian in the known galaxy. I mean a single politician? This author has zero hope for humanity. The only honest people, in general, that exist are the military. Also the two other real characters, the token honest rogue Andi, and the Rich Playboy Spy.
I'm sure the dastardly Black Dawn will barely fail at the last second, but it's already worked too quickly and comprehensively assuming humanity had any hope of surviving itself.
I tend to really enjoy dystopian sci fi, but this isn't even really that. I'm not sure why this annoys me so much, to tell you the truth. Perhaps because this is supposed to be the only non-horrible culture in the human galaxy, and they're so easily taken control of because of the combination of 100 percent politician corruption and utter gullibility of the rest of the population. I love miltiary sci fi, but the premise of nobody BUT the military having any good points is just stupid.
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Well I finished. It got a bit better, but not a lot. Definitely my least favorite of the books.
The public swallowing virtually all their war heroes as horrible criminals and traitors seems to believable.
I'm sure the dastardly Black Dawn will barely fail at the last second, but it's already worked too quickly and comprehensively assuming humanity had any hope of surviving itself.
I tend to really enjoy dystopian sci fi, but this isn't even really that. I'm not sure why this annoys me so much, to tell you the truth. Perhaps because this is supposed to be the only non-horrible culture in the human galaxy, and they're so easily taken control of because of the combination of 100 percent politician corruption and utter gullibility of the rest of the population. I love miltiary sci fi, but the premise of nobody BUT the military having any good points is just stupid.
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Well I finished. It got a bit better, but not a lot. Definitely my least favorite of the books.
The public swallowing virtually all their war heroes as horrible criminals and traitors seems to believable.
August 13, 2018
When we last left our intrepid crew of the Dauntless, it was making a mad dash back to Confederation territory to announce that a new enemy had been found by the White Fleet. This new enemy, the Hegemony, was located out beyond the “Badlands” farther than any fleet or humans had gone. Contact with the Hegemony proved dangerous for the White Fleet in that this new enemy was more advanced in ships and weapons than the Confederation. The Hegemony’s battleship in particular carried large rail guns with a range far greater than even the primaries of the Confederation ships. Damage from a rail gun shot was usually fatal to the ship on the receiving end.
When the White Fleet first met the Hegemony, they started with friendly intentions. Unfortunately, the Hegemony definitely wasn’t in a friendly mood and responded with combat. The White Fleet was barely holding its own and that was due to the fact that the Hegemony didn’t use combat aircraft in their deployment. So, the White Fleet had a small advantage with their considerable number of combat starfighters and they put them to good use. It was also evident that the Hegemony ships didn’t have any kind of close-in defensive systems to target these starfighters. The only problem for the Confederation fighters was that Hegemony ships were massive and unless hit with numerous plasma torpedoes, the could hardly be harmed.
So, the fighting is furious and the White Fleet is out gunned and clearly doesn’t have the assets of the Hegemony. They decide it’s time to leave and break off the fighting, but they don’t want to lead the Hegemony directly back to Confederation space. After a great deal of arguing and almost mutiny, Admiral Tyler Barron has been convinced that he must go back to Confederation space and warn the Senate and the people of the coming enemy. If he goes back, his reputation is enough to rally not only the Confederation but the Alliance and any other civilizations on the other side of the Badlands. The Hegemony threat is for all humanity not just the Confederation.
Dauntless is the ship carrying Admiral Barron back with her Captain Atara Travis in a coma near death. So Admiral Barron is once again the acting Captain of the CFS Dauntless! He has left the White Fleet with Admiral Sara Eaton and she is taking that fleet farther into unknown space directly away from Confederation space. Hopefully, the Hegemony will follow her fleet while Admiral Barron makes his way back to the Confederation.
Now if that isn’t enough, agents of the Union have infiltrated the Confederation capital and are slowing corrupting Senators of the Confederation Senate. That isn’t such a hard job since most of them seem to already be corrupt. What’s more difficult is corrupting some of the military leadership, but even that appears to be doable. Admiral Barron is going to return to a completely different Confederation than he expects and one that might just be in so much turmoil that any defense against the Hegemony will be impossible.
So the story goes on. While events in the capital city of Troyus City, planet Megara, seem to be pretty idiotic they are working for the Union. What the Union agent gets done by the Senate is pretty much impossible in real life. How one single person can plant so much false evidence is hard to imagine, but she plants evidence on three different people, all well known within the Confederation and two considered heroes of the last Confederation - Union war. Still this makes for a fast moving book with lots of action. Only at the last minute do things seem to straighten out or do they?
When the White Fleet first met the Hegemony, they started with friendly intentions. Unfortunately, the Hegemony definitely wasn’t in a friendly mood and responded with combat. The White Fleet was barely holding its own and that was due to the fact that the Hegemony didn’t use combat aircraft in their deployment. So, the White Fleet had a small advantage with their considerable number of combat starfighters and they put them to good use. It was also evident that the Hegemony ships didn’t have any kind of close-in defensive systems to target these starfighters. The only problem for the Confederation fighters was that Hegemony ships were massive and unless hit with numerous plasma torpedoes, the could hardly be harmed.
So, the fighting is furious and the White Fleet is out gunned and clearly doesn’t have the assets of the Hegemony. They decide it’s time to leave and break off the fighting, but they don’t want to lead the Hegemony directly back to Confederation space. After a great deal of arguing and almost mutiny, Admiral Tyler Barron has been convinced that he must go back to Confederation space and warn the Senate and the people of the coming enemy. If he goes back, his reputation is enough to rally not only the Confederation but the Alliance and any other civilizations on the other side of the Badlands. The Hegemony threat is for all humanity not just the Confederation.
Dauntless is the ship carrying Admiral Barron back with her Captain Atara Travis in a coma near death. So Admiral Barron is once again the acting Captain of the CFS Dauntless! He has left the White Fleet with Admiral Sara Eaton and she is taking that fleet farther into unknown space directly away from Confederation space. Hopefully, the Hegemony will follow her fleet while Admiral Barron makes his way back to the Confederation.
Now if that isn’t enough, agents of the Union have infiltrated the Confederation capital and are slowing corrupting Senators of the Confederation Senate. That isn’t such a hard job since most of them seem to already be corrupt. What’s more difficult is corrupting some of the military leadership, but even that appears to be doable. Admiral Barron is going to return to a completely different Confederation than he expects and one that might just be in so much turmoil that any defense against the Hegemony will be impossible.
So the story goes on. While events in the capital city of Troyus City, planet Megara, seem to be pretty idiotic they are working for the Union. What the Union agent gets done by the Senate is pretty much impossible in real life. How one single person can plant so much false evidence is hard to imagine, but she plants evidence on three different people, all well known within the Confederation and two considered heroes of the last Confederation - Union war. Still this makes for a fast moving book with lots of action. Only at the last minute do things seem to straighten out or do they?
May 3, 2020
Hello,
I’ve attempted to read Jay Allen’s “Blood on the Stars” series to my ill father and while I’ve enjoyed it, I’m not sure how much my father has absorbed considering his health issues.
I personally think that Jay’s imagination is stellar (no pun intended). He writes with enthusiasm and vigor.
He writes wonderful action sequences and includes a colorful cast of characters.
I’ve read eight books in the series and am starting on number nine.
I’ve often thought I would set the series aside for awhile and read something different, but it has been a difficult thing to do.
It’s like a really great TV show that you can hardly wait for the next episode.
My hats off to Jay and his ability to write good fiction.
Is it perfect? No, not by any means, but it’s not suppose to be a documentary. It’s entertainment and it has certainly entertained me and hopefully my father, who unfortunately doesn’t communicate very often.
But he does seem to pay attention more when I’m reading “Blood on the Stars” than he does for anything else, even other things completely different from books, so I take that as a real positive.
And I must apologize for not reviewing any of the other books, one through seven, as I normally don’t write reviews at all.
That was always my father’s duty, but he can no longer do that.
This time though I felt I needed to let you know how nice it is to be able to read quality science fiction with my Dad.
Thank you Jay for providing a wonderful experience.
I’m looking forward to continuing with book nine, “Invasion”.
Sincerely,
Brittany McDonald (on behalf of my father, Alan)
(As a side note, I’ve made some errors about which book this is that I’m reviewing, but needless to say, it reflects all of Jay Allen’s books in this series to date.
This is another reason I normally don’t do reviews, I’m simply not very good at them.)
I’ve attempted to read Jay Allen’s “Blood on the Stars” series to my ill father and while I’ve enjoyed it, I’m not sure how much my father has absorbed considering his health issues.
I personally think that Jay’s imagination is stellar (no pun intended). He writes with enthusiasm and vigor.
He writes wonderful action sequences and includes a colorful cast of characters.
I’ve read eight books in the series and am starting on number nine.
I’ve often thought I would set the series aside for awhile and read something different, but it has been a difficult thing to do.
It’s like a really great TV show that you can hardly wait for the next episode.
My hats off to Jay and his ability to write good fiction.
Is it perfect? No, not by any means, but it’s not suppose to be a documentary. It’s entertainment and it has certainly entertained me and hopefully my father, who unfortunately doesn’t communicate very often.
But he does seem to pay attention more when I’m reading “Blood on the Stars” than he does for anything else, even other things completely different from books, so I take that as a real positive.
And I must apologize for not reviewing any of the other books, one through seven, as I normally don’t write reviews at all.
That was always my father’s duty, but he can no longer do that.
This time though I felt I needed to let you know how nice it is to be able to read quality science fiction with my Dad.
Thank you Jay for providing a wonderful experience.
I’m looking forward to continuing with book nine, “Invasion”.
Sincerely,
Brittany McDonald (on behalf of my father, Alan)
(As a side note, I’ve made some errors about which book this is that I’m reviewing, but needless to say, it reflects all of Jay Allen’s books in this series to date.
This is another reason I normally don’t do reviews, I’m simply not very good at them.)
March 16, 2023
The saga of the Confederation continues as the Hegemony follows the heels of the White Fleet. Meanwhile, the White Fleet must fight a desperate rearguard action. They hope to draw the Hegemony's advance force away but unfortunately they ended up closer to the border.
The closest planet, Dannith, is the target and the defenders must rally. You can feel the tension as the defenders make their plans but the attacker holds the initiative.
Meanwhile Admiral Barron and Gary Holstein have been arrested on trumped up charges while Admiral Striker has been kidnapped. The Senate and their cronies have been suborned by Union agents. Holstein and Barron were rescued but the battle has just begun.
Mr. Allan has begun to stretch the serialization because the Confederation thread continues in the next book. If you know you have more stories to write, you can do whatever you want. Contrast that with authors who end up writing for a franchise like Star Trek or Star Wars where you are on retainer as long as Paramount or Disney respectively wants you or has projects for you. I would have preferred he shorten the Confederation's intrigues thread to one book, but that's just me.
The closest planet, Dannith, is the target and the defenders must rally. You can feel the tension as the defenders make their plans but the attacker holds the initiative.
Meanwhile Admiral Barron and Gary Holstein have been arrested on trumped up charges while Admiral Striker has been kidnapped. The Senate and their cronies have been suborned by Union agents. Holstein and Barron were rescued but the battle has just begun.
Mr. Allan has begun to stretch the serialization because the Confederation thread continues in the next book. If you know you have more stories to write, you can do whatever you want. Contrast that with authors who end up writing for a franchise like Star Trek or Star Wars where you are on retainer as long as Paramount or Disney respectively wants you or has projects for you. I would have preferred he shorten the Confederation's intrigues thread to one book, but that's just me.
July 25, 2018
Disappointing
The plot in this book is preposterous and full of holes, quite unlike the first 7 books. What comes next are SPOILERS!!!
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There is no way Dauntless could jam planetary signals but not get out a message directly from uber-hero Barron to counteract the lies told about him. Holsten would have triggered his intelligence. Asset countermeasures before leaving. There is no way Dauntless' crew would have missed Pegasus (or vice versa) when they were in the same system for a few days. There is no way SOMEONE on the Dauntless or Pegasus crew wouldn't have heard about the smear campaign back on the capital world BEFORE either ship headed there. (Hell, even the Alliance must have known to get back to Dauntless in time.) After threatening to fire on the main space base on the home world, there is NO WAY the Dauntless command personnel wouldn't have been immediately replaced.
Every new chapter was painful. A shame, because I rated every one of the first 7 books 5 stars. I hope book 8 gets back to the groove.
The plot in this book is preposterous and full of holes, quite unlike the first 7 books. What comes next are SPOILERS!!!
.
.
.
.
There is no way Dauntless could jam planetary signals but not get out a message directly from uber-hero Barron to counteract the lies told about him. Holsten would have triggered his intelligence. Asset countermeasures before leaving. There is no way Dauntless' crew would have missed Pegasus (or vice versa) when they were in the same system for a few days. There is no way SOMEONE on the Dauntless or Pegasus crew wouldn't have heard about the smear campaign back on the capital world BEFORE either ship headed there. (Hell, even the Alliance must have known to get back to Dauntless in time.) After threatening to fire on the main space base on the home world, there is NO WAY the Dauntless command personnel wouldn't have been immediately replaced.
Every new chapter was painful. A shame, because I rated every one of the first 7 books 5 stars. I hope book 8 gets back to the groove.
August 22, 2020
Halfway between a 9/10: Fantastic, left me wanting more & a 10/10: There is no comparison...This is the Mona Lisa of the fictional world!
Barron had always been a maverick thinly disguised as part of the establishment.
This one was an excellent addition to the series. Even better than the last, and I loved the last one.
The stakes are higher, there's more than just one battle raging for the entirety of the book, and I was even okay with the chop and change of scenes just when the story was getting good. Because it was all good!
"I’ve always found death to be a fascinating endeavor. What other factor has more completely directed the course of human history than our efforts at killing each other?”
Ricard Lille is still a nasty piece of work.
“You know I’ll give you everything I’ve got, Stara, my love.”
Jake Stockton is growing a little and although not one of my fave characters to date, he's also growing on me a little, too.
And who the heck are the Others?
Onto the next!
Barron had always been a maverick thinly disguised as part of the establishment.
This one was an excellent addition to the series. Even better than the last, and I loved the last one.
The stakes are higher, there's more than just one battle raging for the entirety of the book, and I was even okay with the chop and change of scenes just when the story was getting good. Because it was all good!
"I’ve always found death to be a fascinating endeavor. What other factor has more completely directed the course of human history than our efforts at killing each other?”
Ricard Lille is still a nasty piece of work.
“You know I’ll give you everything I’ve got, Stara, my love.”
Jake Stockton is growing a little and although not one of my fave characters to date, he's also growing on me a little, too.
And who the heck are the Others?
Onto the next!
September 19, 2022
While I have generally enjoyed this series and thought the Hegemony plot was fine, the Black Dawn portion of the plot was totally implausible.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 9, 2018
Before you read this one, please note it is the eighth book in a series: if you haven’t read the previous books in order, the characters and situations will not make much sense to you.
As a long-time reader of the series, I was looking forward to this one but was disappointed. Without having a spoiler, the first half or so was really slow in setting up the next portion of the series and ended in a cliffhanger that I wonder if the author will be able to bring it back to a logical conclusion or bring the interest level back to where it was previously with this series. I will leave it with I really didn’t like how this one took the path it took and it wasn’t the author’s usual tale. Your impression may vary.
As a long-time reader of the series, I was looking forward to this one but was disappointed. Without having a spoiler, the first half or so was really slow in setting up the next portion of the series and ended in a cliffhanger that I wonder if the author will be able to bring it back to a logical conclusion or bring the interest level back to where it was previously with this series. I will leave it with I really didn’t like how this one took the path it took and it wasn’t the author’s usual tale. Your impression may vary.
July 2, 2018
Pretty good read
Well Jay, this branch of the BOTS series should be good for another 5 or 6 books, at least. You are not only a masterful story teller but a fairly shrewd business man as well. Regardless, I’m still waiting for The Wolfs Claw, which you personally told me would be released June 2016. This book says summer of 2018, which it happens to be. Just saying. Sometimes I think authors should stick to one storyline at a time, finish it, then move on to the next. Off the top of my head I count 3 storylines you have going right now and I’m probably forgetting a couple. I’m sure I’m not the only reader who gets aggravated by this. But then again, maybe I am.
Well Jay, this branch of the BOTS series should be good for another 5 or 6 books, at least. You are not only a masterful story teller but a fairly shrewd business man as well. Regardless, I’m still waiting for The Wolfs Claw, which you personally told me would be released June 2016. This book says summer of 2018, which it happens to be. Just saying. Sometimes I think authors should stick to one storyline at a time, finish it, then move on to the next. Off the top of my head I count 3 storylines you have going right now and I’m probably forgetting a couple. I’m sure I’m not the only reader who gets aggravated by this. But then again, maybe I am.
May 7, 2019
It seems to me that the books in this series are getting better as the story progresses ... more engaging plot elements, less repetition, and fewer proofreading/editing escapes. Of course, one can always count on some expression of the cavalry swooping in at the last moment to save the hard-pressed protagonist from imminent destruction, but I've come to expect that. Onward to the next in the series with the hope that the dastardly evil-doers (Union agents and their greedy, self-important Confederation politician stooges) get what's coming to them and the Rim dwelling humans find a way to avoid subjugation by the newest threat, the Hegemony.
July 14, 2018
Great concept and lots of action
My greatest compliment to an author is that they have come up with novel concepts ... this series meets that criteria. My only criticism is that there is way too much introspective commentary between cogent conversation. There are some areas where active dialogue is interrupted by PAGES of commentary or introspection. After skip reading through this one , I would say definitely worth reading... you just have to skip some of the extraneous bits.
My greatest compliment to an author is that they have come up with novel concepts ... this series meets that criteria. My only criticism is that there is way too much introspective commentary between cogent conversation. There are some areas where active dialogue is interrupted by PAGES of commentary or introspection. After skip reading through this one , I would say definitely worth reading... you just have to skip some of the extraneous bits.
May 27, 2020
The Battle for the Stars Continues
I have enjoyed this series from the very beginning. The storyline draws me in and won't let go. I look forward to every new book in this exciting saga.
I do however have one item which kind of distracts from the reading enjoyment. I often come across grammatical, vocabulary or sentence structure errors which make me have to pause and make sure of wha I think the author wants to say.
This is a minor complaint and does not detract from the pleasure I get from reading these books.
Thank you!
I have enjoyed this series from the very beginning. The storyline draws me in and won't let go. I look forward to every new book in this exciting saga.
I do however have one item which kind of distracts from the reading enjoyment. I often come across grammatical, vocabulary or sentence structure errors which make me have to pause and make sure of wha I think the author wants to say.
This is a minor complaint and does not detract from the pleasure I get from reading these books.
Thank you!
November 18, 2018
Jay Allen takes a different twist in this book. He focuses less on battles and more on political intrigue. Unfortunately, he should have stuck with battles. This one misses the mark, it almost misses the whole target.
There are still plenty of 'forlorn hope', 'last ditch' fighter battles so many in fact that they go from extraordinary to commonplace by the end of the book. I'm not saying that Allen treats them as commonplace, just that is how I felt at the end of this book.
There are still plenty of 'forlorn hope', 'last ditch' fighter battles so many in fact that they go from extraordinary to commonplace by the end of the book. I'm not saying that Allen treats them as commonplace, just that is how I felt at the end of this book.
November 26, 2018
I really enjoy these books, so it almost hurts to give only three stars. The reason for the low score is the lack of a good editor. Everything is repeated, at least once. Incredibly annoying. There may be other things as well, but since my english isn't strong I may overlook something.
Oh, one more thing; the abuse of the ellipsis! Makes my eyes bleed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsi...
If these things had been fixed I would easily give the books five stars.
Oh, one more thing; the abuse of the ellipsis! Makes my eyes bleed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsi...
If these things had been fixed I would easily give the books five stars.
January 11, 2020
Who will prevail
The series is good and I enjoy reading the series its just there is so much going on. The espionage, the bribery, the spineless men who are so easy to manipulate!! Then the superiority of another human race that think nothing of manipulating their bloodlines and think nothing of destroying other races because of their genetics!
Oksy..onto the next book in the series!
The series is good and I enjoy reading the series its just there is so much going on. The espionage, the bribery, the spineless men who are so easy to manipulate!! Then the superiority of another human race that think nothing of manipulating their bloodlines and think nothing of destroying other races because of their genetics!
Oksy..onto the next book in the series!
May 11, 2020
This was just the best book I have read for a while. The story was fast paced with plenty of twists and turns, some very intriguing whilst others very unexpected. The action is great, whilst the Aliens logical approach is very interesting and leads to unexpected actions by them. I do not want to spoil this for anyone so all I can say is that this book was impossible to put down once I started reading. I am looking forward to the next book so I can see how the characters and the story develops.
July 6, 2018
As usual excellent
when you find an author that has the skill and imagination to write all of the books that he has, and the ability to create believable worlds,systems,an galaxys, ways of life that just jump off of the page, you read every thing this this author produces and eagerly await any additions to his and your libraries.
when you find an author that has the skill and imagination to write all of the books that he has, and the ability to create believable worlds,systems,an galaxys, ways of life that just jump off of the page, you read every thing this this author produces and eagerly await any additions to his and your libraries.
July 16, 2018
Sucked down the rabbit hole.
This book was much heavier than the previous ones. So much so that it felt like a different author. Most of the book is inner thoughts and background. History and a scene development is great, but not at the expense of the plot and not in tripplicate as each character draws the same conclsions.
This book was much heavier than the previous ones. So much so that it felt like a different author. Most of the book is inner thoughts and background. History and a scene development is great, but not at the expense of the plot and not in tripplicate as each character draws the same conclsions.
July 21, 2018
Continuing the saga of Tyler Barron and Andi LaFarge as they try to protect the Confederacy against the Hegemony, an invader from deep space. Adm. Sara Eaton and the crew of the Repulse deal with a Hegemony exploration fleet, while Barron and LaForge contend with political upheaval and double dealing in Megara, capital of the Confederacy.
August 6, 2018
This work continues the entertaining series . The new foe threatens human existence. Our heroes are consumed with infighting. The cliffhanger leaves me wishing for the next volume.
As above. This is a good series for those who enjoy scripts military action. I wait for the next volume
As above. This is a good series for those who enjoy scripts military action. I wait for the next volume
March 14, 2019
Great read
Other than the various barons being constantly saved at the last minute, I enjoy these books very much. I will add however. That I do not and seemingly cannot fully understand the relationship of all these threads. Are the blood on the stars stories with their cataclysm line related to the earlier stories with the admirals and robotic empire?
Other than the various barons being constantly saved at the last minute, I enjoy these books very much. I will add however. That I do not and seemingly cannot fully understand the relationship of all these threads. Are the blood on the stars stories with their cataclysm line related to the earlier stories with the admirals and robotic empire?
November 4, 2019
A great book
This is another great book in the series. There are battles in unknown save, known space, on remote planets and central government planets. There is espionage leading to civil strife at home and in the military. All of the familiar characters are involved and their personal concerns about the nature of war. One should read the entire series to enjoy it in full.
This is another great book in the series. There are battles in unknown save, known space, on remote planets and central government planets. There is espionage leading to civil strife at home and in the military. All of the familiar characters are involved and their personal concerns about the nature of war. One should read the entire series to enjoy it in full.
December 16, 2020
The Wolf and The Lamb
The Galaxy-exploring White Fleet runs into an unexpected armed force far more technically advanced than its own...
This new foe expects total subservience from our heroes...
Thus starts the Confederation’s frightening and hopeless confrontation against this new implacable enemy.
The Galaxy-exploring White Fleet runs into an unexpected armed force far more technically advanced than its own...
This new foe expects total subservience from our heroes...
Thus starts the Confederation’s frightening and hopeless confrontation against this new implacable enemy.
November 20, 2022
Although there were some genuinely exciting new developments and the introduction of a new, and intriguing, protagonists; Black Dawn attempts to fit too much into a single book, and leads to an ending that feels rushed. The lack of careful pacing leads to some threads left hanging.
It’s a good book, but not quite at the same standard as the rest of the series.
It’s a good book, but not quite at the same standard as the rest of the series.
July 4, 2018
Another Great Book in the Blood on the Stars Series
This was a very fast-paced book - non-stop action. I’ve really enjoyed the Blood on the Stars series and am looking forward to Invasion.
This was a very fast-paced book - non-stop action. I’ve really enjoyed the Blood on the Stars series and am looking forward to Invasion.
July 4, 2018
I was waiting on this book!
And I was NOT let down! BAM...right out of the gate! The characters have become old friends and I just can't wait to see where they go from book to book. I love these books!
And I was NOT let down! BAM...right out of the gate! The characters have become old friends and I just can't wait to see where they go from book to book. I love these books!
July 4, 2018
Fun read
Enjoying the series a great deal. Having read a lot of the author's body of work some of the twists aren't hard to see coming, but are still fun. Editors need to get the difference between principal and principle.
Enjoying the series a great deal. Having read a lot of the author's body of work some of the twists aren't hard to see coming, but are still fun. Editors need to get the difference between principal and principle.
July 13, 2018
Great continuation of the White Fleet
An enjoyable continuation of the White Fleet, where we learn more about the Masters and the Fate of the Rim. I am anxiously awaiting the next book, Invasion, and I hope to learn more about the “Others” spoken of by the Masters.
An enjoyable continuation of the White Fleet, where we learn more about the Masters and the Fate of the Rim. I am anxiously awaiting the next book, Invasion, and I hope to learn more about the “Others” spoken of by the Masters.
July 14, 2018
It keeps building!
Jay Allan keeps his riveting storyline fresh and intriguing. Multiple plots and character building are expertly developed, keeping the reader informed and yet guessing where the storyline leads next.
Jay Allan keeps his riveting storyline fresh and intriguing. Multiple plots and character building are expertly developed, keeping the reader informed and yet guessing where the storyline leads next.
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