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Delphi in Space #4
Delphi Nation
This is the forth book in the Delphi in Space series. Now the McCormacks are finally going to get into space. At least if the big governments on Earth don’t stop them. They’ve managed to accumulate enough money to build a city, and now they’re going to build a space station. That will create a safe place to manufacture their new technology, and a way to demonstrate to the world that humans have a future in space.
But as they demonstrate more advanced technology, they attract more interest from the world’s governments. The people in power aren’t too happy to be sharing it with some small company in the South Pacific. What will it take to keep their dream alive?
But as they demonstrate more advanced technology, they attract more interest from the world’s governments. The people in power aren’t too happy to be sharing it with some small company in the South Pacific. What will it take to keep their dream alive?
272 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 23, 2019
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54 books318 followersBob Blanton has been an avid reader ever since his mother first took him to a library at age five. He has toyed with writing for years since college but was always too busy to start a novel. The "stone series" developed almost by itself as he was trying to sleep on long flights to Asia and Europe. He managed to write it and two follow-on novels while he was working, but never had the time to polish them. After he retired to the beach in Mexico, the only thing that competes with writing is the sound of the ocean and sunsets over the water. Now that he has published his series, he hopes you enjoy reading them as much as he has had writing them. Check back for other books as he continues to ply his new trade.
Now that he has published his series, he hopes you enjoy reading about Matthew and his developing powers as much as he has enjoyed writing about them.
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July 20, 2025Rating: minus 5 on a scale of minus 5 to plus 5.
I am revising the review for certain members, who hate my reviews but followed them. It is odd that they are more concerned with my writing than that of their favourite rubbish books.
Before I begin, I must visit the YouTube. This review was made possible by Doctor Who/They Break My Heart -RecklessGirl100, NCMI, Pax Americana, Red Glasgow, ScaredKetchup, Nika, Sarah C M Paine, Navajo Traditional Teachings, Supertanskiii, The Latest Bit, Viva La Dirt League, FAFO, Tom Powell Jr, Guard the Leaf, Star Wreck, Queen Penguin, LuckyBlackCat, NanyaCim, Imperial War Museums, Keith Edwards, Northern Narrowboaters, Jessie Gender, Steve Shives, Kazachka, Mercado Media, Honest Government Ads, Dr Tamitha Skov, Dark Brandon, Tale Foundry, BabyMetal, May, Artur Rehi, Sumatha Read, Petrik Leo, Springtime for Elon, Templin Institute, Don't F@ck with Ukraine, Riverboat Jack, Ben and Emily, Boat Time, No Justice, Marsh Family, Ukraine Matters, Lily Simpson, Wayward Winchester, Interior Design Hub, Battle Order, Amie's Literary Empire, KernowDamo, Queen Penguin, Shades of Orange, Owen Jones, ThePrimeChronus, danainspired, It's Black Friday, Kyiv Independent, Think That Through, Andrewism, Simon Clark, Star Wreck, Science Fiction with Damien Walter, Combat Veteran Reacts, A Very Casual Librarian, Roisin's Reading, Alexia Evellyn, Kirkpattiecake, The Confused Adipose, Louise DeMasi, The Historian's Craft, Dr Fatima, Reese Waters, Owen Jones, Raw News and Politics, ATP Geopolitics, Fit 2B Read, Reads with Rachel, Fun Size Reader, Mynameismarines, British Museum, Fall of Civilisations, Fundie Fridays, Keffals, Mrs Betty Bowers, Real Time History, Gutsick Gibbon, Roads with Belle, Reese Waters, RFU News, Smack the Pony, RevolutionarythOt, AllShorts, Trae Crowder, Welcome to Ukraine, Silicon Curtain, League of Steam, Electro Swing, Verilybitchie, Wes O'Donnell, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, AuroraTrek, SciFi Odyssey, Media Death Cult, Professor Gerdes Explains, Cecilia Blomdahl, Honor Cargill-Martin, BobbyBroccoli, MechWest, Smack the Pony, According to Alina, Ryan Mcbeth, Caliban Rising, Norse Witch, Eileen, Valhalla Drums, Scotland History Tours, Sabine Hossenfelder, Isaac Arthur, Aid Thompsin, Lee Francis, Naughty Nana DUZ, The Military Show, Ethos, Gingers are Black, Skip Intro, Current Affairs, Backstage Tales, TVP World, Candlelit Tales, Osmanqizi English, Lorena Abreu, Portable Orange, Ghost Gum, Burning Archive, Zoe Bee, TallGirl6234, OrangeRiver.
I saw that a idiot who whilst insulting an essayist whom I reference, complain to her that I list trans female creators. I accept the awesome lack of self-awareness of US males and that a Trigger Warning is warranted. To the idiot and friends, I list channels created by anthropologist, anarchist, het, primatologist, Irish, bi, gamer, physicist, cis, military historian, socialist, Swedish, redhaired, tall, trans, mathematician, intersex, WOC, hobbyist, Canadian, asexual, economist, model, older, autist, communist and other creators known as Women. Not content with that outrage I also list channels which include anarchist, other LGBTQi+, Cornish, miniatures gamer, other BIPOC, fashion historian, Polish, writer, other neurodivergent, boater, artist, ginger, modeller, Estonian, archaeologist, futurist and other creators known as Human Beings. If the voices insist you visit my reviews or the channels, I suggest emergency therapy, immediate pastoral counselling or an exorcism. My feelings towards these clods are similar to that of the 13 Ukrainian marines defending Snake Island when their surrender was demanded by the Russian navy. Their response was "Russian warship, go f@ck yourself." Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the Heroes. Crimea is Ukraine.
This book is one of the usual substandard libertarian space fantasies. The summary of all books in this vein, read as follows. A small working class family, group or individual is poised to become the next wealthiest or most powerful human in the universe. The main characters are working class or If only lower middle class are not private school educated. They are always financially comfortable, brilliant, "moral" and self-taught.
The main characters are always heterosexual, cis-male/female, white (within limited parameters) US citizens with a very limited list of English surnames, though for diversity the list may include a Scottish, Welsh or Irish named secondary character. Within the first ten pages, it is established that what seed capital exists was accumulated by the main character with No assistance, through their own hard work, etc. So libertarian fantasy for the poor man/woman, who seem to devour it.
The main character is adult male for certain values of adult. They will exhibit an undeserved self-satisfaction, an arrogance worthy of a hedge fund manager and limited social skills presented as befitting his obvious superiority. Think "Homelander" without superpowers.
The main character as female will be so emotionally stunted as to be a description of a point on the autism spectrum. Despite being the female sociopath, she will magically be executing the best interest of (taking direction from) some male equivalent. I have read fantasy Harem books with the same flow but which were more logical, more plausible and generally better written.
The female characters deliver the brutal, simplistic, insane governmental decisions beloved of libertarians. They provide the cover art of catsuits, go-go boots, cleavage enhancing leather costs and other outfits which are preferred space gear. It is very 1950's retro.
There are now teen versions of these. The male teen is a copy of the adult with a greater ego. This allows for a YA label and seems to appeal to stunted adults. The female teen is again a copy of the adult but 10 to 16 years old characters are written as adult and highly sexualized which again is a fan favourite and even female US readers are enamoured of them.
These characters are cruel, detached, despising of the poor and all non-whites. Women fare not much better outside the hero/heroine's close circle. These are what poor whites fantasize rather than fight to improve their material conditions and expand their rights. This is the MAGA dream.
Most of Unlimited selections are print versions of the first person shooter. The games can be fun but the justification for the game situation is seldom logical, plausible or sane. The game societies are based on sad principles posing as a reflection of the present as future. This hero is designed to appeal to the 30+ year old gamer with an imagining of what his future should be in a more equitable (to their minds) society.
Favourite terms of the street thug "libertarian" are "Mud People"and the term "Mudball Earth", which sounds very white nationalist or National Socialist. The French National Front have finally followed Steve Bannon's exhortation to embrace the label racist. The Netherlands, UK, Italy, Germany all.harbour these sad specimens. These books are written for these readers.
Lastly, the main character will have by book's end defeated the evil government, supplanting the evil government with a Good libertarian oligarchy. The world building is weak and the political environment is bog standard libertarian fantasy. The teenager as designer, test pilot, project manager, etc is wrong on so many levels that it barely works for the preteen audience. I doubt that any normal adult needs more comment about that element of the book. Though as I glance at the rating, I am concerned.
There is never an attempt to seize the product, device, discovery by an evil corporation. A Chevron connected judge appointed Chevron's legal staff as US federal prosecutors against an attorney, Donziger, who won a 9.5 billion dollar judgement against Chevron for poisoning the water and land of Amazonian natives for many years. This was such a travesty, actual federal prosecutors refused to pursue the case against this attorney. The award was less than 3 months of Chevron profits.
The theme of libertarian books is "The strong do as they will, the weak suffer what they must." Very Greek and now very British, US and Russian wisdom.
I do not blame my working class fellows for the crafting of that narrative, since we did not. I am ashamed when they choose the easy answers and accept that only the wealthy are never responsible for society spanning problems. Sociopathy is the label for that surrender of any pretence of critical thought or empathy.
Since the writer's purpose is to reinforce that insane view of reality, he needn't create actual characters. The interactions and dialogue follow the same juvenile path. The plot isn't but in its place are a series of somewhat connected scenes of the victories of our heroes.
Consider treating this as a potentially hostile site. 🤔
Goodreads discourse is non existent. As example, sometime about three years ago I wrote a six or seven sentence review of Powers of the Earth, a pathetic, juvenile salute to the sociopathic January 6, 2021 hero by Travis Corcoran. He self-described as veteran, proud libertarian and advocate for the return of chattel slavery, an admirer of Putin and employee of an unnamed US agency. He was somewhat upset that I thought glorifying the overthrow of the US government with the aid of the military in order that the wealthy twit not pay inheritance tax, while common in Kindle selections was both unhealthy and dangerous. He and six patriots spent months and pages demanding that I respond to unhinged comments. My refusal to engage was named narcissism. I am a communist and do not enjoy irony.
The final comment was from Claes Rees Jr aka cgr710 now ka Clayton R Jesse Jr who wrote a gleeful comment that They had "won" (?). They had launched a year long+ tsunami of vile comments sexual, racist and anti-LGBTQ comments against channels which I listed and it continues still. The physicist, hobbyist, archaeologist, essayist and the many other female creators were neither silenced nor impressed. Despite that failure the world's overabundance of unpleasantness was successfully increased and an eerily accurate self-portrait of the snowflake (vicious, mental US man-child in full outrage) was delivered to a multinational audience. Victory?? Goodreads discourse, Yay?? USA, Yay??
This comment stream was not far different to any of the others, except in length until the Australian intervention.
I have earned a stepaway to YouTUbe. This next is courtesy of - Vidya Mitra, NCMI, Books and Things, Dark Brandon, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Springtime for Elon, ScaredKetchup, Jean's Thoughts, Supertanskiii, Amie's Literary Empire, Hej Sokoly, Verilybitchie, Because Science, Hailey in Bookland, Nerdy Kathi, Baby Leanne Morgan, SpaceDock, Alt Shift X, Dan Davis History, Fall of Civilisations, Red Plateaus, HBomberGuy, Ukraine Today, Lily Simpson, Aid Thompsin, Three Arrows, MechWest Show, Yoyomi, Red Viburnam Song, Stanzi, Sailing Melody, Cruising Crafts, Cruising Alba, Kiko1006, Female Warriors, TVP News, Patrick(H)Willem, J Draper, Welcome to Ukraine, KernowDamo, Red Glasgow, Dark Docs, Dark Skies, Tom Nicholas, Yanis Varoufakis, JimmyTheGiant, FirstPost, Stella Magz, Knitting Cult Lady, Mia Mulder, Engineering with Rosie, Bernadette Banner, Potential History, Peter Coulson, Lily Simpson, OliviaReadsaLatte, Veritas et Caritas, Your True Shelf, Agro Squirrel Narrates, Welcome to Ukraine, ATP Geopolitics, Grumpy Old Crone, Planet D, Book Chats with Shelley, Novara Media, Julie Nolke, Parkrose Permaculture, King's College, Skip Intro, OrangeRiver, Joe Blogs, Dungeons and Discourse, Guard the Leaf, Lisa McLeod, Democratic Penguin Republic, Discourse Minis, Grungeon Master, Players Aid, Central Crossing, Art Deco, Asturia Quartet, Anna Gramling, Jay Reed, The Military Show, Emilie's Literary Corner, No Justice, The Kavernacle, KernowDamo, Hope Africa with Kate, Rebecca Watson, Paul Warbug, Hawk's Podcasts, Anka Daily News, aidan knight, North of MAGA, Authentic Obserberr, Strange Aeons, Heather Cox Richardson, Lorena Abreu, Portable Orange, Premodernist, kgb detected, Dark Side of Russia, Veritas et Caritas, Josh Johnson, Scallydandling About the Books, The Burning Archive, Miranda Mills, Chris Norlund, United 24, Ukraine Today, Poland Daily News, Harbo Wholmes.
Ominous music begins. 😊 These comment gangs are common to Goodreads science fiction, Romance and Romantasy. The romance and romantasy maniacs at least read the books that They adore. My experiences with science fiction and fantasy included not one commenter who had written a review, had the book on Their shelves and in most cases had no titles in the genre. The discourse of these included doxxing, stalking, threats against readers their friends and family.
Before my review of Powers, I had seen Goodreads modifications to my pages but after, any attempt by site employees at stealth went by the wayside. My access to others' reviews were almost all blocked (no loss there), the automatic shift from end of book to the Rate and Review page had been disabled, I was not Allowed to unfriend my last lurkers, my ability to upload to Goodreads had been regularly Blocked for days at a time, all Kindle services had been interrupted for several days at a stretch with no explanation, my sparse message history was given to these members and then Australia happened.
My limited message history was given over to these madlads and Pine Gap Centre requested as a favour that Australian security interrogate the one friend whom I occasionally messaged. The attempt at my personal history failed but did result in two outraged customers.
Only after we began sharing that bizarre event did Amazon become concerned. Rather than address either of us, They removed all visible tampering with my pages, masked all comments, all lurkers were removed, etc. There seem deficiencies in Amazon customer service protocols. 🙂
Recently a seventh ex-employee of EBay was sentenced for harassment of a couple whose small ecommerce site was deemed insufficiently effusive toward EBay. They were awarded multi-millions and that employee had been the EBay Chief of Global Security or some such. These data corporations (Amazon is one) have created very twisted cultures. These are things worth a think.
I suggest "American Nihilism" as a read for understanding the violence and cruelty embedded in the history of the US. With more than 300 years of refinement and reinforcement the reactions of certain readers and Amazon employees are inevitable.
If you do not find the above to be normal or are not a US reader, I would make a suggestion. Remove personal information from profile and avoid messaging. Remove lurkers, those who never post. They are monitors not admirers. Screenshots of the odd, ugly and threatening are Useful, given the Goodreads penchant for Altering reader pages. These simple precautions should protect you if only Goodreads exposure is involved.
Kindle is a more dangerous exposure. Do Not use Kindle Files, Email, Contacts or Calendar. That information is a very dangerous vulnerability. Amazon read emails with neither permission or notice. Use of Files, Contacts and Calendar are an open invitation. Do Not "purchase" Amazon E-books as you own the device only, not the downloads which may be altered or deleted at Amazon's whim. Even using Silk, searches should be innocuous and non-critical. There are other e-readers and a number of reader forums of which Storygraph and Fable are good alternatives. BookTubers will gladly discuss options for devices and purchases. I unsubscribe to BookTubers who gush over Kindle or Goodreads.
It might also be helpful to bear in mind that the techs you query are the same who take the above actions with little fear of consequences. These deranged members and techs alike are US patriots with all that implies. The one question They will never ask. "Are we the baddies? " Ominous music ends. 😊
Be safe. May we all enjoy Good Reading! 🤗
Some favourite YouTube channels
Bobbing Along, NCMI, LuckyBlackCat, Lorena Abreu, NYTN, Stanzi, Claus Kellerman POV, Baby Leanne Morgan, Well Deck Diaries, Tom Nicholas, The Gaze, Artur Rehi, Cruising Crafts, Some More News, The Kavernacle, Munecat, Travelling K, NanyaCim, Verilybitchie, Sarah Z, CBC News, Munecat, 2Cellos, DUST, Owen Jones, Forgotten History, Novara Media, Weir on the Move, Harbo Wholmes, Philosophie the Widebeam, Philosophy Tube, Red Glasgow, Engineering with Rosie, Atun Shei Films, Abney Park, AI the Sciencephile, SideProjects, Beautifully Bookish Bethany, Alt Shift X, It's Black Friday, NerdForge, The Templin Institute, France 24, Roomies Digest, Kings and Generals, Vlad Vexler, Steve Shives, Renegade Cut, J Draper, Prime of Midlife, Historical Fashion, Rowan J Coleman, DW News, Brittany the Bibliophile, kRed Plateaus, The Book Leo, The Present Past, Sarah Millican, Planet D, Spacedock, Thirdworld Booknerd, Mrs Betty Bowers, TrekYards, The Who Addicts, Knowing Better, Lily Alexandre, Then & Now, Kazachka, SciFi Odyssey, The Juice Media, Randy Rainbow, Kathy's Flog in France, Oh Joe, Bobbing Along, Lady knight the Brave, Brandon Fisichella, Dan Davis History, Crecganford, Malinda, With Olivia, Lilly's expat life, What Vivi did next, Abby Cox, Jean's Thoughts, Skip Intro, Council of Geeks, Katy Montgomerie, Narrowboat Pirate, AlysOtherLife, The Shades of Orange, Answer in Progress, Karolina Zebrowska, Chasing Oz, Snappy Dragon, OrangeRiver, We're in Hell, Adult Wednesday Addams - 2 seasons, Mia Mulder, Eleanor Morton, Mandy, Nini Music, Fantasy and World Music by the Fletchers, May, The Burning Archive, Elina Charatsidou, Agro Squirrel Narrates, DamiLee, Truth to Power, BensBoatBramble, RobWords, Military History Visualized, Historia Civilis, Chloe Stafler, Matriarchetype, Amie's Literary Empire, Art Deco, Kalaripayattu, Radio Retrofuture, Matriarchetype, Fantasy and World Music by the Fletchers, The Physics Girl, Jessie Gender, Guard the Leaf, Holly the Cafe Boat, Jake Broe, WION, Lady of the Library, May, Hello Future Me, Omeleto, Michael Lambert, Mia Asano, WokeGardener, The Science of Science Fiction, Michael Siegel, Book Furnace, A Day of Small Things, Lily Simpson, NerdForge, Brigitte Empire, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Jessiepaege, Whitenoiz CA, The Antibot, Music Mongoose, D'Angelo, Dominic Noble.
I wish you a good morning, a fantastic afternoon, a pleasant evening, a splendid night and may we all continue learning.
Let Another speak in your name, adopt the Other's sins.
My Grandmother
I am revising the review for certain members, who hate my reviews but followed them. It is odd that they are more concerned with my writing than that of their favourite rubbish books.
Before I begin, I must visit the YouTube. This review was made possible by Doctor Who/They Break My Heart -RecklessGirl100, NCMI, Pax Americana, Red Glasgow, ScaredKetchup, Nika, Sarah C M Paine, Navajo Traditional Teachings, Supertanskiii, The Latest Bit, Viva La Dirt League, FAFO, Tom Powell Jr, Guard the Leaf, Star Wreck, Queen Penguin, LuckyBlackCat, NanyaCim, Imperial War Museums, Keith Edwards, Northern Narrowboaters, Jessie Gender, Steve Shives, Kazachka, Mercado Media, Honest Government Ads, Dr Tamitha Skov, Dark Brandon, Tale Foundry, BabyMetal, May, Artur Rehi, Sumatha Read, Petrik Leo, Springtime for Elon, Templin Institute, Don't F@ck with Ukraine, Riverboat Jack, Ben and Emily, Boat Time, No Justice, Marsh Family, Ukraine Matters, Lily Simpson, Wayward Winchester, Interior Design Hub, Battle Order, Amie's Literary Empire, KernowDamo, Queen Penguin, Shades of Orange, Owen Jones, ThePrimeChronus, danainspired, It's Black Friday, Kyiv Independent, Think That Through, Andrewism, Simon Clark, Star Wreck, Science Fiction with Damien Walter, Combat Veteran Reacts, A Very Casual Librarian, Roisin's Reading, Alexia Evellyn, Kirkpattiecake, The Confused Adipose, Louise DeMasi, The Historian's Craft, Dr Fatima, Reese Waters, Owen Jones, Raw News and Politics, ATP Geopolitics, Fit 2B Read, Reads with Rachel, Fun Size Reader, Mynameismarines, British Museum, Fall of Civilisations, Fundie Fridays, Keffals, Mrs Betty Bowers, Real Time History, Gutsick Gibbon, Roads with Belle, Reese Waters, RFU News, Smack the Pony, RevolutionarythOt, AllShorts, Trae Crowder, Welcome to Ukraine, Silicon Curtain, League of Steam, Electro Swing, Verilybitchie, Wes O'Donnell, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, AuroraTrek, SciFi Odyssey, Media Death Cult, Professor Gerdes Explains, Cecilia Blomdahl, Honor Cargill-Martin, BobbyBroccoli, MechWest, Smack the Pony, According to Alina, Ryan Mcbeth, Caliban Rising, Norse Witch, Eileen, Valhalla Drums, Scotland History Tours, Sabine Hossenfelder, Isaac Arthur, Aid Thompsin, Lee Francis, Naughty Nana DUZ, The Military Show, Ethos, Gingers are Black, Skip Intro, Current Affairs, Backstage Tales, TVP World, Candlelit Tales, Osmanqizi English, Lorena Abreu, Portable Orange, Ghost Gum, Burning Archive, Zoe Bee, TallGirl6234, OrangeRiver.
I saw that a idiot who whilst insulting an essayist whom I reference, complain to her that I list trans female creators. I accept the awesome lack of self-awareness of US males and that a Trigger Warning is warranted. To the idiot and friends, I list channels created by anthropologist, anarchist, het, primatologist, Irish, bi, gamer, physicist, cis, military historian, socialist, Swedish, redhaired, tall, trans, mathematician, intersex, WOC, hobbyist, Canadian, asexual, economist, model, older, autist, communist and other creators known as Women. Not content with that outrage I also list channels which include anarchist, other LGBTQi+, Cornish, miniatures gamer, other BIPOC, fashion historian, Polish, writer, other neurodivergent, boater, artist, ginger, modeller, Estonian, archaeologist, futurist and other creators known as Human Beings. If the voices insist you visit my reviews or the channels, I suggest emergency therapy, immediate pastoral counselling or an exorcism. My feelings towards these clods are similar to that of the 13 Ukrainian marines defending Snake Island when their surrender was demanded by the Russian navy. Their response was "Russian warship, go f@ck yourself." Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the Heroes. Crimea is Ukraine.
This book is one of the usual substandard libertarian space fantasies. The summary of all books in this vein, read as follows. A small working class family, group or individual is poised to become the next wealthiest or most powerful human in the universe. The main characters are working class or If only lower middle class are not private school educated. They are always financially comfortable, brilliant, "moral" and self-taught.
The main characters are always heterosexual, cis-male/female, white (within limited parameters) US citizens with a very limited list of English surnames, though for diversity the list may include a Scottish, Welsh or Irish named secondary character. Within the first ten pages, it is established that what seed capital exists was accumulated by the main character with No assistance, through their own hard work, etc. So libertarian fantasy for the poor man/woman, who seem to devour it.
The main character is adult male for certain values of adult. They will exhibit an undeserved self-satisfaction, an arrogance worthy of a hedge fund manager and limited social skills presented as befitting his obvious superiority. Think "Homelander" without superpowers.
The main character as female will be so emotionally stunted as to be a description of a point on the autism spectrum. Despite being the female sociopath, she will magically be executing the best interest of (taking direction from) some male equivalent. I have read fantasy Harem books with the same flow but which were more logical, more plausible and generally better written.
The female characters deliver the brutal, simplistic, insane governmental decisions beloved of libertarians. They provide the cover art of catsuits, go-go boots, cleavage enhancing leather costs and other outfits which are preferred space gear. It is very 1950's retro.
There are now teen versions of these. The male teen is a copy of the adult with a greater ego. This allows for a YA label and seems to appeal to stunted adults. The female teen is again a copy of the adult but 10 to 16 years old characters are written as adult and highly sexualized which again is a fan favourite and even female US readers are enamoured of them.
These characters are cruel, detached, despising of the poor and all non-whites. Women fare not much better outside the hero/heroine's close circle. These are what poor whites fantasize rather than fight to improve their material conditions and expand their rights. This is the MAGA dream.
Most of Unlimited selections are print versions of the first person shooter. The games can be fun but the justification for the game situation is seldom logical, plausible or sane. The game societies are based on sad principles posing as a reflection of the present as future. This hero is designed to appeal to the 30+ year old gamer with an imagining of what his future should be in a more equitable (to their minds) society.
Favourite terms of the street thug "libertarian" are "Mud People"and the term "Mudball Earth", which sounds very white nationalist or National Socialist. The French National Front have finally followed Steve Bannon's exhortation to embrace the label racist. The Netherlands, UK, Italy, Germany all.harbour these sad specimens. These books are written for these readers.
Lastly, the main character will have by book's end defeated the evil government, supplanting the evil government with a Good libertarian oligarchy. The world building is weak and the political environment is bog standard libertarian fantasy. The teenager as designer, test pilot, project manager, etc is wrong on so many levels that it barely works for the preteen audience. I doubt that any normal adult needs more comment about that element of the book. Though as I glance at the rating, I am concerned.
There is never an attempt to seize the product, device, discovery by an evil corporation. A Chevron connected judge appointed Chevron's legal staff as US federal prosecutors against an attorney, Donziger, who won a 9.5 billion dollar judgement against Chevron for poisoning the water and land of Amazonian natives for many years. This was such a travesty, actual federal prosecutors refused to pursue the case against this attorney. The award was less than 3 months of Chevron profits.
The theme of libertarian books is "The strong do as they will, the weak suffer what they must." Very Greek and now very British, US and Russian wisdom.
I do not blame my working class fellows for the crafting of that narrative, since we did not. I am ashamed when they choose the easy answers and accept that only the wealthy are never responsible for society spanning problems. Sociopathy is the label for that surrender of any pretence of critical thought or empathy.
Since the writer's purpose is to reinforce that insane view of reality, he needn't create actual characters. The interactions and dialogue follow the same juvenile path. The plot isn't but in its place are a series of somewhat connected scenes of the victories of our heroes.
Consider treating this as a potentially hostile site. 🤔
Goodreads discourse is non existent. As example, sometime about three years ago I wrote a six or seven sentence review of Powers of the Earth, a pathetic, juvenile salute to the sociopathic January 6, 2021 hero by Travis Corcoran. He self-described as veteran, proud libertarian and advocate for the return of chattel slavery, an admirer of Putin and employee of an unnamed US agency. He was somewhat upset that I thought glorifying the overthrow of the US government with the aid of the military in order that the wealthy twit not pay inheritance tax, while common in Kindle selections was both unhealthy and dangerous. He and six patriots spent months and pages demanding that I respond to unhinged comments. My refusal to engage was named narcissism. I am a communist and do not enjoy irony.
The final comment was from Claes Rees Jr aka cgr710 now ka Clayton R Jesse Jr who wrote a gleeful comment that They had "won" (?). They had launched a year long+ tsunami of vile comments sexual, racist and anti-LGBTQ comments against channels which I listed and it continues still. The physicist, hobbyist, archaeologist, essayist and the many other female creators were neither silenced nor impressed. Despite that failure the world's overabundance of unpleasantness was successfully increased and an eerily accurate self-portrait of the snowflake (vicious, mental US man-child in full outrage) was delivered to a multinational audience. Victory?? Goodreads discourse, Yay?? USA, Yay??
This comment stream was not far different to any of the others, except in length until the Australian intervention.
I have earned a stepaway to YouTUbe. This next is courtesy of - Vidya Mitra, NCMI, Books and Things, Dark Brandon, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Springtime for Elon, ScaredKetchup, Jean's Thoughts, Supertanskiii, Amie's Literary Empire, Hej Sokoly, Verilybitchie, Because Science, Hailey in Bookland, Nerdy Kathi, Baby Leanne Morgan, SpaceDock, Alt Shift X, Dan Davis History, Fall of Civilisations, Red Plateaus, HBomberGuy, Ukraine Today, Lily Simpson, Aid Thompsin, Three Arrows, MechWest Show, Yoyomi, Red Viburnam Song, Stanzi, Sailing Melody, Cruising Crafts, Cruising Alba, Kiko1006, Female Warriors, TVP News, Patrick(H)Willem, J Draper, Welcome to Ukraine, KernowDamo, Red Glasgow, Dark Docs, Dark Skies, Tom Nicholas, Yanis Varoufakis, JimmyTheGiant, FirstPost, Stella Magz, Knitting Cult Lady, Mia Mulder, Engineering with Rosie, Bernadette Banner, Potential History, Peter Coulson, Lily Simpson, OliviaReadsaLatte, Veritas et Caritas, Your True Shelf, Agro Squirrel Narrates, Welcome to Ukraine, ATP Geopolitics, Grumpy Old Crone, Planet D, Book Chats with Shelley, Novara Media, Julie Nolke, Parkrose Permaculture, King's College, Skip Intro, OrangeRiver, Joe Blogs, Dungeons and Discourse, Guard the Leaf, Lisa McLeod, Democratic Penguin Republic, Discourse Minis, Grungeon Master, Players Aid, Central Crossing, Art Deco, Asturia Quartet, Anna Gramling, Jay Reed, The Military Show, Emilie's Literary Corner, No Justice, The Kavernacle, KernowDamo, Hope Africa with Kate, Rebecca Watson, Paul Warbug, Hawk's Podcasts, Anka Daily News, aidan knight, North of MAGA, Authentic Obserberr, Strange Aeons, Heather Cox Richardson, Lorena Abreu, Portable Orange, Premodernist, kgb detected, Dark Side of Russia, Veritas et Caritas, Josh Johnson, Scallydandling About the Books, The Burning Archive, Miranda Mills, Chris Norlund, United 24, Ukraine Today, Poland Daily News, Harbo Wholmes.
Ominous music begins. 😊 These comment gangs are common to Goodreads science fiction, Romance and Romantasy. The romance and romantasy maniacs at least read the books that They adore. My experiences with science fiction and fantasy included not one commenter who had written a review, had the book on Their shelves and in most cases had no titles in the genre. The discourse of these included doxxing, stalking, threats against readers their friends and family.
Before my review of Powers, I had seen Goodreads modifications to my pages but after, any attempt by site employees at stealth went by the wayside. My access to others' reviews were almost all blocked (no loss there), the automatic shift from end of book to the Rate and Review page had been disabled, I was not Allowed to unfriend my last lurkers, my ability to upload to Goodreads had been regularly Blocked for days at a time, all Kindle services had been interrupted for several days at a stretch with no explanation, my sparse message history was given to these members and then Australia happened.
My limited message history was given over to these madlads and Pine Gap Centre requested as a favour that Australian security interrogate the one friend whom I occasionally messaged. The attempt at my personal history failed but did result in two outraged customers.
Only after we began sharing that bizarre event did Amazon become concerned. Rather than address either of us, They removed all visible tampering with my pages, masked all comments, all lurkers were removed, etc. There seem deficiencies in Amazon customer service protocols. 🙂
Recently a seventh ex-employee of EBay was sentenced for harassment of a couple whose small ecommerce site was deemed insufficiently effusive toward EBay. They were awarded multi-millions and that employee had been the EBay Chief of Global Security or some such. These data corporations (Amazon is one) have created very twisted cultures. These are things worth a think.
I suggest "American Nihilism" as a read for understanding the violence and cruelty embedded in the history of the US. With more than 300 years of refinement and reinforcement the reactions of certain readers and Amazon employees are inevitable.
If you do not find the above to be normal or are not a US reader, I would make a suggestion. Remove personal information from profile and avoid messaging. Remove lurkers, those who never post. They are monitors not admirers. Screenshots of the odd, ugly and threatening are Useful, given the Goodreads penchant for Altering reader pages. These simple precautions should protect you if only Goodreads exposure is involved.
Kindle is a more dangerous exposure. Do Not use Kindle Files, Email, Contacts or Calendar. That information is a very dangerous vulnerability. Amazon read emails with neither permission or notice. Use of Files, Contacts and Calendar are an open invitation. Do Not "purchase" Amazon E-books as you own the device only, not the downloads which may be altered or deleted at Amazon's whim. Even using Silk, searches should be innocuous and non-critical. There are other e-readers and a number of reader forums of which Storygraph and Fable are good alternatives. BookTubers will gladly discuss options for devices and purchases. I unsubscribe to BookTubers who gush over Kindle or Goodreads.
It might also be helpful to bear in mind that the techs you query are the same who take the above actions with little fear of consequences. These deranged members and techs alike are US patriots with all that implies. The one question They will never ask. "Are we the baddies? " Ominous music ends. 😊
Be safe. May we all enjoy Good Reading! 🤗
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Let Another speak in your name, adopt the Other's sins.
My Grandmother
March 24, 2020
At times the pace of the developments is a bit ridiculous, but if you just 'gloss over' that, then the story is fun and makes an enjoyable read. Catie is the main heroine of the books and without her I'm not sure I would keep reading.
If possible I would have given 3.5 stars, however I decided to give three because I wasn't happy with the final action in the book.
If possible I would have given 3.5 stars, however I decided to give three because I wasn't happy with the final action in the book.
November 29, 2019
Soft sci-fi
The Delphi series is very very light soft sci-fi, a starship on the bottom of the ocean, amazing technology from deep space, that the lowly earthlings improve upon. Crisis of the month dominates, where book one had adults basically in charge, young teens now run the show, with the adults present as window dressing. The author wants to create a balance discrimination free world, which was presented as pages and pages on the creation of government.
The series is easy too read, but should be considered as YA for the general reader.
The Delphi series is very very light soft sci-fi, a starship on the bottom of the ocean, amazing technology from deep space, that the lowly earthlings improve upon. Crisis of the month dominates, where book one had adults basically in charge, young teens now run the show, with the adults present as window dressing. The author wants to create a balance discrimination free world, which was presented as pages and pages on the creation of government.
The series is easy too read, but should be considered as YA for the general reader.
April 29, 2022
A very good, unique, series!
March 7, 2021
I just blew through all the books in this series (1-9 as I’m certain more are coming). As a result I am doing one review for all the books. The top item is: these books are significantly better than 95% of self-published books. Book one is by far the worst of the series and it is still okay. Book one’s main problem is that it lacks story resolution, something I hate and generally do not forgive. Here, however, the author tells a more character driven story which reduces the need for a firm resolution. In fact another review for book 9 caught my eye and it was complaining about a lack action, something I would typically complain about as well but did not even consider as the development of the characters was fascinating.
After book one the author uses a recipe: resolve main story but end on a teaser for the next book. Personally I find using teasers a bad idea as it distracts from the story just told. It also seems to me that a truly competent author would not require teasers as readers would come back for more without them. Oddly enough I am reminded of Lilian Jackson Braun’s “Cat Who” series. It was also character driven and yet she never felt the need to end one of her books with a teaser for the next book (and I read this entire series even though I am not a mystery reader).
Bottom line: good, enjoyable books.
After book one the author uses a recipe: resolve main story but end on a teaser for the next book. Personally I find using teasers a bad idea as it distracts from the story just told. It also seems to me that a truly competent author would not require teasers as readers would come back for more without them. Oddly enough I am reminded of Lilian Jackson Braun’s “Cat Who” series. It was also character driven and yet she never felt the need to end one of her books with a teaser for the next book (and I read this entire series even though I am not a mystery reader).
Bottom line: good, enjoyable books.
August 9, 2022
there La a certain brilliance in the composition of this series.
The amount thought and planning that went into this book is astounding. This is one impressive self-published author. One would think a publisher would grab on to him.
The situations and problems and solutions are well thought out. If you can suspend disbelief a bit and ignore the insanely short timelines, you will see the remarkable thought that went into making things work.
I feel bad about criticizing his copy editor now. The grammar and word usage are generally very good, certainly better than most self published books. SORRY Bob, please apologize to your wife for me. Your writing is very entertaining.
The amount thought and planning that went into this book is astounding. This is one impressive self-published author. One would think a publisher would grab on to him.
The situations and problems and solutions are well thought out. If you can suspend disbelief a bit and ignore the insanely short timelines, you will see the remarkable thought that went into making things work.
I feel bad about criticizing his copy editor now. The grammar and word usage are generally very good, certainly better than most self published books. SORRY Bob, please apologize to your wife for me. Your writing is very entertaining.
August 6, 2020
There really wasn't much of a story here, mostly description and dialog. A few minor incidents occurred. There was a chapter with a copy of the Delphi constitution, which was similar to the US constitution. There was no justification for the various clauses in this constitution, or why it was different than the US version, or even where it was different. I know one is supposed to suspend disbelief when reading fiction, yet at this point in this sequence of books that suspension is extremely difficult. The book is a poor description of someone's idea of a utopia that doesn't address the historical problems associated with attempts at creating such a society. Including the constitution did not support the story, it undermined the story. In one episode, the rights of citizens are usurped by a foreign entity and eventually a small invasion is suppressed without reasonable oversight of the government's actions and without any action against a team of covert blackmailers living in the society.
September 6, 2025
Moving along nicely
Still a good escapist story. It’s the main reason for fiction . The action interspersed with family issues and funny things makes for an enjoyable read. One BIG error NEVER EVER SAY EX MARINE. It is always and forever FORMER MARINE. I was Navy do it isn’t personal with me. To me they were all Jarheads😇😇
Still a good escapist story. It’s the main reason for fiction . The action interspersed with family issues and funny things makes for an enjoyable read. One BIG error NEVER EVER SAY EX MARINE. It is always and forever FORMER MARINE. I was Navy do it isn’t personal with me. To me they were all Jarheads😇😇
December 18, 2020
Still an excellent book, excellent series, plenty of world building.
You will really enjoy this book in the series if you like world building. I did not review books 2 and three because they were basically The same format. There was plenty of world building, good character development and some action at the end of the book. So far the series is fun, not to Machiavellian in its plot but a good fast-paced read. I like Katie even though I do not like children in books because she is a child prodigy, I did not give a book of five because there was some slope parts in this book. But the characters are engaging in the plot moves right along going on to the next book. PS there is one more thing I found disconcerting, The abrupt changes between space station and earthbound needed a little bit more transition, it Took a few seconds before I realized that they were on earth or in space. I know this book has plenty of reviews and I can see why it is well worth reading.
You will really enjoy this book in the series if you like world building. I did not review books 2 and three because they were basically The same format. There was plenty of world building, good character development and some action at the end of the book. So far the series is fun, not to Machiavellian in its plot but a good fast-paced read. I like Katie even though I do not like children in books because she is a child prodigy, I did not give a book of five because there was some slope parts in this book. But the characters are engaging in the plot moves right along going on to the next book. PS there is one more thing I found disconcerting, The abrupt changes between space station and earthbound needed a little bit more transition, it Took a few seconds before I realized that they were on earth or in space. I know this book has plenty of reviews and I can see why it is well worth reading.
June 7, 2022
The book is easy to read because its mostly reading conversations vs reading narrative descriptions. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next book. A couple things I found hard to believe, even is a sci fi boo. Its a stretch to have Catis being the lead on so many things, including flying supersonic planes. But I just do not get how we are to believe that they let two eleven year old twins go on a space plane and then play around on an asteroid. THAT is just not believable in my opinion. THEN, they took both of them to the ISS.
One thing that I really loved about the book is the way the Delphi nation ignored and shunned the US. It made me laugh the way the US was unable to barge in and take over the way they always in real life stick their noses in other people's business. I loved reading that the US president was about to "bust-a-gut" trying to take over what Delphi was doing.
One thing that I really loved about the book is the way the Delphi nation ignored and shunned the US. It made me laugh the way the US was unable to barge in and take over the way they always in real life stick their noses in other people's business. I loved reading that the US president was about to "bust-a-gut" trying to take over what Delphi was doing.
September 7, 2023
Better 'n' Better
That's just what this series is becoming, better and better. A thought 'flitted' across my mind that this particular episode was a combining of James Bond and Star Trek (2 of my favorites). Even the technical issues and terminology didn't bog me down which usually happens when reading some of the books in the Sci-fi genre. The interactions between all the protagonists was so entertaining that I found myself speed reading and had to slow down so that nothing was missed. In all, this book checked all my boxes with the action, intrigue, a little romance and let's not forget the laugh out loud humor!! Again, thank you to author Bob Blanton for another great read. Now on to the next episode.
That's just what this series is becoming, better and better. A thought 'flitted' across my mind that this particular episode was a combining of James Bond and Star Trek (2 of my favorites). Even the technical issues and terminology didn't bog me down which usually happens when reading some of the books in the Sci-fi genre. The interactions between all the protagonists was so entertaining that I found myself speed reading and had to slow down so that nothing was missed. In all, this book checked all my boxes with the action, intrigue, a little romance and let's not forget the laugh out loud humor!! Again, thank you to author Bob Blanton for another great read. Now on to the next episode.
March 31, 2020
Best board meetings ever
Innovative, fun interaction, healthy good people. The leader who sensed they needed to hurry still gave the time allotments to do things needed to achieve the ever growing snowball of goals.
Might be a thought to collaborate with the author of Breakthrough. His series might be plausible to connect. Read his action chapters as a thought on a good style to flush out periods of adventure and conflict. His characters and concepts could compliment yours.
Delphi series so far are excellent syfy books. Binge read all of the Delphi series. Looking forward to the next one.
Innovative, fun interaction, healthy good people. The leader who sensed they needed to hurry still gave the time allotments to do things needed to achieve the ever growing snowball of goals.
Might be a thought to collaborate with the author of Breakthrough. His series might be plausible to connect. Read his action chapters as a thought on a good style to flush out periods of adventure and conflict. His characters and concepts could compliment yours.
Delphi series so far are excellent syfy books. Binge read all of the Delphi series. Looking forward to the next one.
March 23, 2021
Blanton, Bob. Delphi Nation. Delphi in Space No. 4. Kindle, 2019.
In this fourth book in the Delphi series, poor Marc has to wrestle with the multiple problems of creating a national constitution and an international tech corporation at the same time. Delphi moves its city into international waters and declares itself to be a constitutional monarchy. Poor marc is the monarch, whether he wants to be or not. If you have read the series this far, you won’t have any major surprises. I am not sure we needed the whole text of the Delphi constitution, but Blanton obviously had fun writing it. 3.5 stars.
In this fourth book in the Delphi series, poor Marc has to wrestle with the multiple problems of creating a national constitution and an international tech corporation at the same time. Delphi moves its city into international waters and declares itself to be a constitutional monarchy. Poor marc is the monarch, whether he wants to be or not. If you have read the series this far, you won’t have any major surprises. I am not sure we needed the whole text of the Delphi constitution, but Blanton obviously had fun writing it. 3.5 stars.
April 17, 2020
Really enjoying this series. Just a wonderful and fantastic story about what good intentions and breathtaking use of technology can accomplish. Imagine a city with peace and calm, work and enterprise for all who want it, free medical care and health choices, housing, security and sense of community, equal rights, no discrimination, and so on... Fun characters, lots of drama and suspense, and a great plot with a lot of legs and twists and turns. Brilliant and entertaining and thought provoking, too.
January 10, 2021
The hits keep on coming
Well, I'm very pleased to see my previous comments didn't tempt fate (unlike some comments by the characters which always seem to court disaster. The narrative.works well, though there is still a degree of "we're perfect" on the part of the characters which seems a common feature of this kind of fiction (I remember the Space Force series suffered from this).
Sometimes the good guys can be imperfect??
That said, I'm criticising a small element as that's the worst I can find.
If you're still reading this then you should be downloading this book!!
Well, I'm very pleased to see my previous comments didn't tempt fate (unlike some comments by the characters which always seem to court disaster. The narrative.works well, though there is still a degree of "we're perfect" on the part of the characters which seems a common feature of this kind of fiction (I remember the Space Force series suffered from this).
Sometimes the good guys can be imperfect??
That said, I'm criticising a small element as that's the worst I can find.
If you're still reading this then you should be downloading this book!!
August 22, 2021
And the fun continues!
Space Station building can be complicated and requires some a balancing acts - but the Gang is up to it , especially the twins. Things get hair after Independence Day but Delphi City is much more resilient that their opponents expect. Author Blanton continues to drag us into his plot and intrigue us with great social improvements and revelations. Will jump into next part of saga soon.
Space Station building can be complicated and requires some a balancing acts - but the Gang is up to it , especially the twins. Things get hair after Independence Day but Delphi City is much more resilient that their opponents expect. Author Blanton continues to drag us into his plot and intrigue us with great social improvements and revelations. Will jump into next part of saga soon.
December 17, 2021
An engrossing story unfolding realistically
While I enthusiasticlly read books two and three I failed to review them, but they were so good I charged right on to the next book. I'm pausing here to emphasize how enjoyable this story and series of books truly is.
So, if you'll excuse me I'm gonna move right on to Book Five because I can't wait to continue and find out what happens next....
While I enthusiasticlly read books two and three I failed to review them, but they were so good I charged right on to the next book. I'm pausing here to emphasize how enjoyable this story and series of books truly is.
So, if you'll excuse me I'm gonna move right on to Book Five because I can't wait to continue and find out what happens next....
January 27, 2020
The series continues to be fun
Things progress rapidly in the Delphi Nation. It's a natural consequence how much the author wants to accomplish within each book. That makes it a little thin in places, but it's enjoyable to see the broad scope of the development in the new nation and it's technology.
Things progress rapidly in the Delphi Nation. It's a natural consequence how much the author wants to accomplish within each book. That makes it a little thin in places, but it's enjoyable to see the broad scope of the development in the new nation and it's technology.
February 12, 2020
Independence Day
Marc and crew surmount problems that arise with other governments trying to steal their technology. They continue to expand their operation at a rapid rate. Catie, Marx's precocious 14 year old daughter continues to shine although she still has some things to learn. I like the action, humor, strategy, and a bit of romance. I have downloaded the next book.
Marc and crew surmount problems that arise with other governments trying to steal their technology. They continue to expand their operation at a rapid rate. Catie, Marx's precocious 14 year old daughter continues to shine although she still has some things to learn. I like the action, humor, strategy, and a bit of romance. I have downloaded the next book.
February 15, 2020
Very good hard scifi series with some space opera notes.
I had my doubts about the whole series. However, I've come to love it. It's slow going unless it's fast, and then things get real. The development of a complete country after finding an alien ship, and working out a believable timeline and such grows on me. Two thumbs up for the entire series.
I had my doubts about the whole series. However, I've come to love it. It's slow going unless it's fast, and then things get real. The development of a complete country after finding an alien ship, and working out a believable timeline and such grows on me. Two thumbs up for the entire series.
February 26, 2020
Excellent
And I should also mention that even though I've made some criticisms they have been more than balanced by the research he has done to present a story that at least has enough good science to keep my interest. So I thank him for that. Also, thanks for keeping the dialog more adult. I've bought the next in the series.
And I should also mention that even though I've made some criticisms they have been more than balanced by the research he has done to present a story that at least has enough good science to keep my interest. So I thank him for that. Also, thanks for keeping the dialog more adult. I've bought the next in the series.
April 23, 2020
Wow!
Well Now, the Delphi Nation has really grown in this chapter of what 's going on for our true heroes. It seems that every time they think they have some problems covered, along comes something else. New adventures in space and on the ground have definitely shown us the suspense that had been missing. I can't wait to read the next installment!
Well Now, the Delphi Nation has really grown in this chapter of what 's going on for our true heroes. It seems that every time they think they have some problems covered, along comes something else. New adventures in space and on the ground have definitely shown us the suspense that had been missing. I can't wait to read the next installment!
June 26, 2020
A series which gets better as you read through it is a pleasant change from usual. In his part of the story our heroes declare independence from the rest of the world to protect their advanced science and their plan to save the world from itself. another enjoyable read and more sci fi situations as the series proceeds.
November 14, 2020
Enjoyable book
Loved this book. I liked that is a fast moving book with technology that is very informative that you can imagine. It also was not overwhelming with technical knowledge. I also enjoyed that there was not any miss-spelled words or words spelled right but not the right word for the sentence. Thank you for a great read. Renee Ladd
Loved this book. I liked that is a fast moving book with technology that is very informative that you can imagine. It also was not overwhelming with technical knowledge. I also enjoyed that there was not any miss-spelled words or words spelled right but not the right word for the sentence. Thank you for a great read. Renee Ladd
May 15, 2020
Sad
I was really enjoying this set until this one. Anti-gun much. Apparently the only people in this utopia that are allowed to have weapons are the elite special forces. Less a benevolent monarchy and more a dictatorship.
I was really enjoying this set until this one. Anti-gun much. Apparently the only people in this utopia that are allowed to have weapons are the elite special forces. Less a benevolent monarchy and more a dictatorship.
June 13, 2020
Too easy.
I like this series but after 4 books I was waiting for s** to hit the fan but again things are happen smoothly and the problems the team meets don’t have any lasting damage or bush back.
I’m hoping the book to things to next level.
I like this series but after 4 books I was waiting for s** to hit the fan but again things are happen smoothly and the problems the team meets don’t have any lasting damage or bush back.
I’m hoping the book to things to next level.
October 16, 2020
Going international!
Welp, they just keep innovating and growing and accomplishing more....and it's fun to be along for the ride. More of the same in this series, but if you've read this far into it, you know you enjoy it. Looking forward to the next!
Welp, they just keep innovating and growing and accomplishing more....and it's fun to be along for the ride. More of the same in this series, but if you've read this far into it, you know you enjoy it. Looking forward to the next!
December 15, 2020
Mostly the same but different
Mostly the same but different. Next country to step into the bad guy shoes... Oh work until you die but less so. Still a fun read but less so than the first three.
Mostly the same but different. Next country to step into the bad guy shoes... Oh work until you die but less so. Still a fun read but less so than the first three.
December 31, 2020
Author's political views get in the way ofd what would otherwise be a good story
I really enjoyed the first couple of books but the authors overtly socialist and anti-2A views really turned me off on this book.
I really enjoyed the first couple of books but the authors overtly socialist and anti-2A views really turned me off on this book.
February 13, 2021
Another good story
The McCormacks and their friends are back doing good things and stopping bad guys. The story is well written and has a diverse group of characters with an interesting plot. A fun read.
The McCormacks and their friends are back doing good things and stopping bad guys. The story is well written and has a diverse group of characters with an interesting plot. A fun read.
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