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Drop Trooper #5
Home Front
Cam Alvarez was finished with war. But war isn’t finished with him.
Hausos is a peaceful farming colony. Once controlled by the Tahni, it's now settled by a collection of homeless refugees and war veterans, among them Cam and Vicky. Their life is pleasantly boring, quiet enough for demons from the war to nag at the corners of Cam’s mind on lonely nights. He fights the demons back with willpower and alcohol, determined to make this place home.
But the peace doesn’t last. Serpents show up in their pastoral Eden, smugglers from the Pirate Worlds caching weapons on the farms of their neighbors, taking advantage of the colony’s isolation and lack of law enforcement. Cam is worried but he’s a civilian and it’s none of his business.
However, the smugglers are just lackeys for the real mastermind, a former colonel in the Tahni Imperial Army, leading a group of disaffected Tahni soldiers in a quest for revenge against the humans who toppled their society.
Will Cam and Vicky be drawn back into the fight against an old enemy? Will fate finally catch up with them, here on their home front?
The 5th installment of the bestselling Drop Trooper military sci-fi series is here!
Hausos is a peaceful farming colony. Once controlled by the Tahni, it's now settled by a collection of homeless refugees and war veterans, among them Cam and Vicky. Their life is pleasantly boring, quiet enough for demons from the war to nag at the corners of Cam’s mind on lonely nights. He fights the demons back with willpower and alcohol, determined to make this place home.
But the peace doesn’t last. Serpents show up in their pastoral Eden, smugglers from the Pirate Worlds caching weapons on the farms of their neighbors, taking advantage of the colony’s isolation and lack of law enforcement. Cam is worried but he’s a civilian and it’s none of his business.
However, the smugglers are just lackeys for the real mastermind, a former colonel in the Tahni Imperial Army, leading a group of disaffected Tahni soldiers in a quest for revenge against the humans who toppled their society.
Will Cam and Vicky be drawn back into the fight against an old enemy? Will fate finally catch up with them, here on their home front?
The 5th installment of the bestselling Drop Trooper military sci-fi series is here!
310 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 7, 2020
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About the author
Rick Partlow
212 books374 followersRick Partlow is that rarest of species, a native Floridian. Born in Tampa, he attended Florida Southern College and graduated with a degree in History and a commission in the US Army as an Infantry officer.
His lifelong love of science fiction began with Have Space Suit---Will Travel and the other Heinlein juveniles and traveled through Clifford Simak, Asimov, Clarke and on to William Gibson, Walter Jon Williams and Peter F Hamilton. And somewhere, submerged in the worlds of others, Rick began to create his own worlds.
He has written over 70 books in over a dozen different series, and his short stories have been included in many different anthologies.
He currently lives in norther Wyoming with his wife and their dog. Besides writing and reading science fiction and fantasy, he enjoys outdoor photography, hiking and camping.
His lifelong love of science fiction began with Have Space Suit---Will Travel and the other Heinlein juveniles and traveled through Clifford Simak, Asimov, Clarke and on to William Gibson, Walter Jon Williams and Peter F Hamilton. And somewhere, submerged in the worlds of others, Rick began to create his own worlds.
He has written over 70 books in over a dozen different series, and his short stories have been included in many different anthologies.
He currently lives in norther Wyoming with his wife and their dog. Besides writing and reading science fiction and fantasy, he enjoys outdoor photography, hiking and camping.
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November 22, 2020
Looking For Peace
In a nutshell to me this is what this 5th book was mainly concerned with. For those who have been in combat, especially one on one infantry style with an enemy, they would definitely relate to what Cam, his significant other, and brothers and sisters veterans were going through. Trying to readjust to life after military service is hard enough, after years of combat, a challenge for sure. The author shows us through Cam , his wife and fellow Drop Trooper, Vicky, the hard emotional toll it takes on people. Yes, there's action, drama, and suspence. Then there's that lingering question all of us military, especially combat veterans have asked ourselves. Given the opportunity to return to that life, would we, would our noble author?? Nuff said!!!!
In a nutshell to me this is what this 5th book was mainly concerned with. For those who have been in combat, especially one on one infantry style with an enemy, they would definitely relate to what Cam, his significant other, and brothers and sisters veterans were going through. Trying to readjust to life after military service is hard enough, after years of combat, a challenge for sure. The author shows us through Cam , his wife and fellow Drop Trooper, Vicky, the hard emotional toll it takes on people. Yes, there's action, drama, and suspence. Then there's that lingering question all of us military, especially combat veterans have asked ourselves. Given the opportunity to return to that life, would we, would our noble author?? Nuff said!!!!
December 30, 2023
To be completely honest I loved the slow pace writing of Rick Partlow. I noticed some people have said that they wanted more action, like other books in this chaotic storyline in previous books, however I really enjoyed the gradual up-climb of the Homefront. The progression of Cam and Vicky into the farmer life was well put together and I enjoyed learning about what colony life was all about in this space opera. In any case here are my pros and cons of the 5th book into the Drop Trooper series.
Pros
Fantastic Story Telling: As stated above I really enjoyed how Rick Partlow expanded his universe to his readers. In previous books the life on the colony’s was very fragile and the reader only got a sense of the civilians through the aftermath of war torn worlds. Book one kinda goes over it when Cam is stranded on an occupied world and is forced to work with colonists. But even then their daily life was vague. In Homefront you get the full picture of what life is like plus a twist of something called the predecessors. I am not going to dive too deep into that, you will have to read the book to find out.
Twists: Throughout the book there were several twists in the plot. Some small and semi foreseeable but there are a few that completely took me by surprise. Some characters you think you have figured out but surprisingly not what you expect.
Wordsmith: If you look at a few of my highlights you can tell Rick Partlow has a sway with words. “People who want power, even the ones who are off their nut, they’re usually predictable. People who want revenge….” I shook my head. “They can do anything.” Or, “his personality was like chili powder, best served in measured doses and on special occasions.” All great writing. There were plenty more but I liked the dry humor in his writing and of course is sarcasm in Ricks characters.
Mystery: I loved how this book takes off in two new directions in the end. Without giving it away the galactic rouge pirate conflict and some new plot with ancient aliens know as the “predecessors” really brings more the general storyline and I’m looking forward to what next book brings.
Con
Predictable: As stated before the only con I have are some of the friction points were quite predictable. The ending fight scene did not really do it for me and I honestly knew how where Cam and Vicky were going to end up in the end. I’m saying that there are still twists and good character development between the love life of Cam and Vicky. Unfortunately almost all the major conflict scenes I could have seen coming. Besides one with a head exploding, completely did not see it coming. However for that info you will just have to read the book.
-Alex
Pros
Fantastic Story Telling: As stated above I really enjoyed how Rick Partlow expanded his universe to his readers. In previous books the life on the colony’s was very fragile and the reader only got a sense of the civilians through the aftermath of war torn worlds. Book one kinda goes over it when Cam is stranded on an occupied world and is forced to work with colonists. But even then their daily life was vague. In Homefront you get the full picture of what life is like plus a twist of something called the predecessors. I am not going to dive too deep into that, you will have to read the book to find out.
Twists: Throughout the book there were several twists in the plot. Some small and semi foreseeable but there are a few that completely took me by surprise. Some characters you think you have figured out but surprisingly not what you expect.
Wordsmith: If you look at a few of my highlights you can tell Rick Partlow has a sway with words. “People who want power, even the ones who are off their nut, they’re usually predictable. People who want revenge….” I shook my head. “They can do anything.” Or, “his personality was like chili powder, best served in measured doses and on special occasions.” All great writing. There were plenty more but I liked the dry humor in his writing and of course is sarcasm in Ricks characters.
Mystery: I loved how this book takes off in two new directions in the end. Without giving it away the galactic rouge pirate conflict and some new plot with ancient aliens know as the “predecessors” really brings more the general storyline and I’m looking forward to what next book brings.
Con
Predictable: As stated before the only con I have are some of the friction points were quite predictable. The ending fight scene did not really do it for me and I honestly knew how where Cam and Vicky were going to end up in the end. I’m saying that there are still twists and good character development between the love life of Cam and Vicky. Unfortunately almost all the major conflict scenes I could have seen coming. Besides one with a head exploding, completely did not see it coming. However for that info you will just have to read the book.
-Alex
March 6, 2022
The stakes of the book are much lower than those of the previous parts, and we don't know about it before the very end.
This is the first book in the series that I find boring, I won't go any further.
This is the first book in the series that I find boring, I won't go any further.
August 15, 2021
Disappointing
Compared to partkow's first four books in the Drop trooper series Home Front was incredibly disappointing The main character Cam was sickening in his constant complaining about his lot in life and his supposed PTSD.I considered just returning it unread but Partlow is a very competent writer so the book is a quick read and easily forgotten so the reader can move on to the next book in the series quickly, with the the hope that the author will get back on track and is main characters return to being interesting and dynamic hero's consistent with the Space opera genre.
Compared to partkow's first four books in the Drop trooper series Home Front was incredibly disappointing The main character Cam was sickening in his constant complaining about his lot in life and his supposed PTSD.I considered just returning it unread but Partlow is a very competent writer so the book is a quick read and easily forgotten so the reader can move on to the next book in the series quickly, with the the hope that the author will get back on track and is main characters return to being interesting and dynamic hero's consistent with the Space opera genre.
October 8, 2023
War Never Drop s
Reading Home Front really shows how even if you win the war, you never really stop fighting the war. Without giving too much of the book away, I was really impressed with how it shows that men and women are haunted by war even after they return from it.
Reading Home Front really shows how even if you win the war, you never really stop fighting the war. Without giving too much of the book away, I was really impressed with how it shows that men and women are haunted by war even after they return from it.
November 18, 2023
The scope of this title is much smaller then the previous ones. Cam and Vicky defending their hometown. A solid story which sets up the next missions for them.
November 24, 2020
Another excellent installment in an excellent series
As an avid reader who reads roughly 200 Kindle Unlimited titles a year I found the Drop Troopers series to be a wonderful surprise as it was the first encounter with Mr Paltrow's work. His action sequences are fast paced and he has mastered the art of humanizing the combat experience (and post combat as well) without falling into existentialism and angst while maintaining the pace of the action and portraying the subjective essence of never being able to fully process the events that threaten to overcome you in a way that truly puts you there. He also fully humanizes the experiences and expectations of the troopers between battle exceptionally as well. Home Front is no exception.
In addition to everything above, his books are rather well edited and generally free of the types of hiccups that are often littered throughout the self published works that dominate Kindle Unlimited. Obvious typos and voice to text errors are all but non existing and I'm yet to catch an awkward change in phrasing in any of Mr Paltrow's work and would happily and eagerly volunteer myself to him if he ever needs another beta reader.
Bravo Mr Paltrow, Bravo.
As an avid reader who reads roughly 200 Kindle Unlimited titles a year I found the Drop Troopers series to be a wonderful surprise as it was the first encounter with Mr Paltrow's work. His action sequences are fast paced and he has mastered the art of humanizing the combat experience (and post combat as well) without falling into existentialism and angst while maintaining the pace of the action and portraying the subjective essence of never being able to fully process the events that threaten to overcome you in a way that truly puts you there. He also fully humanizes the experiences and expectations of the troopers between battle exceptionally as well. Home Front is no exception.
In addition to everything above, his books are rather well edited and generally free of the types of hiccups that are often littered throughout the self published works that dominate Kindle Unlimited. Obvious typos and voice to text errors are all but non existing and I'm yet to catch an awkward change in phrasing in any of Mr Paltrow's work and would happily and eagerly volunteer myself to him if he ever needs another beta reader.
Bravo Mr Paltrow, Bravo.
November 20, 2020
Drop Trooper book 5
Drop Trooper book 5 takes the series in a new direction. Out of the military, Cam and Vicky are trying their hand at becoming colonist farmers on an isolated colony world on the other side of the Tahni Imperium. But those two can’t stay out of trouble and when the Tahni stick their noses into things again, two former Marines have to be the ones to stand up to them.
This book has a different feel than the others, but it deals very realistically with the problems of former soldiers, including PTSD and an inability to cope with civilian life. It also lays the groundwork for what seems like a very thrilling new adventure with old enemies and new ones. I am anxiously awaiting book six!
Drop Trooper book 5 takes the series in a new direction. Out of the military, Cam and Vicky are trying their hand at becoming colonist farmers on an isolated colony world on the other side of the Tahni Imperium. But those two can’t stay out of trouble and when the Tahni stick their noses into things again, two former Marines have to be the ones to stand up to them.
This book has a different feel than the others, but it deals very realistically with the problems of former soldiers, including PTSD and an inability to cope with civilian life. It also lays the groundwork for what seems like a very thrilling new adventure with old enemies and new ones. I am anxiously awaiting book six!
January 19, 2021
Home Front, is book 5 in Rick Partlow's Drop Trooper series and it doesn't disappoint.
Released from the service, Cam and Vicky use their discharge bonuses to set up in a new colony and try to live a 'normal' life as farmers. Until the Tahni arrive with a smuggler. They want something, of course, and don't care how they get it, dragging our MCs back into warrior mode.
A find continuation of the series, well-plotted, concise and with an edge of tension. I have book 6 on pre-order.
Released from the service, Cam and Vicky use their discharge bonuses to set up in a new colony and try to live a 'normal' life as farmers. Until the Tahni arrive with a smuggler. They want something, of course, and don't care how they get it, dragging our MCs back into warrior mode.
A find continuation of the series, well-plotted, concise and with an edge of tension. I have book 6 on pre-order.
February 3, 2021
Fun transition to new stage...
Good, fun story, well paced, hard to put down, as usual. This time, not quite as well crafted. The throw away character of Cam's new buddy was a little gratuitous; would have liked to see him evolve into a solid support character. But his only role was to telegraph the twist, and that was just sloppy. At any rate, this volume satisfied my military mech craving and transitioned well to the new stage of the saga. Look forward to the next one.
Good, fun story, well paced, hard to put down, as usual. This time, not quite as well crafted. The throw away character of Cam's new buddy was a little gratuitous; would have liked to see him evolve into a solid support character. But his only role was to telegraph the twist, and that was just sloppy. At any rate, this volume satisfied my military mech craving and transitioned well to the new stage of the saga. Look forward to the next one.
November 25, 2021
Thoroughly enjoying this series
First rate characterization. Excellent descriptions of battles and scenes without getting so mired in details that your mind and body drift from the story. This author is very very good at keeping things moving without making a book seem like a TV show.
First rate characterization. Excellent descriptions of battles and scenes without getting so mired in details that your mind and body drift from the story. This author is very very good at keeping things moving without making a book seem like a TV show.
December 17, 2020
Great series: good characters, fast paced, and highly enjoyable. It definitely scratches that Sci-Fi itch. The author's background shines through brightly, and provides some real clever realism in an unexpected manner
February 8, 2021
Cracking storyline
Once again you have created a great storyline with plenty of blood and guts.. I truly understand how they felt when Can and Vicky felt something was missing and the felt alive when in the right again.. I felt the same way and still do as a old veteran..
Once again you have created a great storyline with plenty of blood and guts.. I truly understand how they felt when Can and Vicky felt something was missing and the felt alive when in the right again.. I felt the same way and still do as a old veteran..
June 12, 2023
Great Story
The saga of Cam Alvarez and Vicky Sandoval continues as they discover the their true mission in life. A lesson for all of us: Be who you were meant to be. Thanks Rick for an epic story. Can’t wait to read the next book.
The saga of Cam Alvarez and Vicky Sandoval continues as they discover the their true mission in life. A lesson for all of us: Be who you were meant to be. Thanks Rick for an epic story. Can’t wait to read the next book.
January 30, 2021
We're back with Cameron Alvarez and Vicky Sandoval, Farmers! Yeah, they've taken their separation bonus from the Marines and left Earth to become colony farmers on a planet called Hausos. This planet is about as far away from Earth as you can get. They took this location since the Commonwealth Colonization Authority game them almost everything they needed to start their farm, except a lot of spare parts. After working this farm and hoping to get a profitable crop harvested by next summer, they were still replacing broken stuff with hard to get spare parts. Most were fabricated locally, but some and most everything else had to be imported and that was expensive! Still, Cameron and Vicky very much like the idea of not being shot at every single day!
Everything was going great, if you like farming. There wasn't much of a town close by, but it did have something resembling a spaceport and they even had a few freight shuttles coming and going every so often. Most everyone around the town were also farmers. There were some shops keepers and other tradesmen in town so the community could keep itself running without a lot of trouble. There was one particular far ran by a guy named Klaus Hellnick. He wasn't exactly the friendly type. He was alone on the farm as far as anyone knew; he had a few hired hands, but it didn't seem like he was working his farm all that hard.
There was also interesting things happening regularly at his farm. Freighter shuttles were flying way to regularly toward Hellnick's farm and everyone knew they couldn't be delivering that much equipment to one place. The town's people were very curious as to what was going on out there, but it was really none of their business, so far. Then one of those shuttles crashed on Dave Cline's farm and a whole lot of stuff started happening real quick.
Cameron, Vicky, and Dave headed out to the crash since they were close. Once they got there, everything was in flames and it didn't look like anyone could have survived the crash. Still, Cameron and Vicky pushed their way into the crew compartment only to find all but one person pretty much dead. The last guy didn't look like he last too long and Cameron didn't know if he should move him or wait until Emergency Rescue arrived. They got back out of the crashed shuttle and ran into Captain Eld. This guy looked definitely like the pirate type and didn't deny it one bit. That wasn't so bad and after getting a glimpse of the photon cannon inside the crashed shuttle, Cameron figure he was also a weapons smuggler. While that wasn't all that great, out here in the "Forbidden Zone", there wasn't much in the way of law and as long as these guys kept to themselves and didn't bother the honest folk, they wasn't anything they could do about smugglers being in their community.
At least there didn't first appear to be any reason to object to their being around until Cameron and Vicky spotted the Tahni Colonel and his solders there! That they definitely didn't like. While the war was over, Cameron and Vicky still had strong memories of the killings the Tahni had done and the Tahni they had killed in return. Things had taken a turn for the very worst. Cameron and Vicky might not be just farmers for much longer, not with the Tahni around anyway!
Once again, very smooth writing. While this book seemed to tell a pretty comprehensive story, it seemed short after reading it. I don't know if it's the easy way it reads or what, but I kind of just moved along while reading the book and that's good. The editing is excellent which always makes for a good book. I'll definitely be reading the next book in this series, "Fire Base", which is available for pre-order on Amazon right now. It's expected to out by 16 Feb 2021. Better get it!
Everything was going great, if you like farming. There wasn't much of a town close by, but it did have something resembling a spaceport and they even had a few freight shuttles coming and going every so often. Most everyone around the town were also farmers. There were some shops keepers and other tradesmen in town so the community could keep itself running without a lot of trouble. There was one particular far ran by a guy named Klaus Hellnick. He wasn't exactly the friendly type. He was alone on the farm as far as anyone knew; he had a few hired hands, but it didn't seem like he was working his farm all that hard.
There was also interesting things happening regularly at his farm. Freighter shuttles were flying way to regularly toward Hellnick's farm and everyone knew they couldn't be delivering that much equipment to one place. The town's people were very curious as to what was going on out there, but it was really none of their business, so far. Then one of those shuttles crashed on Dave Cline's farm and a whole lot of stuff started happening real quick.
Cameron, Vicky, and Dave headed out to the crash since they were close. Once they got there, everything was in flames and it didn't look like anyone could have survived the crash. Still, Cameron and Vicky pushed their way into the crew compartment only to find all but one person pretty much dead. The last guy didn't look like he last too long and Cameron didn't know if he should move him or wait until Emergency Rescue arrived. They got back out of the crashed shuttle and ran into Captain Eld. This guy looked definitely like the pirate type and didn't deny it one bit. That wasn't so bad and after getting a glimpse of the photon cannon inside the crashed shuttle, Cameron figure he was also a weapons smuggler. While that wasn't all that great, out here in the "Forbidden Zone", there wasn't much in the way of law and as long as these guys kept to themselves and didn't bother the honest folk, they wasn't anything they could do about smugglers being in their community.
At least there didn't first appear to be any reason to object to their being around until Cameron and Vicky spotted the Tahni Colonel and his solders there! That they definitely didn't like. While the war was over, Cameron and Vicky still had strong memories of the killings the Tahni had done and the Tahni they had killed in return. Things had taken a turn for the very worst. Cameron and Vicky might not be just farmers for much longer, not with the Tahni around anyway!
Once again, very smooth writing. While this book seemed to tell a pretty comprehensive story, it seemed short after reading it. I don't know if it's the easy way it reads or what, but I kind of just moved along while reading the book and that's good. The editing is excellent which always makes for a good book. I'll definitely be reading the next book in this series, "Fire Base", which is available for pre-order on Amazon right now. It's expected to out by 16 Feb 2021. Better get it!
September 5, 2022
Book 5 starts a new story arc in the Drop Trooper series. You'll probably want to begin with book 1, it's a good stand alone and if you like the series (which I'm betting you will), you can continue and get hooked like I am. Even book 2 makes a good stand alone, but for sure the first three books together form a nice complete arc, so no long term commitment!
Book 4 extends that 'war with an alien race' plot with his great cast of characters; Partlow does well adding another dimension to this series. Difficult to do, I think, after a solid trilogy wrap-up. No. 4 could be a stand alone as well. The author knows how to write a satisfying novel with a conclusion.
If pressed, I'd say Book 5 could be a stand alone - but why jump into the series half way through knowing there are 10 or 12 books in the opus. Just bite the bullet and start with No. 1. (grin) Because by now there's a lot of history between our protag, Cam Alverez and his partner Victoria and a character that Partlow brought back from an earlier novel. Great stuff.
Here's what I wrote in a previous review and applies to Home Front as well: Rick Partlow is a really good story teller, balancing important description (without a heavy dose of techno-jargon) with well-rounded characters in tense situations. This is definitely a plot-driven, fast paced, exciting adventure but Cam is ‘real’, his friends are not two-dimensional, and the action is believable. This is an adult military SF book, so rough language is sprinkled throughout, but not overused, imo.
Book 4 extends that 'war with an alien race' plot with his great cast of characters; Partlow does well adding another dimension to this series. Difficult to do, I think, after a solid trilogy wrap-up. No. 4 could be a stand alone as well. The author knows how to write a satisfying novel with a conclusion.
If pressed, I'd say Book 5 could be a stand alone - but why jump into the series half way through knowing there are 10 or 12 books in the opus. Just bite the bullet and start with No. 1. (grin) Because by now there's a lot of history between our protag, Cam Alverez and his partner Victoria and a character that Partlow brought back from an earlier novel. Great stuff.
Here's what I wrote in a previous review and applies to Home Front as well: Rick Partlow is a really good story teller, balancing important description (without a heavy dose of techno-jargon) with well-rounded characters in tense situations. This is definitely a plot-driven, fast paced, exciting adventure but Cam is ‘real’, his friends are not two-dimensional, and the action is believable. This is an adult military SF book, so rough language is sprinkled throughout, but not overused, imo.
November 26, 2022
This was a big change in pace and setting in the saga. And it has been very good. I enjoyed it just as much as the precious ones, I really liked the relatively slower, almost cozy first part and the new challenges in the second half as well. I feel that although at the same time all the books are really similar to each other and to the ideal military sci-fi book I imagine, they are also different enough to always feel fresh. I'm really glad that I found this series and will continue on with the next book.
June 26, 2021
Different but great!
The setting is quite different in this book than the previous, but it's a really interesting and well thought out change. Fantastic character development and continuation of the story arc. Really looking forward to more. I'm deliberately not giving more details because you really need to read this whole series of military sci-fi is your genre. Read them all, you will not be disappointed.
The setting is quite different in this book than the previous, but it's a really interesting and well thought out change. Fantastic character development and continuation of the story arc. Really looking forward to more. I'm deliberately not giving more details because you really need to read this whole series of military sci-fi is your genre. Read them all, you will not be disappointed.
March 5, 2023
Unlike most of the reviews here, I was actually hoping for our main couple to live the life they earned with blood. A lot of blood. And yet she is bored and wants to go back again... I honestly could not understand this. I am not a military person, but when is enough? When does our hero deserve his peaceful life? To me, this volume should have ended this story with a golden gift bun... but that is a personal opinion.
December 18, 2020
Cam Alvarez finds a new home...
The development of Alvarez is excellent and accurate, very much so how some people feel about their experiences. Furthermore, Partlow's use of Proto-Indo-European (and others) words/names is very inspiring to me as a writer and noteworthy to me as a reader.
The development of Alvarez is excellent and accurate, very much so how some people feel about their experiences. Furthermore, Partlow's use of Proto-Indo-European (and others) words/names is very inspiring to me as a writer and noteworthy to me as a reader.
February 19, 2021
This was my least favourite of the first 5 books. I guess it was inevitable given the setup to the story. It at least sets up the series for better story lines but I found this one a bit of a stretch. I'm also a bit less hopeful for the next book based on this one. It's just not clear that the series will regain the pace and excitement of the first 4 books.
March 14, 2021
Unsure
Well this one was a change of pace for this series, away from the military and set on a planet of farmers. I do feel this particular branch of this series has run it's course, yes there is mystery and a new enemy ,however it somehow feels forced. I'll read the next book and see how that goes.
Well this one was a change of pace for this series, away from the military and set on a planet of farmers. I do feel this particular branch of this series has run it's course, yes there is mystery and a new enemy ,however it somehow feels forced. I'll read the next book and see how that goes.
April 26, 2021
Another excellent entry in the series !
Continues the character development of the principal, Cam, as he comes to grips with his inability to adjust to peace time after the violence of his war years. Some nice meditations on the need to be needed to find meaning, without sacrificing story pacing and nicely crafted battle scenes. Can’t wait for the next one.
Continues the character development of the principal, Cam, as he comes to grips with his inability to adjust to peace time after the violence of his war years. Some nice meditations on the need to be needed to find meaning, without sacrificing story pacing and nicely crafted battle scenes. Can’t wait for the next one.
February 25, 2022
Once a Marine...
After reading the first four Drop Trooper books there was no way I'd pass on reading the continuing adventures of Cam Alvarez. If you loved Starship Troopers you'll love this grittier, more gory version of the concept, told by a former Army officer who can write. Somewhere Bob Heinlein smiles down.
After reading the first four Drop Trooper books there was no way I'd pass on reading the continuing adventures of Cam Alvarez. If you loved Starship Troopers you'll love this grittier, more gory version of the concept, told by a former Army officer who can write. Somewhere Bob Heinlein smiles down.
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March 20, 2022Great if different outlook
It's no easy task to retire after the war and if the action is more a build up compared to the previous books the story is written well with plenty of insights into colony life and the fallout for the vets and others. Not my favourite book but as it picks up the pace I'm reminded just how good these are. Onwards to the next book I go.
It's no easy task to retire after the war and if the action is more a build up compared to the previous books the story is written well with plenty of insights into colony life and the fallout for the vets and others. Not my favourite book but as it picks up the pace I'm reminded just how good these are. Onwards to the next book I go.
September 9, 2022
A nice change from the normal
Unlike the first four books in the series, Cam and Vicki are no longer in the Marines and trying to be civilians. It doesn't work out and the story behind why is very entertaining. It takes the series in a new direction, which is refreshing, but no less action packed and engrossing.
Unlike the first four books in the series, Cam and Vicki are no longer in the Marines and trying to be civilians. It doesn't work out and the story behind why is very entertaining. It takes the series in a new direction, which is refreshing, but no less action packed and engrossing.
November 20, 2020
Best series
This is a very well written series with good story land likable characters. I’ve binge read the first few books and have read the rest as they’ve been released. Great space marine adventures
This is a very well written series with good story land likable characters. I’ve binge read the first few books and have read the rest as they’ve been released. Great space marine adventures
December 19, 2020
Loved it!!!!
Once again ,Rick Partlow offers up an interesting story with Alvarez and Sandoval doing what they do best. Kicking alien ass as they were trained to do.
Looking forward to the next chapter in this off world , deep space adventure.
Once again ,Rick Partlow offers up an interesting story with Alvarez and Sandoval doing what they do best. Kicking alien ass as they were trained to do.
Looking forward to the next chapter in this off world , deep space adventure.
December 20, 2020
Not what I expected.
I cannot give a fair review for this book. Only read about ten to fifteen per cent of it. Just could not get into it. The series should have stopped after the war.
I cannot give a fair review for this book. Only read about ten to fifteen per cent of it. Just could not get into it. The series should have stopped after the war.
January 4, 2021
The action after the war
The main characters settle into a life after the war. Their home is infiltrated by smugglers and an unknown warlord. They deal with the situation with the same flair as during the war.
The main characters settle into a life after the war. Their home is infiltrated by smugglers and an unknown warlord. They deal with the situation with the same flair as during the war.
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