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Two officers sat side by side in the cramped command couches of the RSFS Fergus as the light cruiser accelerated away from the Galway system. Read the first page
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It is a fascinating and complex story that uses discussons about ethics as a lead in to each chapter. These discussions add depth and interest to an interesting tale about how and why the main protagonists, Trystin Desoll and Van Cassius Albert act the way they do.
It would be possible to miss out these talks but they add even more depth and interest to an already interesting tale. It is well worth reading and I recommend it to anybody.
As with the Parafaith War Modesitt writes with much more depth and power than his more familiar good to mediocre Recluse books.
A few small critisms - the space combat isnt as imaginative as it could be - basically the same tactics being used every time. The covert stuff is very similar to the Ecotech novels.
Apart from that though this book ranks up there with the Parafaith War as the authors best. The ending is left open for a sequel too - fingers crossed.
This book is intelligent Sci-Fi at it finest.
Having read the review on the back of the book first (a big mistake), I did think it was going to be decidedly formulaic naff sci fi. Luckily, whoever wrote the bumph hadn't read the book...
Tackling "ethics" could have bogged the book down in slow moving moralising, but Modesitt manages to inject enough life, action and interest into the plot that it drags you on at a good pace. Well thought out politics and people give this a lot more depth than just one book would indicate on the subject.
If you're after deep political discussions, good dialogue, finding innovative ways to blow ships up, a hint of a tint of romance, genetic manipulation, revenge and retribution, sensible religious discussion then buy it. Closest in style to Ian Banks' books than much else out there.
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