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In the Black
In a demilitarized zone on the border of human space, long range spy satellites are mysteriously going quiet, and no one knows why. Captain Susan Kamala and her crew are dispatched to figure out what's going on and solve the problem.
That problem, however, is a mysterious, bleeding edge alien ship that no human vessel could hope to match in open conflict. But, it's not spoiling for a fight.
Now, the Captain and her crew must figure out how to navigate a complicated game of diplomacy, balancing the needs of their corporate overlords and the honest desire for a lasting peace between the two races, all without letting a longstanding cold war turn hot."
That problem, however, is a mysterious, bleeding edge alien ship that no human vessel could hope to match in open conflict. But, it's not spoiling for a fight.
Now, the Captain and her crew must figure out how to navigate a complicated game of diplomacy, balancing the needs of their corporate overlords and the honest desire for a lasting peace between the two races, all without letting a longstanding cold war turn hot."
352 pages, Paperback
First published October 13, 2020
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Patrick S. Tomlinson
18 books240 followersPatrick S. Tomlinson lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his wife, a menagerie of houseplants in varying levels of health, a Mustang, and a Triumph motorcycle bought specifically to embarrass and infuriate Harley riders. When not writing sci-fi and fantasy novels and short stories, Patrick is busy developing his other passion for writing and performing stand-up comedy in the Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago scenes.
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December 17, 2019
I'm here because the author tweeted this
"Mmm, yes. 32 One Star ratings on a book that doesn't come out for 10 months and isn't even out of editing yet. And all with pics from my Twitter followers. Seems legit. Hey,
@goodreads, are you doing anything about fake reviews? #amwriting #amreading"
And I'm here to redress the balance
"Mmm, yes. 32 One Star ratings on a book that doesn't come out for 10 months and isn't even out of editing yet. And all with pics from my Twitter followers. Seems legit. Hey,
@goodreads, are you doing anything about fake reviews? #amwriting #amreading"
And I'm here to redress the balance
February 19, 2021
Two big failings
Okay, one each tale of space opera. Competently written for the most part. Could have been five stars.
Two failings:
1. Lost two stars for the cliffhanger ending. Your job as an author is to tie up the loose plotlines, take out the trash, turn off the lights, and lock the damn door on your way out.
2. Lost two more stars for authorial editorializing on current politics right after the unsatisfying ending. Very loudly and self-righteously put two in the stunning and one in the brave. Non-leftists buy books, too, dipshit. Not everything has to be about politics. As a matter of fact, getting away from current politics is a major reason a lot of people read science fiction.
Spent good money on this. Will not buy the sequel.
Okay, one each tale of space opera. Competently written for the most part. Could have been five stars.
Two failings:
1. Lost two stars for the cliffhanger ending. Your job as an author is to tie up the loose plotlines, take out the trash, turn off the lights, and lock the damn door on your way out.
2. Lost two more stars for authorial editorializing on current politics right after the unsatisfying ending. Very loudly and self-righteously put two in the stunning and one in the brave. Non-leftists buy books, too, dipshit. Not everything has to be about politics. As a matter of fact, getting away from current politics is a major reason a lot of people read science fiction.
Spent good money on this. Will not buy the sequel.
Want to read
January 5, 2020Another Tomlinson book being bombarded by idiot trolls.
If idiot trolls hate it, it can't be all bad. I've just put it on Mt. TBR, and I'll be purchasing it when it becomes available in audio format. Stay Tuned!
If idiot trolls hate it, it can't be all bad. I've just put it on Mt. TBR, and I'll be purchasing it when it becomes available in audio format. Stay Tuned!
October 16, 2020
Terrible.
October 11, 2020
I would normally save a 5 star rating on a science fiction book for a 'serious' novel but this military sci-fi was just so much fun to read that I'm recklessly throwing all 5 big stars at it. Military science fiction isn't something I'm greatly familiar with but thank goodness Patrick Tomlinson kept it simple-ish for those of us who aren't completely conversant with how spaceships move around in space. Make the details sound good but give me lots of action to keep me distracted from all the engineering; check. That's what he did and I thoroughly enjoyed myself and.....I will be reading the next one whenever it is ready for the fanatics (that would be people like me).
It seems there is an honest to goodness line drawn in space beyond which humans and aliens cannot cross to the other side. Sounds like a set-up for somebody to put their toe across the line to me. And that's kind of/almost what the Xre did. For 70 years the treaty has held firm, nobody has violated it. Now the Combined Corporate Defense Fleet ship Ansari has lost yet another recon drone and the only culprit in the vicinity would surely have to be the Xre on the other side of the red line. But how did they do it? That's what Captain Susan Kamala and her crew have to find out before they start a war with the aliens.
As I said, I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, probably in part because it didn't take itself too seriously. There are humans and aliens involved in the military aspects of this stretch of space as well as the corporate world where the money for all the defenses comes from. When the world of one of the corporate giants begins to collapse the affects go straight to the heart of the military. So who is behind all the calamities that have come together at the same time? Honestly, I have no idea because this entire plot is a cliffhanger; yes, I've said the dreaded word and, unfortunately there is no going back on it. And even with the cliffhanger I still really, really liked these characters and the plots and the action scenes...just the whole thing. I'll be waiting impatiently for the next exciting adventure. Sooner rather than later would be nice.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Tor/Forge for an e-galley of this novel.
It seems there is an honest to goodness line drawn in space beyond which humans and aliens cannot cross to the other side. Sounds like a set-up for somebody to put their toe across the line to me. And that's kind of/almost what the Xre did. For 70 years the treaty has held firm, nobody has violated it. Now the Combined Corporate Defense Fleet ship Ansari has lost yet another recon drone and the only culprit in the vicinity would surely have to be the Xre on the other side of the red line. But how did they do it? That's what Captain Susan Kamala and her crew have to find out before they start a war with the aliens.
As I said, I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, probably in part because it didn't take itself too seriously. There are humans and aliens involved in the military aspects of this stretch of space as well as the corporate world where the money for all the defenses comes from. When the world of one of the corporate giants begins to collapse the affects go straight to the heart of the military. So who is behind all the calamities that have come together at the same time? Honestly, I have no idea because this entire plot is a cliffhanger; yes, I've said the dreaded word and, unfortunately there is no going back on it. And even with the cliffhanger I still really, really liked these characters and the plots and the action scenes...just the whole thing. I'll be waiting impatiently for the next exciting adventure. Sooner rather than later would be nice.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Tor/Forge for an e-galley of this novel.
December 27, 2019
This is the best book that I haven't read that hasn't come out yet. Unlike everyone else, I imagine the story to be quite beautifully written - I would say almost poetic. While this isn't my normal genre, the vivid detail and beautiful writing that I imagined drew me right in and I fell in love with the story and characters who were so familiar - almost as though I had conceived them myself. I highly recommend this book, but then, I'm not a horrible troll who is trying to ruin a man's reputation.
February 23, 2021
This is a real review based on reading this book. As silly as that sounds in a review, it seem necessary to explicitly state that due to the seemingly huge number of fake reviews at both ends of the spectrum.
I initially had high hopes for this book. That changed when the author called out four authors as being inspirational. Based on my experience reading two of those authors, my expectations dropped considerably.
Overall, my experience was mixed. After a rather slow start, the story eventually picked up and became relatively interesting. I was a bit disappointed in the world building and with the characters, which seemed shallow and underdeveloped. And while I know some readers of science fiction live for it, I am not much of a fan of pages of pseudo babble to describe how some made up tech in a book works. Give the reader a little credit - if the author can present the tech in a believable manner, the reader can accept it.
I initially had high hopes for this book. That changed when the author called out four authors as being inspirational. Based on my experience reading two of those authors, my expectations dropped considerably.
Overall, my experience was mixed. After a rather slow start, the story eventually picked up and became relatively interesting. I was a bit disappointed in the world building and with the characters, which seemed shallow and underdeveloped. And while I know some readers of science fiction live for it, I am not much of a fan of pages of pseudo babble to describe how some made up tech in a book works. Give the reader a little credit - if the author can present the tech in a believable manner, the reader can accept it.
November 9, 2020
What a con! The blurb says hey find a mysterious alien ship....and must navigate a diplomacy.
Half way through we suddenly get some aliens but they KNOW each other....what mysterious...
And it';s stuffed with military jargon and descriptions of weapon launching etc.....utterly boring.
Half way through we suddenly get some aliens but they KNOW each other....what mysterious...
And it';s stuffed with military jargon and descriptions of weapon launching etc.....utterly boring.
December 28, 2019
So a bunch of trolls are creating fake accounts to bash this as yet unpublished book (due out in October!) In a personal vendetta against the author. Figured I'd beat them to the punch and pre-order it and pre-review it. Looking forward to the new year with this book in my future.
January 15, 2020
We've just sent the manuscript off to the copy editors. So I can officially call it done. If you're a fan of military sci-fi, this book will be right up your alley. It's The Hunt for Red October in space, with a little corporate espionage thrown in for good measure. Cover art coming soon!
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December 27, 2019Oh look, the Lowest Common Denominator of twitter have discovered how to zerg.
Goodreads, i do expect you'll clean this mess up. Waiting for it to stop snowing?
Goodreads, i do expect you'll clean this mess up. Waiting for it to stop snowing?
June 24, 2021
After what seems like forever, my library finally got in a copy of In The Black. It was so worth the wait! I have to admit, I really loved this book! Being my first Tomlinson book, I was surprised by the amount of humor, and happy to find that I was fully invested in all the characters. I especially loved the strong female characters.
There is a bit of the Master and Commander feel, like an adventure on the high seas, but out in space. I had visions of Captain Amelia, from Disney's animated Treasure Planet.
I think the "techno speak" was handled really well. There was plenty of context so I didn't need every acronym spelled out, yet there were enough descriptions of the unique weaponry, that I could follow the action without trouble.
This was my original "review", that I posted after seeing preemptory stars on a book that didn't even have advance copies out: "I'll jump on the bandwagon with the trolls and rate this book that hasn't come out yet. I guess I should be thanking them for their trolling. I would never have found this author! Now, I have a new author to follow and I look forward to reading this book when it is published 10 months from now. The synopsis sounds great!"
I had planned on revising my stars, but I'm leaving them at a strong five, because this might be my favorite book this year.
There is a bit of the Master and Commander feel, like an adventure on the high seas, but out in space. I had visions of Captain Amelia, from Disney's animated Treasure Planet.
I think the "techno speak" was handled really well. There was plenty of context so I didn't need every acronym spelled out, yet there were enough descriptions of the unique weaponry, that I could follow the action without trouble.
This was my original "review", that I posted after seeing preemptory stars on a book that didn't even have advance copies out: "I'll jump on the bandwagon with the trolls and rate this book that hasn't come out yet. I guess I should be thanking them for their trolling. I would never have found this author! Now, I have a new author to follow and I look forward to reading this book when it is published 10 months from now. The synopsis sounds great!"
I had planned on revising my stars, but I'm leaving them at a strong five, because this might be my favorite book this year.
January 6, 2020
Five stars in the attempt to counteract the shameful review bombing campaign against the author. And I'll read it too, let's make sure even trolling counts as good publicity.
January 9, 2020
Come on Goodreads! This book isnt even out yet and you are allowing this terrible trolling. Be better.
January 9, 2020
Just here to balance out the trolls. Good luck with the publication & I’ll be back after I read it to post an honest review
Want to read
January 9, 2020I always enjoy Pat's writing and even blurbed one of his books in the past. I'm sure this one will be as excellent as the rest of his work.
June 27, 2022
Mr. Tomlinson is quickly becoming one of my favourite SF writers. Excellent book. Well-paced, and with more than a nodding familiarity towards the military mindset.
Where’s the sequel ;)?
Where’s the sequel ;)?
November 8, 2023
Apparently I missed the excitement here - bunch of negative reviews before it was even published, then a bunch of 5-stars in response. So in order to maintain this delicate cosmic balance, I'll give it 3, since I quit at about 100 pages and so can't comment on the whole thing.
But what I did read came across as a pilot episode for a new Star Trek: Ansari TV series, or a lesser entry in "The Expanse.” Neither of which are bad in their own right; but in that case, I figured I'd be better off just watching more Star Trek: Discovery, or reading Nemesis Game.
Also, what particularly bothered me about this book - what bothers me about SO MANY sci-fi books - is Tomlinson's sporadic lack of imagination, which when it happened just totally pulled me out of the story. According to Tomlinson (https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-inter...), the story takes place "400'ish years" in the future - and yet enemy forces are still hacking each others' computers, the Packers are still winning the Super Bowl, and Chili's restaurants are still serving southwest egg rolls? I get that Tomlinson (and other authors) want to show some historical or cultural continuity (or something?)...but Chili's and pro football will be lucky to survive COVID, much less whatever-the-hell the next four centuries is going to throw at us.
The world today is changing SO FAST, that these kinds of projections are as ridiculous as Asimov's gear-and-vacuum tube robots, the original Star Trek's bulky CRT computer monitors, or the physical book-library-on-the-spaceship in Stanislaw Lem's otherwise prescient Solaris. All those examples are from the 50's and early 60's, so are somewhat forgivable - but for something written in 2020, we should be able to do better.
But what I did read came across as a pilot episode for a new Star Trek: Ansari TV series, or a lesser entry in "The Expanse.” Neither of which are bad in their own right; but in that case, I figured I'd be better off just watching more Star Trek: Discovery, or reading Nemesis Game.
Also, what particularly bothered me about this book - what bothers me about SO MANY sci-fi books - is Tomlinson's sporadic lack of imagination, which when it happened just totally pulled me out of the story. According to Tomlinson (https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-inter...), the story takes place "400'ish years" in the future - and yet enemy forces are still hacking each others' computers, the Packers are still winning the Super Bowl, and Chili's restaurants are still serving southwest egg rolls? I get that Tomlinson (and other authors) want to show some historical or cultural continuity (or something?)...but Chili's and pro football will be lucky to survive COVID, much less whatever-the-hell the next four centuries is going to throw at us.
The world today is changing SO FAST, that these kinds of projections are as ridiculous as Asimov's gear-and-vacuum tube robots, the original Star Trek's bulky CRT computer monitors, or the physical book-library-on-the-spaceship in Stanislaw Lem's otherwise prescient Solaris. All those examples are from the 50's and early 60's, so are somewhat forgivable - but for something written in 2020, we should be able to do better.
October 26, 2021
Incredibly boring military sci-fi that goes nowhere. First thing you need to know is that this is analogous to naval engagements in space and with that comes some great moments where the same order is repeated three times, one after the other, because that's what we pay money to read. That's just the first misstep in this boring story.
The other problem is that the first half of the book is about two vessels in space trying to get each other to cross an invisible treaty line so they can shoot the other without it being classed as a war crime. One is alien, the other is human. It's so slow and tedious. You should also know that neither one actually "wins" this cat and mouse game because some event happens that changes the status quo.
None of the characters are that interesting or deep. Neither are the interactions between them. The ship crew feels old fashioned because of cheap sex jokes ("Going down like a bride on her wedding night" - Really? We're going there?) and lame metaphors that you could expect in a 1970s war movie. Lots of characters hoorah each other, which I suppose is part of the military genre but completely unnecessary.
Also there are quite a few chapters about a rich CEO who is really quite unlikable but you're never quite sure if he's actually meant to be unlikable or not and in the end it doesn't matter. The main conflict with him is not resolved or developed. In fact this book is like act 1 of a full story and that is probably the biggest crime of all.
The other problem is that the first half of the book is about two vessels in space trying to get each other to cross an invisible treaty line so they can shoot the other without it being classed as a war crime. One is alien, the other is human. It's so slow and tedious. You should also know that neither one actually "wins" this cat and mouse game because some event happens that changes the status quo.
None of the characters are that interesting or deep. Neither are the interactions between them. The ship crew feels old fashioned because of cheap sex jokes ("Going down like a bride on her wedding night" - Really? We're going there?) and lame metaphors that you could expect in a 1970s war movie. Lots of characters hoorah each other, which I suppose is part of the military genre but completely unnecessary.
Also there are quite a few chapters about a rich CEO who is really quite unlikable but you're never quite sure if he's actually meant to be unlikable or not and in the end it doesn't matter. The main conflict with him is not resolved or developed. In fact this book is like act 1 of a full story and that is probably the biggest crime of all.
September 28, 2022
Cliffhanger ending to bait people into buying the next book and hyper-political anti-capitalist tirades aren't my thing.
I did like the Cold War setting vs. all out war and wish more military scifi books made use of it.
Late edit: Now I see the author hates his readers and makes violent threats on Twitter, too. Women beware.
I did like the Cold War setting vs. all out war and wish more military scifi books made use of it.
Late edit: Now I see the author hates his readers and makes violent threats on Twitter, too. Women beware.
November 2, 2020
I received a copy of In the Black in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Patrick S. Tomlinson is back once again, diving into the world of space operas and science fiction in his newest novel, In the Black.
Captain Susan Kamala have picked up a mystery in need of an immediate investigation. Satellites sent to the far reaches of human space are going silent – suspiciously so. One would be an oddity.
If only it was one. No, what is happening is anything but a coincidence or a strange happenstance. That is why the Captain and her crew must investigate, and in doing so, they're about to find themselves over their heads.
“So, someone is not only finding out recon drones, but picking them off.”
If there's one thing I knew I could count on with In the Black, it's that it would be full of science fiction splendors and mysteries. Tomlinson's writing always is. This is a space opera through and through, with a few additional elements (such as military science fiction) to truly mix things up.
If I'm being completely honest here, the time I spent reading In the Black seemed to go by in the blink of an eye. Captain Susan Kamala and her crew faced an interesting journey here, made all the more complicated by diplomacy and human nature in general.
I think that's actually the part I loved the most about this book. It was a slow-building novel, not afraid to spend the first ten percent of the novel setting the scene. But so very quickly it seemed like it was subverting my expectations, and throwing in these delightful twists.
All of which made for a thrilling reading experience, naturally. I loved the twists, the implications, all of it. I even didn't mind the fact that In the Black essentially concluded on a cliffhanger, forcing readers to wait to find out the truth of what is really going on (naturally, it's more complicated than it appears, and I love it).
See more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
Patrick S. Tomlinson is back once again, diving into the world of space operas and science fiction in his newest novel, In the Black.
Captain Susan Kamala have picked up a mystery in need of an immediate investigation. Satellites sent to the far reaches of human space are going silent – suspiciously so. One would be an oddity.
If only it was one. No, what is happening is anything but a coincidence or a strange happenstance. That is why the Captain and her crew must investigate, and in doing so, they're about to find themselves over their heads.
“So, someone is not only finding out recon drones, but picking them off.”
If there's one thing I knew I could count on with In the Black, it's that it would be full of science fiction splendors and mysteries. Tomlinson's writing always is. This is a space opera through and through, with a few additional elements (such as military science fiction) to truly mix things up.
If I'm being completely honest here, the time I spent reading In the Black seemed to go by in the blink of an eye. Captain Susan Kamala and her crew faced an interesting journey here, made all the more complicated by diplomacy and human nature in general.
I think that's actually the part I loved the most about this book. It was a slow-building novel, not afraid to spend the first ten percent of the novel setting the scene. But so very quickly it seemed like it was subverting my expectations, and throwing in these delightful twists.
All of which made for a thrilling reading experience, naturally. I loved the twists, the implications, all of it. I even didn't mind the fact that In the Black essentially concluded on a cliffhanger, forcing readers to wait to find out the truth of what is really going on (naturally, it's more complicated than it appears, and I love it).
See more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
September 29, 2020
Review in the September 2020 issue and on the blog: https://raforall.blogspot.com/2020/09...
Three Words That Describe This Book: snarky, thought provoking, character driven
Three Words That Describe This Book: snarky, thought provoking, character driven
October 20, 2020
Another fun book by Patrick S. Tomlinson. This time we have the crew of a warship that is part of a corp[orate-sponsored fleet playing tag with a hostile alien ship, the crew of that alien ship, and the CEO of a transstellar corp[oration suddenly having a very bad week. It all moves quickly, the action is well-written, and he explains his universe without long pieces of expository text. The alien Xre, for example, a reintroduced and we learn about them and their culture just be following the story. The leader has just molted and is bothered by having to wait for a new shell to grow. Their society is more collective, with several references to a lost homeworld and the fall of a royal caste.
You care about these characters, even the aliens. Sometimes their motivations feel a little forced, but there are many times when leaders are forced into hard decisions. Tomlinson has a talent for bringing characters to life with very few brushstrokes.
My only real problem here was the number of current references in a book supposedly taking place a few centuries from now. Two characters have lunch at Chili's. A character listens to "Immigrant Song" in the shower. For the latter, you could simply mention that the character had a passion for late 20th-century music. But you can introduce a casual dining restaurant without making us wonder how the chain survived three or four hundred years.
Finally, this is a complete novel that leads into the next book. The CEO's tale, which is the B-polt of the book, is clearly going to be near the fore in the next book. But you can read this one and be happy with a good space opera tale.
You care about these characters, even the aliens. Sometimes their motivations feel a little forced, but there are many times when leaders are forced into hard decisions. Tomlinson has a talent for bringing characters to life with very few brushstrokes.
My only real problem here was the number of current references in a book supposedly taking place a few centuries from now. Two characters have lunch at Chili's. A character listens to "Immigrant Song" in the shower. For the latter, you could simply mention that the character had a passion for late 20th-century music. But you can introduce a casual dining restaurant without making us wonder how the chain survived three or four hundred years.
Finally, this is a complete novel that leads into the next book. The CEO's tale, which is the B-polt of the book, is clearly going to be near the fore in the next book. But you can read this one and be happy with a good space opera tale.
October 15, 2020
This book is billed as "Hunt for the Red October in Space," a billing I found very accurate. Set an indeterminate number of years in our future, spacefaring humanity is locked in a cold war with the alien Xre. The Combined Corporate Defense Fleet, a name which tells you a lot about the worldbuilding, has stationed a cruiser on a routine patrol in the 82 G Eridani system.
Weird things happen, and then things get kinetic. Interspersed with this, we get some at first apparently unrelated corporate maneuverings down on the human-colonized planet. We also get to see how things are progressing on the Xre side of the border. I did like his aliens - they were sufficiently alien and clearly had a well-thought-out backstory.
Tomlinson does a very good job of both keeping things exciting and tying all of these loose threads together at the end in a believable manner. He's also created an interesting and realistic cast of characters. Although not billed as such, it feels like the beginning of an interesting series. I found it highly entertaining and devoured it in one sitting.
Weird things happen, and then things get kinetic. Interspersed with this, we get some at first apparently unrelated corporate maneuverings down on the human-colonized planet. We also get to see how things are progressing on the Xre side of the border. I did like his aliens - they were sufficiently alien and clearly had a well-thought-out backstory.
Tomlinson does a very good job of both keeping things exciting and tying all of these loose threads together at the end in a believable manner. He's also created an interesting and realistic cast of characters. Although not billed as such, it feels like the beginning of an interesting series. I found it highly entertaining and devoured it in one sitting.
March 11, 2021
I was afraid this was going to be just a military space opera, since those are the most popular subgenre now. But it has alien characters and a mystery of who is sabotaging an interstellar business tycoon. The gizmos that make space travel and warfare possible are confidently and realistically described. Fun escapism to the far future and far worlds of the galaxy that kept me reading. The author's afterword was just as interesting, as he describes getting this book published during the Pandemic and his gratitude to all workers as he begins a sequel that will see Captain Susan Kamala, Business Tycoon Tyson Abington and insect-like Derstu Thuk, who leads his own cutting edge spaceship, join forces to overcome conspiracies designed to take down both Abington and Thuk's ship.
November 28, 2020
Great space adventure story set in the worlds of competing mega corporations. Will the lone spaceship captain a) destroy the aliens as ordered b) be destroyed by the aliens c) make peace and reach understanding ? On the edge of the chair all the way along. Woven around some innovate ship drive technology the clear understanding of the physics of wide open space added realism to the heart of the story.
Author zoomed into our book club meeting for a chat which added insight and interest.
Author zoomed into our book club meeting for a chat which added insight and interest.
November 2, 2020
Sci-Fi enthusiasts will enjoy this immensely
Another wonderful read from Mr. Tomlinson. I've read a couple of his other books with great pleasure as well. This book is packed with action and intrigue spread across a galaxy settled by humans and the Xre with whom we clashed decades before. If you enjoy Sci-Fi you will enjoy this book.
Another wonderful read from Mr. Tomlinson. I've read a couple of his other books with great pleasure as well. This book is packed with action and intrigue spread across a galaxy settled by humans and the Xre with whom we clashed decades before. If you enjoy Sci-Fi you will enjoy this book.
December 20, 2020
4.5 rating. Picked this up on a whim as I don’t read a lot of sci-fi novels. The comparison to “Hunt for the Red October” in space sucked me in and I am thrilled for having been grabbed.
Good characters, plot and ending left me waiting for the next episode of this adventure.
Anxiously awaiting more...
Good characters, plot and ending left me waiting for the next episode of this adventure.
Anxiously awaiting more...
October 30, 2020
It really is Hunt for Red October in space. Mostly. But it's really nice executed. Good characters and some solid plot. Fantastic space engagements.
Only minus is the way that they run from an AI. That's just a huge plothole.
Only minus is the way that they run from an AI. That's just a huge plothole.
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