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In Death Ground (1997) — Auteur — 714 exemplaren
Crusade (1992) 708 exemplaren
Insurrection (1990) — Auteur — 692 exemplaren
The Shiva Option (2002) 665 exemplaren
The Stars at War (Crusade / In Death Ground) (2004) — Auteur — 217 exemplaren
Exodus (2006) — Auteur — 206 exemplaren
Emperor of Dawn (1999) 176 exemplaren
The Disinherited (1993) 173 exemplaren
The Stars at War II (The Shiva Option / Insurrection) (2005) — Auteur — 168 exemplaren
Prince of Sunset (1998) 151 exemplaren
Extremis (2011) — Auteur — 141 exemplaren
Eagle Against The Stars (2000) 138 exemplaren
Forge of the Titans (2003) 105 exemplaren
Legacy (1995) 105 exemplaren
Blood of the Heroes (2006) 93 exemplaren
The Prometheus Project (2005) 86 exemplaren
Debt of Ages (1995) 72 exemplaren
Demon's Gate (2004) 63 exemplaren
Imperative (Starfire) (2016) 54 exemplaren
Saint Antony's Fire (2008) 44 exemplaren
Wolf Among the Stars (2011) 40 exemplaren
Oblivion (Starfire Book 8) (2018) 30 exemplaren
Sunset of the Gods (2012) 24 exemplaren
Her Majesty's American (2018) 19 exemplaren
Soldiers Out of Time (More...) (2015) 15 exemplaren
Ghosts of Time (N/A) (2014) 14 exemplaren
Monster Massacre (1993) — Redacteur — 7 exemplaren
Gods of Dawn (Jason Thanou) (2017) 4 exemplaren
Terror in Turin (S-Com, No. 1) (1981) 3 exemplaren
S Com No. 5: King of Kingstin (1982) 1 exemplaar

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It's neither original, thought provoking or consistently believable. On the other hand it manages to be entertaining, and improves steadily from start to finish.

I haven't read the first book in the series, but as soon as I started reading this one I was thinking 'oh look - a Man-Kzin wars clone' That's not all bad, if you like light military sci-fi, and don't demand originality. It gets off the 'what if big cats were intelligent aliens' theme when the mysterious attackers show up, but the historical time line associated with them is just something you'll have to hold your nose and try to ignore.

By the end of the book there's even some interesting angles covered you wouldn't expect at first.

Started out a two, and managed to claw up a point by the end. If you enjoy the sub-genre, you'll probably like this one too.
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furicle | 9 andere besprekingen | Aug 5, 2023 |
Al habla la teniente Samantha Johansen. De la Armada de la Federación Terrestre, a bordo del destructor de Orión Znamae. No están ustedes en territorio terrestre.
Este sistema fue cedido al Khanato bajo el Tratado de Tycho.
La Federación no está, repito. No está, en guerra con el Khanato. Solos aliados. Lo repito de nuevo: la Federación de la Tierra y el Khanato de Orión somos aliados.
Por favor, confirmen la recepción de mi transmisión...
Después de muchos años de lucha, la guerra interestelar entre los humanos y los oriones ha concluido en falso, ya que ningún bando ha sido capaz de derrotar al otro.
De momento, la paz se sustenta en una tregua muy frágil, pero la desconfianza y el odio se extienden entre las dos razas.
Por ello, cuando una vieja nave terrestre aparece en una puerta de entrada del hiperespacio y abre fuego contra las patrullas de Orión que tratan de detenerla, el tenue equilibrio se tambalea y las viejas heridas se abren de nuevo.
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Natt90 | 9 andere besprekingen | Nov 4, 2022 |
Extremis
Author: Steve White and Charles Gannon
Publisher: Baen Books
Publishing Date: 2011
Pgs: 856 pages
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Disposition: Inter-Library Loan from Theodore Jones Branch Library - Beaumont Public Library, Beaumont, TX via Irving Public Library - South Campus, Irving, TX
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REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
Summary:
From the depths of space the threat of the Arduans comes. They didn’t discover the warp point network until we showed it to them. Their star went nova. They need a place to live. Humans have colonized some of those planets in the Arduans path. They are coming. Telepathic cohesion in battle. Adaptation v. Adaption. Punch-counterpunch. Fleet action. Death. War. And as they battle, the Tangri are watching and awaiting their chance to raid the losers...or the victors.
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Genre:
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Military Science Fiction
Space Colonization
War
Aliens

Why this book:
Space fleets hurling missiles and destructive beams at one another. I love this stuff.
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Least Favorite Character:
Heine is a wheedling little scumbag.

Urkhot is slime as well. A juxtaposition fanatic in agreement with Heine. They could have been on a collision course that would’ve put them in each other's pocket. Urkhot reminds me of too many religious leaders and politicians in the modern world

Character I Most Identified With:

Plot Holes/Out of Character:
Considering what Sandro went through being suspected of being a traitor, his treatment of Jennifer is horrible. And if she forgives him, and everything is all good, then this character is unrealistic. He helped them take her baby away from her. The aliens didn't even do that. So the guy who is the father of her child is going to treat her like she's a traitor to humanity and everything is going to be okay. I don't think so. These personality types as created here wouldn’t do that, whatever the additional emotional baggage. The deep scars caused by Sandro’s actions would mar their relationship beyond repair, baby or no baby.

Favorite Scene:
When Commander Van Felsen was snatched up and bear hugged by the Sergeant who she'd just given the best news in the world to.

Favorite Quote:
“Take us away from here before Lt Weathermere can break anything else.” - The Orion carrier commander to his helmsman.

Trevayne staring at the wreckage of fleets falling inward toward a distant sun and said that this isn’t a sufficient funeral pyre not for his old enemy, become his ally, First Space Lord Li Han.

Favorite Concept:
I love good fleet action science fiction.

The priest won't live to regret challenging the elder. Saw that coming...still satisfying.

Hmm Moments:
The description of the Arduan’s Deshotaz caste. Their rapid reflex towards resolutions of conflict through violent resolution, their impetuous embrace of physical peril, their predilection for hero worship, their dismissive attitude toward the cultures of others, all point towards a devolution: interesting societal commentary when taken in context of the America we’re living in right now.

WTF Moments:
Damn, the Tangri don’t mess around. Raiding and nuking the planets from orbit.

Meh / PFFT Moments:
Ossian Weathermere is a bit of Mary Sue and trying too hard to have a young Kevin Sanders still in the books. If they wanted to do this, they should have come up with a way for Sanders to still be young instead of coming up with a King Arthur bit for Ian Trevayne.

Well of course Heide is going to do something that atrocious. When you let spies and amateur spymasters run things, they act like everything is a spy game. Hearts and minds aren’t their kind of thing. And Heide is a shitty person too, so…

Sorta bull in the china shop the way that Mags and Ian’s relationship is hammered at us. Admiral Li has far greater things to worry about than who her daughter is dating, even if it is the resurrected enemy of her youth...especially returning to the wool gathering as many times as she does.

Wisdom:
The showdown in the council chambers is a bit preachy, but considering what the situation is about, it should be preachy.

The Unexpected:
An antique AK-47 in space. No digital sights. No smart bullets. Unexpected...but not surprising. Considering the staying power and omnipresence of the AK, it wouldn’t shock me that they will still be being made and moved around in the distant future.
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Pacing:
The pace is much better than the previous book in the series.

Last Page Sound:
Pretty good.
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texascheeseman | 4 andere besprekingen | Mar 22, 2021 |
The Stars at War II is somewhat bland and formulaic, but on a cold night, that's exactly what I'm after. Characterization reads more as iconography than normal, but Weber and White do an outstanding job of blending their styles.
 
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