I really wasn't expecting much and that's what I got. A rehashed Star Trek from the point of view of someone below decks. Although the main character was okay to hang out with for a while, I didn't find either him or the world around him or the story being told compelling. It was one small thing after another with some sort of slow-burn mystery that kept putting me to sleep. I only made it to the middle of the book before I decided it was time to set it aside for something more entertaining. At least I still have James Doohan's signature in the front of the book (a chance find in a used book sale). ( )

I really enjoyed it. Lighter but good action. ( )

Not bad. Interesting story, interesting characters, an elegant war, and a nice mystery. Aside from seeing Raeder as Scotty all the time (he's not - not Scots, and only 29), it's a good read. Nothing wonderful but quite good. I thought I knew who the bad guy was and I was right - don't know if I remembered from the previous reading (a couple years ago) or it was just well-enough foreshadowed that I figured it out - I suspect the former, though. And there were a couple not-quite-quotes - the thing about the Bethe-cycle bomb 'jiggling' its way down and then the thoughts as it exploded are almost perfectly out of H. Beam Piper's Space Viking. Some of the bar descriptions and some of the battle scenes rang faint bells too. Not to disparage this story, I rather enjoyed the echoes. It's never going to be a favorite, but I'll keep it and likely reread it. As I recall the series went downhill fast, so I'm suppressing the desire to read the next one(s). ( )

This was a little silly, pretty fun, standard space opera fare. With slightly worse than usual puns, and some very familiar names used for minor characters. ( )

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