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Sto caricando le informazioni... Steel World: Undying Mercenaries, Book 1 (edizione 2013)di B. V. Larson (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. The written equivalent of a comic book based on a simple, yet really useful, twist in our future that sets up everything that follows. A quick read with no depth and little characterization but still fun with a fast-moving plot (even if it does become highly predictable). Escapism, pure and simple, that does not even remotely require turning on your brain. Oh, hey, this turned out to be a very good military sci-fi book. I was surprised since the only other book I read by Larson was just on the edge of being unreadable. No, seriously, I went in with very low expectations of his writing skills and ended up not wanting to put the book down. It is a fairly straight forward military sci-fi where aliens have a large presence. We follow the story only from the human side, but the alien species involved are distinct from each other and reasonably well-built. Sure, there are lizards, but as an alien species, they are just as plausible as any other alien species. The tech involved is interesting (and pretty cool) and the galactic "rules" that all the species live by are logical and consistent. Is the main character a bit of an azz... well, sure, but it isn't over the top and he isn't smarmy about it. There aren't any significant female characters in the book - those that are there are only "rewards" - but they aren't particularly objectified either, and they certainly are not bimbo sexpots (which is a nice change). For a read-alike, you could try Marko Kloos' Frontlines series - they are quite similar in writing style and content. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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In the twentieth century Earth sent probes, transmissions and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed. The Galactics arrived with their battle fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined their vast Empire. Swearing allegiance to our distant alien overlords wasn't the only requirement for survival. We also had to have something of value to trade, something that neighboring planets would pay their hard-earned credits to buy. As most of the local worlds were too civilized to have a proper army, the only valuable service Earth could provide came in the form of soldiers...someone had to do their dirty work for them, their fighting and dying. Humanity's mercenary legions go to war in Steel World, bestselling author B. V. Larson's latest science fiction novel. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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That said, I will continue reading these books. I am curious where McGill is heading next. ( )