A rip-roaring fun read, On to the Asteroid reads like a loving ode to space disaster movies. It has every element a lover of that particular micro-genre could want. The potential death and destruction, the heroic characters, disaster followed by disaster, and smart-alecks galore. There are multiple ...
In the 4th book of the Looking Glass series, the storyline's undergarments are starting to show. The formula of the third book (Manxome Foe) is repeated: first 60-80% of the book is about "they flew there" and "they flew here" and the "marines made fun of the CO", then the final part is about a big...
In the list of reasons to read a new author and a new series, add this: I was upset that a sequel to the excellent Armor was never published, so in frustration I tried this book out. If ever there was a setup for disappointment, here was a perfect example.But ... I was pleasantly surprised. Manxom...
The first book in the series was quite interesting, but this one seemed to have way too much in the way of "fake" science gibberish. It went way past the "if they start talking one more time about" gibberish threshold.Granted, the action was interesting. When action actually occurred.