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Authentic history straight from real heroes

Review from The Rifle →

This book is brilliant! For WWII Vets, it tells their stories and the story of America’s greatest generation. For other veterans, it shows they aren’t alone in their experiences and there is life after war. For the history buff, it’s a goldmine of first-account true stories. And for everyone else, it’s filled with things school..

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Lost to the Ages

Review from Lost! →

I found the opposing philosophical outlooks aboard the vessel so intriguing and the dynsmics of the relationships between the three people captivating. Ultimately I found all three sympathetic figures in spite of their foibles. Bob’s survival as the lone non-believer is tainted by the loss of his two shipmates and isnt necessarily a testament to..

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DNR:Space soap opera w/suspense of disbelief

Review from Leviathan’s War →

Humanity with romanticized view on embracing issues caused by cultural differences continues completely destroying 95% of members of other cultures they meet in interstellar setting. Following the brain worms, to humans incomprehensible battleship Leaviathan’s telepathic AI, whims and wishes human space force discovers incongruities in AI’s narrative, what a shocker. The conflict progs (progenitors) have..

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Pointless…

Review from Richie →

I did the audio version of this book and I finished it. There were parts that were interesting but for the most part I failed to see what the point of the whole story was. I was just expecting more and I never got it. I don’t think I’d recommend this one.