The colors are present but seen dimly, like an early evening landscape. Everything about the story really, is muted. That's very nice but the characters are flat, so the tension is muted. Neither side knows all the facts in any of the battles and make best guesses, fully aware that there are missing pieces. It's the best example of fog of war that I've seen outside of very high end histories. I especially like seeing confrontations played out as two sets of perceptions clashing. The story is cool with lots of currents intertwining, then separating and crossing again. After that it was smoother sailing and quite the pleasant read. The name Damascus Steele is humorous but the nickname really crossed the line into the childish. The first sentence includes " Captain Damascus "Mac, the knife" Steele" (a questionable name choice but I let it go in the first book). Well plotted The first sentence includes " Captain Damascus "Mac, the knife" Steele" (a questionable name choice but I let it go in the first book). The ending is a little swift, and there are some sprinklings of wrong words some are amusing like common for come on.more Human ships are outgunned because the aliens equip their missiles with nukes, and humans have no equivalent since they banned nukes from space warfare. We've got three wormholes that go from human space to the black hole, and the aliens already know this. Pierre is losing fleets and doesn't even know that they're missing, much less how they're getting destroyed. Hara is doing okay by letting him have his head. Steele's scoring points by being creative while getting Intel. Remember that derelict we found in book one? It's turned into a notice that there is an alien race that shoots first and doesn't bother to ask questions.
Keyword categories: Military SF, Space Opera, Space Fleet, Hard Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Space Exploration, Galactic EmpireĪ little light Remember that derelict we found in book one? It's turned into a notice that there is an alien race that shoots first and doesn't bother to ask questions.
#Demonstar game series
Fans of David Weber’s Honor Harrington series and Jack Campbell’s Lost Fleet series will enjoy this thrilling, action-packed story.
This second book in The Glory Game series has elements of military SF and Space Opera. But Steele’s biggest challenge is not a man but rather a demon star, that seeks to crush his ship and crew, and the shocking object that’s orbiting it. The ambitious ruler of a neighboring star nation will make sure of that. Unfortunately for him, his survey missions will be anything but routine. The ambitious ruler of a neighboring star nation This book is available in Kindle UnlimitedĪfter tangling with an interstellar conglomerate’s mercenaries, Captain Steele and his repaired Q-ship, Diamond K, are ready to conduct what should be routine survey missions to find and explore new wormholes. This book is available in Kindle Unlimited After tangling with an interstellar conglomerate’s mercenaries, Captain Steele and his repaired Q-ship, Diamond K, are ready to conduct what should be routine survey missions to find and explore new wormholes.
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