Battlemind (Warstrider #6) by Ian Douglas (William H. Keith Jr.) My rating: 6 out of 10 stars The Web, a vast machine intelligence of unbelievable power, is steadily consuming the galaxy, indifferent to any species that stands in its way. Fighting the Web brings together an alliance between disparate societies and alien civilizations to stand against it in battle. And overcoming the Web means discovering … Continue reading Battlemind: Oh nooooo…time travel!
Netlink (Warstrider #5) by Ian Douglas (William H. Keith Jr.) My rating: 9 out of 10 stars Over twenty years have passed since the events of Warstrider: Symbionts. Contact with the DalRiss and Naga and their technology has radically altered human society, as has the constant struggle between the Hegemony and the rebel Confederation for control over the dozens of human-inhabited planets. But the Hegemony … Continue reading Netlink: Well done Science Fiction. I liked it quite a lot.
Symbionts (Warstrider #4) by Ian Douglas (alias for William H. Keith Jr.) My rating: 8 out of 10 stars Dev Cameron helped the rebel Confederation defeat the Hegemony forces at Herakles, but his experience merging with an alien Naga consciousness has changed him irrevocably, and the rebellion rages on. After the passive DalRiss unexpectedly attack the Hegemony, Dev and Katya Alessandro are sent to meet … Continue reading Symbionts: Good, solid hard military science fiction.
Rebellion (Warstrider 2) by Ian Douglas (alias for William H. Keith Jr.) My rating: 7 out of 10 stars In the wake of a breakthrough in the struggle against the Xenos on its frontier worlds, the Hegemony turns its attention to the planet Eridu, where newly-encountered Xenos as well as brewing unrest among the colonists threaten the Hegemony’s rule. The ensuing struggle will test loyalties and … Continue reading Rebellion: More politics and less aliens in this one
Warstrider (Warstrider #1) by Ian Douglas (alias for William H. Keith Jr.) My rating: 7 out of 10 stars In the 26th century, humanity is at war with the Xenophobes, and the planet Loki is the next battleground. Dev Cameron joined the military to fly a starship, but is rated unsuitable and grudgingly accepts an assignment with the ground forces piloting a massive walking tank- a … Continue reading Warstrider: Good solid read and a story with a twist or two.
Bloodstar (Star Corpsman, #1) by Ian Douglas My rating: 5 out of 10 stars In the 23rd Century, war is still hell . . . Navy Corpsman Elliot Carlyle joined up to save lives and see the universe. Now he and Bravo Company’s Black Wizards of the interstellar Fleet Marine Force are en route to Bloodworld—a hellish, volatile rock colonized by the fanatical Salvationists who … Continue reading Bloodstar – Well written book but never really caught my interest
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