Armando Duarte G

Good Hard Sci-Fi poorly executed, but will continue reading the series

Revisado: 11-19-24

there is a saying "show, don't tell". This book mostly ignores that to some extent. If you want to go deep into world building befire the actual story, this is for you

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Good from a Technical point, weak on plot

Revisado: 02-09-24

I really liked the military-technical aspects of this book. It is incredibly realistic and strong on that front, some friends have said this book even changed their lives, so that's why I decided to check it out. And although it's a very vivid tank battle book, it's just that. The dialogues are good and even taking into account the enemy's perspective was fun to see. I somehow felt something was missing from the book.

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Could not finish it

Revisado: 06-14-22

There are some interesting concepts but the characters and plot are so unrealistic that if you're here because you want to listen about A.I. you will not find it before the 3 chapter

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Perfect for beginners

Revisado: 02-15-22

I've heard that the most important hurdle to overcome when learning a language is not reading or comprehension, but speaking. This helps with that

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Slow, biased and somewhat predictable

Revisado: 02-07-22

Although Storytelling has improved and the books are now more digestable, one of the most important characters JD is only mentioned briefly. On another note developments are always led by the U.S. (the rest of the world in a global thrid world war, is just along for the ride) in the case of Venezuela, Colombia or Brasil for example, the author clearly didn't do his homework. True, a full on Invasion would most likely be launched from Colombia, but it doesn't take into account that Brasil wouldn't just stand-by or that Colombia's armed forces are hard-core battle-tested veterans in jungle warfare who have defeated in international contests, special forces from other countries, are almost half a million strong and are a Vietnam Case Study of how to defeat an insurgent army. But in the case of the book, they are relegated to the equivalent of "Guard Duty" who have to be accompanied by U.S. special forces because "americans are better killers". That's like telling an Israeli IDF soldier "Hold my beer while I teach you urban warfare", telling a Finn that they're winter warfare capabilities are irrelevant or ignoring an indian high altitude mountain brigade, believing a U.S. soldiers can do better than them (Sorry, but some units around the world are equivalent or better killers in their specialty). For example, the French Foreign Legion is seen with awe by americans, but not British SAS who have an insane level of Jungle preparation in Belize. In summary, I will continue to listen to the rest of the series, but I expect a higher level of research from the authors. Their ignorance of some military facts can affect the listener experience.

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TOO SHORT

Revisado: 12-23-21

These stories are OK, but they're too short (1/3 or 1/4 of a regular Novel) and should be put in an omnibus. Only people with the means, will be able to invest to go through the series

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If you like Richard Fox, this is like a backstage

Revisado: 11-17-21

I really enjoy his podcast. I'm considering in pursuing a creative initiative and this podcast is really helpful

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Jake Elwood has outdone himself, excellent book

Revisado: 09-20-21

I loved this book! as Military Sci-fi genre stands, this is one of the best books I've read (In the case of the Audiobook version, the performance is impecable)

The Author crafts a compelling story with intricate and interesting characters that give this book a voice of it's own. The dialogues are the best I've seen him write. I admit I've been very critical with this author in the past, but I take it all back as I finish this piece. I believe he has found his voice, or the setting his stories are best suited for.

In short, this book is so good, it has been worth to follow the series up until this volume, and I look forward to what the author will write in the future.

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Good potential, Don't read if you have physics OCD

Revisado: 09-12-21

PROS

*Certain elements of officer training were interesting, I also like how the author manages to engage you with "showing and not necessarily telling how to infer something has occured"

* Character arch" seems promising
* Traits of an interesting and rich Universe
* The ending is interesting

CONS

* The book takes a lot to take off. some parts can be very dull
* Plot holes
*Needs supporting character development
* Does not have a good handle on physics or military know-how
* Really bad physics (yes that bad)
* Very long contextual descriptions
* Protagonist gets saved by dumb luck and not by witt
* "Fire crews" and nod not engineer damage control crews respond to combat damage

NARRATOR:
no objections, good performance

Will continue to the other books out of curiosity

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Deceptive book cover, but good Story

Revisado: 08-22-21

The author gets better and better with each book, and he achieves a good continuation of the series.

the Narrator is getting more professional

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