Legionnaire by Jason AnspachMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a 3 star review.
I originally bought this book because Nick Cole is a co-author. I've read a few of his other books and think he has some potential.
Legionnaire was a half step backwards. The first 2/3s of the book is a straightforward MILsf adventure. Fun to read. Several engaging characters. A relatable plot.
But there isn't any purpose to the adventure. We join the story in mid-plot. Our heroes are on a mission to meet leaders on an alien planet to obtain support for the planet's "senator" in the galactic assembly. And they get attacked.
Everything that follows is a series of errors resulting from overconfident officers and an ill-informed military. Read the story as it is worth the trip.
The book really slows down during the last 1/3rd of the book as the authors cram in a separate MILsf adventure story that illuminates one of the better officers from the first section. But it doesn't really do much to further the primary plot. The entire thing sort of dwindles down to nothing by the last page.
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