One of Resnick’s many books set in the Galactic Era, tells of Wilson Cole, a hero of the Galactic Navy.
After Cole is sent to the Theodor Roosevelt, for conduct unbecoming of an office[although it really wasn't], he must work with others that the Galactic Navy believes as bad officers and enlisted personnel.
Overall, I believed the book was exceptionally good. Resnick’s humor throughout the novel was very well executed, and his writing style and voice clearly showed that he deserved the many awards he has received in his long and illustrious career as a science fiction writer. The only drawback that I saw, was that besides the main character the others were very superficial. Taking the alien Forrice, a Molarian with three legs and facial features like mush out of a blender [or I'm presuming from what I could read from the book], he has no depth or clear back story to him besides that he’s old friends with Wilson Cole and has a great sense of humor. The length of the book was probably the main detracting factor from this, and I would have liked if Resnick could have written a longer, more indepth book. However, the length did lend to the fast paced plot that Resnick wrote. This entire book probably only spanned 2 weeks, and it was a wonderful, thrilling, 2 weeks. There are 6 appendixes to the book, chronicling the nature of the universe that Resnick has created, and they include some very useful information if you care to read them. I read some of it, since much of it can be inferred from the actual novel. Appendix Three actually has all of his other books that are set in the same universe [the Birthright Universe], and it says that there are 4 more books in this series [the Starship].
I plan to read all of them. Bravo Mr. Resnick.
Tags: science fiction, thriller
ISBN: 1591023378