A Show of Force

This is one of my favorite space operas. It has been great fun watching Ryk Brown evolve into an excellent author. This is the 13th book in the series. The series should be read in order otherwise the reader is lost. This author does not go back and fill in details from prior books. In the last book,......more

The only real problem with "A Show of Force," the 13th in the Frontiers Saga series, is that I've completed reading it. Damn. And despite the fact that in the back author Ryk Brown promised another episode soon, I'm still bumming. The Ghatazak's Telles has got to be one of the highlights. Prince Cas......more

A Show of Force felt a little different from the previous books in the Frontiers Saga, and it’s a difference, and a change, that I welcome. The stakes of the series has been raised over the last couple of books, and while the previous books have had a tendency to feel (not without exceptions) like it......more

Boy! These books are exciting! I can’t get enough of them. Yet, I’m reluctant to start each one because I know the story will quickly be over and I’ll have to wait for the next episode. I hate waiting! I know writing is hard. And I also know it takes a lot of time and effort to get a good story-line......more

Losing interest Another one I pretty much just skim through. Theres so much jumping its very redundant. The author still thinks we dont know theres a flast of blue when they jump so he tells us after every jump. Jessica is the worst spec ops in the galaxy always going on missions then blabbing everyt......more