Shooting the Rift

Not bad, I look forward to the next one.......more

I couldn't decide between two or three stars. There are moments where it reaches those three stars, but there is so much about the book that was unfortunately uninteresting. There is a disconnect between the use of American and British English that can be jarring. The worst part is the lack of proper......more

Social/cultural shift in gender roles in the book, which could have been more interesting to explore had it been carried out to its extreme. Alas, the book is about Simon, a hacking punk-type who tries to get into the (female) Naval Academy, only to hack his way through the final exam, get caught, a......more

A military brat with a penchant for (literally) hacking his way through life is disowned by his family and ends up being recruited as a spy. Shooting the Rift is a breezy outer space adventure with a colorful cast of characters, an expertly written and mostly likeable novel that never really gets to......more

It is a fun and quick read with some charming British humour, roguish characters and space political intrigue. The main character, Simon, is born in Avalon, a matriarchal society where women are the head of the clans, captains of ships and have a pretty clear sexual power of sorts. Imagine if the soc......more