Starstrike: Operation Orion

As other reviewers have pointed out, this is no Robert Heinlein novel. It's SF Candy - light on plot, light on character development, but a good relaxing light read if you don't want anything serious, like a good bit of action where the good guys always win and don;t want to bother with the women that so many SF writers seem to find obligatory theses days in action novels. Hey, it's lightweight, but it's entertaining. I liked it - made a good fun read for the train commute home :) While the book's about a US Space navy SEALS Team (SEa Air Land Space) in space, keep in mind that one of the two authors, Kevin Dockery, is the author of a number of very good histories of the US Navy SEALS and has a great deal of knowledge in this area which translates into some pretty good "shoot 'em up" action sequences. he's certainly got the special forces psychology down pat - a few other reviwers have critiqued this part of the book, but to be honest, in my (somewhat limited and out of date) military experience, thats how it works with a good team. You take the losses and mourn them and move on. Nothing to criticise there. And if you think this one's bad, take a look at some of the real cr@p in the SF section of your local bookstore. This is great by comparison. Another footnote - I borrowed this from the local library, I probably wouldn't have forked out to buy the book so my somewhat positive review is in a slightly different context to those who paid cash for the book and felt disappointed. In my case, I paid nothing and expected to read some lightweight brain candy - so I got my money's worth.

This is a great book if you like non-stop action. The SEALS are a great bunch of guys in this book. I cant wait for more of these books. Well worth your money.