Altered
Starscape is book one of this series.
Prior to it the last book I read
from Ian Douglas was Star
Corpsman: Bloodstar back in 2012. It
was good, not great but good. Altered
Starscape was the first in a new series and it was excellent as was this
one. It has obviously been impacted by
other good Sci-Fi but how do you divorce you mind from your reading
experiences. Earth has met aliens and is going to their capital. Their arrival is fraught with peril and they
find themselves far from where they had anticipated.That was book one and book two the aliens get even more alien. The plot gets thicker.
St.Clair is the military commander of the humans and Adler
is the political leader. Douglas illustrates a less than complimentary attitude
regarding politicos and realistically with today’s political climate, how could
he otherwise proceed. The political
machinations don’t stop even when the entire ship compliment is
threatened. It is a good example of self
serving politicos. Lisa, St.Clair’s
emancipated self aware robot, adds a side bar of equal rights thinking to the
book which is once again, thought provoking.
As much as we would like to think that Asimov’s 3 laws of robotics
actually might exist, Douglas thinks otherwise
and even more so in book two.
In spite of the advanced technology of the current crew of
aliens, humans offer a new and powerful prospective to civilizations that may
have become far beyond hidebound.
Once again, I found the author provide some interesting
concepts to contemplate. Gasp!, he
actually encourages you to think!
I really enjoyed the book and I recommend it.
Body of work of <a type="amzn"> Ian Douglas </a>
Web site: www.whkeith.com
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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