Cobra Alliance by Timothy Zahn, Cobra War Book 1

Cobra’s are cybernetically enhanced warriors. Decades after they save humanity they are regarded as a tax burden. The older Cobras are suffering from a decreased life expectancy due to the alterations in their bodies to make them Cobras.   Jin Moreau, an aging Cobra, receives a message requesting help from an old Qasama acquaintance.   Jin’s family and Cobras are regarded as demonic by the paranoid Qasama people.   The story starts with Jin responding to the request for help due to guilt over past behavior.

The book moves face with lots of action.   The insular nature of the Qasama people can reflect real world reactions of some of the people that our own nation has “helped”.   Equally the dwindling regard for the Cobra’s somewhat reflects how many of our Vietnam vets were treated when they returned home.   Even today, many of our veterans do not get the positive regard they deserve for serving their country.

It is possible I am reading more meaning into Zahn’s work than he intended but that is the beauty of the written word, the ability to see it in your own context.  

I enjoyed the book and look forward to reading book 2.  

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.