Rubicon
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J. S. Dewes, author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet , returns with another science fiction space opera, Rubicon , that melds elements of Scalzi's Old Man's War with Edge of Tomorrow.
Sergeant Adriene Valero wants to die.
She can't.
After enduring a traumatic resurrection for the ninety-sixth time, Valero is reassigned to a special forces unit and outfitted with a cutting-edge virtual intelligence aid. They could turn the tide in the war against intelligent machines dedicated to the assimilation, or destruction, of humanity.
When her VI suddenly achieves sentience, Valero is drawn into the machinations of an enigmatic major who’s hell-bent on ending the war—by any means necessary. ****
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Great characters that I became interested in right off the bat, intriguing technology being explored, a plot that moves along and not spending alot of time in the blow-by-blow of the battles.
I wonder if there's a second book planned to continue the storyline or the author wanted to end on a question. Both work for me.
“Sergeant Adriene Valero wants to die. She can't.”
That's the sentence that made me pick up this book. I was expecting something really dark and emotional, but that's not what I got. Not really. I got cheesy interactions with a weird set of comrades that are by far the most unprofessional special forces kind of soldiers I can think of. It will work for some, but didn't work for me.
I kind of gave up around 60%, speed read a few chunks here and there, and then read the final two chapters. The ending is... not very satisfying.
Mmmmaybe a 15 yrs younger me would've appreciated it more?
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