Take the Star Road

[b:Take The Star Road 17983349 Take The Star Road (The Maxwell Saga, #1) Peter Grant http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1369693310s/17983349.jpg 25215974] is a coming of age story set inside a space adventure. I enjoyed it, but not as much as I had hoped to. It is a sort of a “Horatio Alger myth” story played out in a space opera setting. The writing style isn't to my liking. The author really likes to explain things, and he spends a lot of time explaining cool things. Some writers have done quite well as explainers (David Weber comes to mind); however, I prefer more show and less tell. Also, the main protagonist is too good to be true. He is brave, intelligent, honorable, never puts a foot wrong, and very very lucky.On the positive side, the story itself is pretty good, and I am sure it will find its audience.