Terminal Alliance
Ratings20
Average rating4
3.5 stars. I liked it. I lost touch with it a little dealing with the various alien races. The story was fast-paced and there were quite a few story layers going on.
This seems like ‘The Expanse' meets ‘We Are Legion' and a little ‘Long Way to Small Angry Planet'.
A bit slow in the beginning, but it really starts to pick up about halfway through. Definitely a fun read as all of Jim's books are.
I really enjoined this. While it's comedic, I wouldn't call it a comedy, like Hitchhikers Guide is.
But it's a great story, clever characters and a detailed universe.
I look forward to more books about Mops and the crew.
This was funny space-opera stuff. After a plague turns them into zombies, healthy humans are an endangered species, our heroes are among the last survivors, working as janitors on an alien spaceship that they suddenly find themselves in control of. There are plenty of alien races with their own agendas, space battles to win, and a conspiracy to uncover.
I liked this book, but there was one aspect that spoiled my overall great impression: The “movie in your mind” dramatization of the audio book version. You wouldn't believe how much noise there is in space! At times it's hard to hear the characters speak over it, especially when there's dramatic music in the mix during the many action sequences.
Good book. Comedy was sprinkled throughout nicely. Complicated plot with many alien species, but handled well.
Fun start to a new sci-fi series - can't wait to read more about Mops and her motley janitorial crew!
(Though, I suppose, Grom is my favorite. Okay, one of them...)
Reread February 2021
Hmm. I still like it. I mean, Mops is a great lead and her team is so, so much fun. But...I don't love it quite as much as I did the first time. I'd like a little more attention to character. I don't know much about these people and I kind of need to. That being said, the humor in the first half is spot on and I love the plot. (Just...if you're having a difficult time with Covid, this might not be the best book to read. Though, what would I know, I was rewatching Crusade last year. Fun times.)
Original Review
How long it took me to read this book is certainly not commentary on how much I liked this book - because it was a lot of fun. I really love Hines' signature style of writing where it's kind of funny (and, really, with janitors saving the day how could it be anything but?) and also a good, serious story at its backbone. I like the characters, LOVE the alien races and everything in general.