Terms of Enlistment
2013 • 10 pages

Ratings42

Average rating3.9

15

So, probably some day the author read Starship Troopers and watched Blackhawk Down and thought: hey,why don't I narrate them together in writing? So, 0 originality points and 0 imagination/innovation points out of 5.
BUT.
I absolutely loved the ride (I have read Starship Troopers many times and will do it again, watched Blackhawk Down even more times and will watch it again) and also appreciated how well the author balances everything, from the excellent, functional writing to the action / non-action ratio,the losses to survival ratio and the believable to “lucky main character”.
I will definitely read the rest of the series and consider myself a Kloos fan from now on.
Also, basic training was point on, most of it fitted perfectly into my own memories about it :)
So far, I find this the best military scifi I have read, except Heinlein.

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