There Will Be Dragons

This has always been my favorite of John Ringo's series. I think part of that is because he can't indulge in gun porn the way he likes to. He still manages to wax rhapsodic on the 2nd Amendment (US Constitution), but without the guns it's not that bad.

The book is pretty easy to read, but it's not dumbed down. He has a tendency to use uncommon words in some places to describe something that it would be more appropriate to use a simple word (ie. “titian” to describe reddish hair). Thanks to the kindle I can look that stuff up pretty easily.

Usually John's books are absolutely stuffed with Pollyannas, both male and female. One of the things I really like about this one is that the main character, Herzer, is not 100% awesome. He's got a 5-10% streak of imperfection that allows him to grow a little.

All in all it's a light bit of fluff that will provide a fun adventure/apocalypse/rebuilding story, a smattering of sex, and a whole lot of military fiction. The second half is mostly like the generic basic training you see in movies with somewhat less screaming sergeants.