Re: Cool FT Book

>I've begun reading 

Just finished last night, myself.

>a good space opera with a FT style (actually shades of
>StarFire). 

'Shades'?? Hee. No, it *is* Starfire.

>It's "In Death Ground" by David Weber and Steve White. I think
>any FT fan would like it. Does anyone know if the other two, earlier,
books
>in the series are similar?

Yes, verily. 'Crusade' is essentially a prequal and 'Insurrection'
follows
'In Death Ground' at a later time (but don't remember how far down the
timeline it goes). 'Crusade' covers the Theban War that is occassionally
mentioned in 'In Death Ground'. I like the books, but my only
'complaint'
is that ofttimes Weber doesn't finish his battles. He sets 'em up
nicely,
develops them nicely, gives a nice tension to the flow of the battle,
gives
good detail as to how things are coming and going, and then...next
chapter.
Sometime later. The battle is long over and characters 'look back' on
them.

To be fair he doesn't do this all the time, but often enough to make it
annoying for me.  :-/  Other than that, yes, I recommend the other two
books, also. I liked them.

Mk
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