Cally's War

Legacy of the Aldenata

By: John Ringo

Narrated by: Marc Vietor

Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Cally O'Neal, from Ringo's best seller Hell's Faire, stars in this New York Times best seller - a fast-paced interplanetary adventure that finds the trained killer locked in a battle to reclaim her lost soul.

©2006 John Ringo (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Cally's Breasts

Would you try another book from John Ringo and/or Marc Vietor?

Yes, this the weakest book in the series, but I still like the characters and the universe.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I've been an Audible customer for at least ten years. This is the very first book that I have resorted to the speed up modes to get through the boring parts. The sex scenes get very old very quickly. They aren't that graphic, but some of them go on and on. And Cally has a lot of sex in this book. It wasn't long until I was using 2X mode to get through the interminable sex scenes.Cally has very large sexy breasts. Her breasts are always the center of attention in every scene that includes Cally, which is most of them.About the 97th time the story stopped while some guy drooled over Cally's breasts for a few minutes I really got frustrated. John, John, John. You like big breasts. You like big breasts even more than you like smoking. You like to hang out in smoky bars. Cally has big breasts, smokes, and likes to pick up guys in smokey bars. OK, great John, she's your dream girl.JOHN WE GET IT!!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!

What about Marc Vietor’s performance did you like?

I perceived the narration as being kind of slowly read, but that may have been the story itself. Vietor is an excellent narrator and the overall production value of this audio book is excellent.

Was Cally's War worth the listening time?

Yes, if you like the other books this book is still worth the listening time. The things that made the first books great are still there, just diluted by Cally's sex life and huge breasts.In particular, the last third of the book is far better than the first two thirds. The best scenes are those that don't include Cally. I do wish Ringo would dial back Cally's super powers just a notch, as written Superman has nothing on Cally.

Any additional comments?

The book starts with a very graphic torture scene, one that would make Hannibal Lector pause. There other torture scenes that are almost as graphic.They are part of the story and need to be there, but be warned.This is not a book for kids!!!

great spy novel

What did you love best about Cally's War?

First of all this book is not like the others in the series so far and deals more with the conspiracies of the darhell. This book reads like a spy novel as assassination and counter Intel is the name of the game as long as you go in to it thinking of a female bond book you will love it. The adult themes are there and very in your face the sexuality of a the main character is like a well sharpened sword used like a scalpel. Over all this was a great read!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cally's War?

In the beginning when Cally kills the to Darhell operatives who think they have be torchering her. Cold and merciless

Which scene was your favorite?

Calmly at home changing persona like some people change a hat

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I found my self longing to hear what happened next and had I not had to go to work or deal with kids I would have listened all the way through.

Archetypes, visionary possibilities.

Cally is a loveable child that grew into an amazing assassin. Ringo's worlds are so realistic. I love this story, and listen over and over again.

interesting

the sudden chane in plot line a bit difficult at first, but then as good as expected.

My favorite of the spin-offs

I've read virtually all of the Legacy of the Aldenata/Posleen War books (save for The Hero, which is next), albeit somewhat out of sequence, due to a combination of Ringo's website being down and the Wiki article being frankly confusing. Consequently, after the initial 4 books of Mike O'Neal's main storyline, I went through all of the ancillary spin-offs prior to hitting the Cally's War storyline.

First off, let me disabuse you: this is most certainly NOT graphically racy or lewd. Yes, there are some sex scenes, but they are tastefully portrayed, and not terribly graphic in their description. Laurel K. Hamilton, George R.R. Martin, or hell, even Piers Anthony have much more graphic sex scene portrayal. Maybe I wouldn't give it to a 10 year-old, but my 13 year-old son is welcome to try his hand at it.

This book is a Posleen War cum Femme Fatale (pun intended)/James Bond espionage/spy adventure. It's a bit more fun that the others in the series, less heavy in a way, as it deals with Cally O'Neal's adult life as an agent for the Bane Sidhea, a secretive organization opposed to the Darhel. She is assigned to go undercover on Titan Base under cover of working for a Fleet Strike general, in order to determine out who's been betraying the Bane Sidhe to the Darhel.

If you're looking for more hardcore war sci-fi, with epic battles and military deployments, this is not the book for you. If, however, you want to learn more about the bad-ass Cally had emerged as by the end of Hell's Faire, and you're into the James Bond/Bourne Identity type plots, you'll dig this.

Oh, and to the other reviewer: she's rejuve'd to about 22-23, but her actual age appears to be around 50-ish. The other ages you're complaining about are flashbacks and memories, and are clearly described as such.

Mainly just graphic descriptions of Cally banging.

I am by no means a prude... but it's weird. She was just a kiddo in the other books and the author takes the time to describe her breasts at least once a chapter....?

Not the same with the Posleen defeated.

This is good but more about the characters and manipulation by the galactic. Not much warfare or tactics.
Not a disappointment just different.

Cally the Assassin or Cally the slut?

I loved all the Aldenata series so far. But Cally's War was 20% killing and 50% her having sex with just about everyone, and the last 30% was just boring. They could have toned down her sex life and added more action. It wasn't nearly as good as it should have been.

still enjoyable

the series is stills entertaining, however if they stay along the cloak and dagger line and away from military sci-fi ( the reason I picked up this series) thet may lose me

cally rules

a great story and performance. you learn a lot in this book and are extreme entertained. one of John ringo s best books.