Cally's War: Legacy of the Aldenata

I could have purchased this book a month ago but other reviewers were saying that it was heavy on the adult material. thinking that it was a romance novel by another name i passed on it. out of desperation for a book on a long drive i picked it up, i found it to be a good book yes there is a small bit of adult topic here but nothing over the top and nothing i dont think of a real life. how ever as a fan of the series i wanted to know what happend to cally and papa oneal and its here all here as well as the start of some of the background stuff that was hinted at in the original four. i like the author i love the narrator and i give it four stars only for its length. also there is allot les sir yes sir in this book. enjoy!

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.

Well this is what should be book 5 but if you count watch on the rhine and yellow eyes but you can skip those if you want to - there is some sex scenes that are described in detail, this doesent make much sense to me for a book but if it were a movie it would be normal, as it is its sorta strange to here and could have been replaced with a small few sentences.

If you read the other 4 books where Cally is a little girl this is pretty cool since you sorta already know the character and what she has done so you know she's a "bad ass" and the fighting scenes go as expected for someone like Cally.

The story is good but I kept thinking that there was something wrong with Cally that was going to be explained in the end of the book, but as it turns out she was fine except for maybe she was in love so maybe thats why she was acting the way she was.

I didnt think that any parts should have been left out except for maybe the sex scenes could have been shortened or changed, I know what they are doing and I have no problem with it but it was just wierd like your dad explaining sex to you or something like that - but everything was well done.

Now on to Sister Time, check my reviews for that book after I finish it, but I bet its going to be good

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!

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

Calmly at home changing persona like some people change a hat

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.

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.

I thought the book was pretty well done. It was not all that racy and it was pretty amusing. I would point out that the things Cally does kept the storyline where it needed to be with the type of role her character has taken on. Far too many people complained about it being explicit but it would seem that this was simply the wrong type of book for them rather than any problem with the book itself. The main thing I enjoy about John Ringo's writing is the directness and allowing the books to go to the place they need to rather than placating political correctness. The world is what it is and though the story is fiction much of Cally's behavior is well within the ugly realities of life.

I love the other books, but what happened to the war? This book read more like a romance book. If it was not for my love for the author I would of stopped the book after the second or third romance part. The book could of been much better without all of that. The underline story is good, but it is still missing a war.

without a dough

Yes, and no. Yes because there are parts info that I am sure will be important later on the books. No, because I was more then ready for it to be over with.

Please let this be the last of this type War, and Cally love life. Oh, I hope that not a Cally's baby war in later books.

I have been enjoying this series and probably should have been forewarned by the cover picture on the book but buxom women are a staple of SF covers. In this case however the transition to Cally from her father is also a transition to significantly more adult material than was present in the prior books, the next has more of the same so I have given up on the series.

33% porn 33% boaring 33% forwarding the story. When you consider how short these middle books are anyway not much bang for the buck. Under the circumstances pardon the pun. I am disapointed in a series I have liked very much up to this point. I bought all the books I hope the rest get back to how good the first four books of the series was that I hoped was going to continue. Horrible book.

I really liked the other Legacy of the Aldenata series. This book however is a bit "over the top" when it comes to Cally and her sex life. The 2nd author in this book is a woman named
Julie Cochrane.

Cally in this book has sex with every one of the single main charactors, and then a few side people. In one part even her grandpa gets a boner when holder her.

It seems the authors focused on getting Cally laid more than the story line. I find myself thinking - please move this story along and stop all the sex.

Now if you like A LOT of sex in your sci-fi then this is a good book for you.

If not you can skip this book.