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KT
5.0 out of 5 stars More old-fashioned hard SF... just what the doctor ordered.
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2020
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I bought this right after reading Primordial Threat. While the universe is the same, it isn't really a close follow-on. A fair period of time after the events in the previous novel, we find an Earth well-adjusted to its new home, and globalized to the point of all citizens' lives being monitored and regulated - for their own good, and the general safety of society, of course.

All would be well, except for those pesky rebels, who are just not quite within the grasp of the UN.

The previous book reminded me of Niven - this one of Heinlein's Harsh Mistress. Pretty high praise, but I think it's due.

You don't have to read the first book before you get to this one... exactly. But you should.
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David
5.0 out of 5 stars Tightly written, good plot, great characters.
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2020
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A followup to 'Primordial Threat' (which you really should go read!).
As the book begins, you're following a few sets of characters, all of whom seem to be moderately good people, and you're wondering where the conflict is going to come. I think you'll enjoy the twist, the outcome, and most of all, pester the author to write book 3!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Please write another in the series!
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2020
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I've totally enjoyed the series so far and hope there is more to come. Science fiction as it used to be, detailed and plausible. Dare I say Heinleinesque? Political intrigue and alien tech. Can't get much better than that.
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Gregory Jablynski
4.0 out of 5 stars Good old fashioned hard scifi.
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2020
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This is a really good follow up to Primordial Threat. Fast paced, good characters, an interesting storyline. You will not go wrong reading this, and if you're like me you'll be wanting more. One of the good things I've gotten from Facebook is discovering Mr. Rothman and his writing. I'd like to recommend his Levi Yoder novels if you enjoyed this book or you are a fan of thrillers. I've enjoyed everything I've read by him.
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Grotteaux
3.0 out of 5 stars Leave the politics to the philosophers and stick to science fiction.
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2020
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I really enjoyed the first book and was excited to that I found another hare science fiction writer to enjoy. Unfortunately the author decided to saddle this book with his politics. I found it odd that less than 100 pages into the book, with a story that takes place some 200-300 years in the future, he mentioned Donald Trump in some strange positive light. Fine, like Trump, who cares, but it seemed intentional to drive home the overall of politics of the book that Dems are here to fake your freedom (everyone on earth is now forced to be vegan to save the environment—wow) and Republicans and Ronald Reagan (who I love)—yeah, he is in there, too—are here to save your freedoms. It was so odd and so jarring. And the politics were blatant, as clearly his heroes are Trump and Reagan, oddly, because there is no way those two are remotely the same, and Reagan would have HATED Trump. And it goes downhill from there. I read sci-fi as an escape from normal life. And I get that politics and history can and have been a huge part of sci-fi, but this just came out of nowhere and was not at all consistent with the tone or feel of the first book. The title should have given it away, really. While reading the book the title became more and more like a bumper sticker. I am very disappointed! The book is great other than the preaching. First book was great, too.
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BlueLou
5.0 out of 5 stars Great turn
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020
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Really enjoyed the characters and the story. Old characters were back and new ones were introduced. I wish it had been longer.
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Crawtrapman
5.0 out of 5 stars Good sequel. No 2nd book drag here.
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2020
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I liked the book a lot. I also reccomend the other books by Mr. Rothman . He is a good writer.

I enjoyed his using actual history quotes from Reagan and Trump establishing the space force. I also enjoy anything pointing out the possible evil of a UN led world government.
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Francis Prachthauser
5.0 out of 5 stars I really did not plan on staying up until 3am to finish this book,
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2020
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but once I got started I could not put it down. As usual, engaging characters and a well paced story sucked me in and did not let me go. As I was not expecting a sequel to Primordial Threat, this was an unexpected pleasure.
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Amazing Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and rewarding experience.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2020
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A wee bit of a drop from others of his authorship. That doesn't mean it's a bad book, just not his usual very high standard.
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