Fondness for Adversity

Orion Spur, Book 3

By: John Spearman

Narrated by: Ryan Kennard Burke

Returning after a well-deserved leave, Archer Devereaux is given a tame assignment while the shipyard is finishing up repairs on his ship.

Tame for anyone else, perhaps, but Archer seems to have a special kind of magnet that attracts trouble—this time from inside the Phlegraean Alliance. His diplomatic mission goes wrong quickly, and things get worse from there.

As before, he manages to play the hand he is dealt skillfully, no matter how weak the cards he has been given. Assistance comes from unexpected and unlikely people, but for Archer, reprieves are only temporary. The war continues, and Archer Devereaux is in the thick of it.

Although the book ends on a lighter note for him, how long can he expect things to remain on a positive track?

Book 3 in this new military sci-fi thrill ride from #1 Amazon bestselling author John J. Spearman. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, David Weber, and Jeffery H. Haskell!

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Story progresses good no multiple perspectives of the same thing.

Very straightforward book, writing is fairly efficient. When a subplot or an integral plot is unfolding, they are straightforward which is very refreshing. So many military Sci-fi books over focus on different points of view on THE SAME EVENT. Drives me crazy and reeks of word count. But the pace is good and situations get resolved without over focusing on every single detail of the event. One place where it breaks down is some elements of the voice acting. Kind of flatline, and the Scottish accent is just about impossible to discern.

Like the pacing, tech and tech implementation. That is why I read or listen to Sci-Fi, bigger laser beams, better missiles, antimatter reactors, and of course FTL communications and drives. Looking for cool stuff which will give the good guys a substantial advantage and then the satisfaction of seeing the bad guys blown out of space. Yeah Baby.