Virtues Of War
Bennett R. Coles
Titan Books, Jun 30 2015, $14.95
www.titanbooks.com
ISBN: 9781783294206
Terran Astral Forces Captain of the Rapier Lieutenant Commander
Thomas Kane assigns Lieutenant Katja Emmes to lead a strike force of nine on an
assault of Cerberus with no Corps backup.
Emmes and her crew successfully complete the mission when they
assassinate the target, a Centauri spy.
Thinking her military dad would be pleased with her first kill;
Emmes’ elation proves short-lived when the attack ignites hostilities between Terran
and the Centauri colonies. Surprisingly,
Centauri’s military technology contains advance weaponry that quickly impairs
the Terran’ generals from achieving their expected quick victory and subsequent
glory. Instead the war leaves many
civilians dead from targeted kills and collateral damage; while many military
grunts die or are maimed in combat.
Stunned by the horrors of war, Emmes reconsiders her initial goal to
earn her dad’s approval.
This is a tremendous military science fiction that brilliantly
combines awesome battles with a profound look at people on both sides of the
conflict (more so the Terrans) especially their motives, goals and fears. The action-packed storyline looks into the
hearts and minds of leaders whose personal objectives of fame and fortune often
supersede their side’s vision; and that of expendables (sacrificial military
pawns and throwaway civilians) whose personal goal is to survive the battles
with no loss of limbs supersede their side’s vision too. Readers will appreciate this superb outer
space thriller
Harriet Klausner
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