Completed: 4/29/2021
Recommendation: Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
The premise continues and the whole idea of Earth being able to defend itself against a more powerful civilization is put to the test. I like a lot of the concepts developed in this book. It is also interesting to see a situation where China is central (and not the United States). Where presumptions are Chinese and not American (or English, Italian, French, etc.) Where ships have Chinese names and not English names that sound like something Chinese might like (Dragon Dawn or Red Eclipse would be the kind of names that don't ring true). One problem with this is that the names of people and things are so foreign to me that they slip off my ears and I have trouble distinguishing characters who are clearly named distinctly. The concept of the universe is pretty pessimistic (you won't confuse this universe with Star Trek or Star Wars), but there is a really good argument for it. A well conceived book with the occasional political slam that reminds you that this book had to make it through Chinese censors.
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