Conventions of War - Rambling Readers

electronic resource

English language

Published Feb. 10, 2005 by HarperCollins.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-089579-2

(2 reviews)

The universe has fallen into bloody chaos now that the dread empire of the tyrannical Shaa is no more -- at the mercy of the merciless insectoid Naxid, who now hunger for domination. But the far-flung human descendants of Terra have finally tasted liberty, and their warrior heroes will not submit. Separated by light-years, Lord Gareth Martinez and the mysterious guerrilla fighter Caroline Sula each pursue a different road to victory in tomorrow's ultimate battle -- for the new order will be far more terrible than the old ... unless one last, desperate stratagem can hold a shattered galaxy together.

2 editions

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Review of 'Conventions of War' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This brought to an end the first 'series' of these Horatio Hornblower meets space opera books that I have thoroughly enjoyed.
This was clearly two books munged together to make a trilogy instead of 4 and the ending is somewhat open ended. The author must have been sure of the strength of the setting because he revisited it some 10 years later. Books that I will get to soon enough.
Whilst there are plenty of 'space' naval hijinks in this book, a lot of it is about resistance operations on the ground. These books have been solid, entertaining 4 star reads. Nothing ground breaking but just enjoyable.
Recommended.

Sable badger

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Oct. 28, 2020