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Tobias S. Buckell, Crystal Rain
Tor (2006) ISBN: 0-765-31227-1
Score: 2
Start of a science fiction series where two groups of aliens manipulate humans on a colony world to fight their war. The hero has amnesia and the high tech doesn't show up (much) until the end because most of it was destroyed when the wormholes were closed to prevent more aliens from arriving. Good but not remarkable plot and characters, but the dialect used by nearly every character was annoying (instead of altering spelling, the author altered grammar, but it's still non-trivial to figure out what is being said). And I can't help thinking that the bad aliens could have found an Earth culture more useful for their empire than the Aztecs.
Next Book: Joshua Palmatier, Cracked Throne
Tor (2006) ISBN: 0-765-31227-1
Score: 2
Start of a science fiction series where two groups of aliens manipulate humans on a colony world to fight their war. The hero has amnesia and the high tech doesn't show up (much) until the end because most of it was destroyed when the wormholes were closed to prevent more aliens from arriving. Good but not remarkable plot and characters, but the dialect used by nearly every character was annoying (instead of altering spelling, the author altered grammar, but it's still non-trivial to figure out what is being said). And I can't help thinking that the bad aliens could have found an Earth culture more useful for their empire than the Aztecs.
Next Book: Joshua Palmatier, Cracked Throne