![]() ![]() ![]() BUT, by God, Sutherland managed it, and I was willing to buy the whole line of nonsense. The mental gymnastics required to shoehorn Tall Ships into interstellar space are. Her demeanor is charmingly modern, her disinterest in the trappings of expected behavior admirable, and her interaction with others totally credulous. Alexis Carew is a fine inheritor of the reluctant, or perhaps humble, hero mantle. but why should it be? Sutherland's story is well-paced, plausible, amusing and somber by turns. ![]() Sutherland isn't familiar with all these series, he damn well ought to be, for it's hardly a ground-breaking genre. Horatio Hornblower, Honor Harrington, Sassinak, Kylara Vatta, Keladry of Mindolin, a bit of Nicholas Seafort. "Into the Dark" would have had me from the third page. And I adore a well intonated British accent. I adore a smart, tough female protagonist refusing to let patriarchy define her. I adore a military scifi (especially naval). I adore a new clever take on faster than light travel. Perhaps I was a lost cause from the start. Sutherland release the next book in audio. I will further say, that I plan to spend one of my own credits when the talented Ms. I shall say right out front, that I received a promotional copy of this work in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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