Jak
Got this based on various positive things I heard about it. Was a bit weird to get a copy of...he's a self-published author, and he's not on Amazon, so I ended up getting it through the Google Play store and reading the ebook version on the iOS book app, not Kindle. Interesting read, definitely, though pretty difficult to understand what's happening a lot of the time, owing to the author's constant use of outdated terminology and lack of context provided for any of the more fantastical elements. Not to mention various character interactions described through layered metaphors rather than straightforward prose. But still, an interesting take on military sci-fi, or rather, "military fantasy". Ending was a little weak, I felt, but it packed in a lot of world-building and somewhat-explanation for certain things.
Got this based on various positive things I heard about it. Was a bit weird to get a copy of...he's a self-published author, and he's not on Amazon, so I ended up getting it through the Google Play store and reading the ebook version on the iOS book app, not Kindle. Interesting read, definitely, though pretty difficult to understand what's happening a lot of the time, owing to the author's constant use of outdated terminology and lack of context provided for any of the more fantastical elements. Not to mention various character interactions described through layered metaphors rather than straightforward prose. But still, an interesting take on military sci-fi, or rather, "military fantasy". Ending was a little weak, I felt, but it packed in a lot of world-building and somewhat-explanation for certain things.