![]() I thought that an interesting choice to make. I realized fairly early on that the author takes great pains to not relay Dietz’s gender to the reader. Perhaps on purpose? Thankfully, everything wrapped up nicely (but not necessarily happily), with a solid character ending that was, if not developed overly well throughout the story, at the very least brought the story to a conclusion that hit me in the feels. Although there were enough clues and pieces of story that are relayed through Dietz’s character that helped to make the connections I needed to see the story through, the third fourth or so of the book did almost feel a bit… unhinged. The narrative that the author set up there was enough for me to get through the mild confusion that is woven into the bed of the story by the inherent nature of jumping forward and back in time. ![]() ![]() The beginning portion of the story is definitely the strong part. I will never again miss anything written by Kameron Hurley. Some of the biggest character moments of the book, for me, came during the military training portion of the story, where Dietz develops the relationships that will be used and abused as the story proceeds.Ī military science fiction novel that is character heavy, well-written, and lots of fun to read. Everything I expected to find in the tale from that perspective was there. the pieces of military life and structure and discipline are well built. Character motivation is at the forefront. From the get go, I felt like author had me captivated. This is a significantly complicated time travel story told within the construct of military science fiction. ![]() But very soon, the technology that allows the military to transport their personnel across thousands of miles near instantaneously - by turning them into light for the duration of the trip - begins to have negative mental and physical effects on Dietz, and from there begins a slippery slope toward the precipitous cliff of insanity. With very little hesitation, Dietz signs up for the military with the single aim to wreak as much violent revenge on those Martian terrorists as possible. In that moment, Dietz lost family, friends, and lover alike. The main character, referred to throughout most of the story only as “Dietz”, is a common citizen until the terrorists of Mars use their technology to wipe Sao Paulo, Brazil off the map of the Earth in an event called The Blink. I don’t think I could tell you now what exactly led me away from her earlier stuff. In this instance, cover art was both what had kept me away from her earlier work, and what led me to pick up this one. THE LIGHT BRIGADE ( Amazon) is a stand-alone novel developed from the concept within a short story of the same name that had been included in the author’s most recent short story collection, MEET ME IN THE FUTURE ( EBR Review). My decision had been made and another book added to my TBR list. Instantly I found that both my heart and my throat had been grabbed. Then I opened the cover, flipped through the first couple sheets, and came across a nearly blank page with a single statement printed near the top: ![]() So anyways, I was walking through the library this one fine day, saw this book, and thought the cover art was pretty intriguing. In my profile for the site, I mention that I have no patience for “plots that don’t grab by the throat, the heart, or the funny bone”. Because I’ve found that I’ll still occasionally find something that pushes my buttons. It seems somewhat ludicrous that between all of the books that I really want to read, and all of the others that publishers/agents/etc send to us, that I could ever find time to read something I found at a library. Every once in a while I go to the library looking for books. ![]()
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