That's about the best response I can muster for this book. It's billed as an "epic tale of war", but I certainly didn't notice anything "epic" about it. And the war? What war? Seriously, there's more talking about the war than any actual combat, and the combat that is here is minimalistic at best. I get it...this is a thinking man's Sci-Fi tale. It just should have been labeled as such to avoid up-front confusion.

So I shrugged and enjoyed it when he did a Hari Seldon prequel. I shrugged and tried to pray that a Star Wars novel was not selling out. And then I grew despondent when a novelist of his caliber started writing Halo novels and other for-market stuff. Thrillers? They were okay, but not great. Where's his out-there stuff? So I took a break.Initially, Jesse Eisenberg and Shia LaBeouf were set to star in the film; [16] however, Jonah Hill and Miles Teller were eventually cast. [17] [18] Further casting was announced in early 2015, with Ana de Armas joining in February, [19] and JB Blanc joining in March. [20] Screenwriter Stephen Chin based many of the incidents on his own experiences in Iraq. [21]

I inspected the stuff and it seems good,” Podrizki told him. “But dude, you know this is Chinese ammo, right?”Shut up!” Diveroli would shout, the coldblooded arms dealer giving way to the pissed-off teenager. “You don’t know what you’re talking about! I made millions last year!” Writing Style. Lots of narration. Breaking up an active plot to insert chapters of world-building that are only semi-relevant. A weird tone, and barely legible dialogue from the humans that live on Mars. Apart from their military function, war dogs were also shown to provide significant therapeutic relief to soldiers in the war theater and at home. They were a highly advanced, interstellar species who brought amazingly useful and sophisticated technology to the human race. There was, of course, a catch. The Gurus warned of a far more malevolent life form, beings who have hounded the Gurus from sun to sun, planet to planet, across the cosmos. Pundits have taken to calling them the Antagonists – or Antags – and they have already established a beachhead on Mars. In exchange for all they’ve done for us, the Gurus would now like our help. But as much as dogs look out for and protect people, so do we need to protect them, these innocent, loving creatures.