A Talent for War

Christopher Sim changed mankind s history forever when he forged a rag tag group of misfits into the weapon that broke the alien Ashiyyur But now, one man believes Sim was a fraud, and Alex must follow the legend into the heart of the alien galaxy to confront a truth far stranger than any fiction. New Download A Talent for War by Jack McDevitt For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This just might be some of the most creative Space Opera You ve Never Heard Of Or maybe you follow the Nebulas, the best SF nominated by other SF F authors, and you recognize that this is fan service for and by the professionals of the field, and so praise from these people usually means that the writer has Talent Talent for War, or not, I have to agree in pretty much all particulars What struck me right off the bat was the heavy elements of Mystery lit It s solid as hell, in fact.It s merel This just might be some of the most creative Space Opera You ve Never Heard Of Or maybe you f...I have a very strange literary relationship with Jack McDevitt While I love his novels, I don t regularly recommend them to friends, since I m never too sure whether they will like them And yet, his work is mostly highly rated His Science Fiction novels are so rooted in extrapolated reality you hardly have to suspend disbelief, even though they take place thousands of years in the future I suppose I could make an argument that he is a story teller , as opposed to simply being an author W I have a very strange literary relationship with Jack McDevitt While I love his novels, I don t regularly recommend them to friends, since I m never too sure whether they will like them And yet, his work is mostly highly rated His Science Fiction novels are so rooted in extrapolated reality you hardly have to suspend disbelief, even though they take place thousands of years in the future I suppose I could make an argument that he is a story teller , as opposed to simply being an author While there are certainly some grand ideas in his books, the Science Fiction elements are almost coincidental, because of the established feel of the future history he envisions He also doesn t feel the need to hurry a good story, or stuff it full of redundant sub plots.So, A Talent For War This is the first Alex Benedict novel, and it is one of the books readersreadily remember McDevitt for it made a bit of a splash However, while I ...McDevitt s first Alex Benedict novel has a unique take on space opera A Talent for War doesn t so much have a space opera plot as it is a detective story about a history buff investigating a space opera plot Two hundred years ago, humanity was locked into a devastating war with the fartechnologically advanced Ashiyyur, and the leader of the charge against the alien empire was Christopher Sim, a military genius who, after winning a series of impossible underdog victories against the supe McDevitt s first Alex Benedict novel has a unique take on space opera ...I was hesitant about trying McDevitt again after reading Time Travelers Never Die I d described that book as light and fluffy and while I didn t think it was BAD, it wasn t the sort of thing I would purposely seek out However, I m glad I gave A Talent for War a shot, because it was fabulous It s basically a historical fiction mystery in a sci fi setting McDevitt has painted this really rich and captivating history about a war hero and the questions that main character Alex Benedict starts I was hesitant about trying McDevitt again after reading Time Travelers Never Die I d described that book as light and fluffy and while I didn t think it was BAD, it wasn t the sort of thing I would purposely seek out However, I m glad I gave A Talent for War a shot, because it was fabulous It s basically a historical fiction mystery in a sci fi setting McDevitt has painted this really rich...Seriously, seriously boring Having read and enjoyed McDevitt s Academy series, I figured I d be just as happy starting in on Alex Benedict Jack McDevitt is sort of my guilty pleasure reading fun sci fi adventures, not too deep, easy reading, with the alien civilization archaeology bits I like.A Talent for War has just proved boring, though I m, I dunno, maybe halfway through, and the only thing that s happened is that Alex s uncle died and Alex is trying to figure out where he was going whe Seriously, seriously boring Having read and enjoyed McDevitt s Academy series, I figured I d be just as happy starting in on Alex Benedict Jack McDevitt is sort of my guilty pleasure reading fun sci fi adventures, not too deep, easy reading, with the alien civilization archaeology bits I like.A Talent for War has just proved boring, though I m, I dunno, maybe halfway through, and the only thing that s happened is that Alex s uncle died and Alex is trying to figure out where he was going when he disappe...This is the first in a series by one of my favorite authors.Alex Benedict learns that his uncle, who raised him, has disappeared along with several hundred other people aboard a space space headed for a remote location His uncle leaves him the entire estate, along with the mystery that consumed his life before his disappearance But Alex isn t the only one trying to solve the ancient puzzle of what happened to the Confederacy s most admired war hero and the other parties involved are muchThis is the first in a series by one of my ...I can t believe I slogged through this entire book I can t remember the last time I read atedious book A completely unlikable protagonist, dialog that is mostly the reading of history books, and a plot that is so bland, it barely qualifies as a plot.I decided to read this after reading a complimentary review from Orson Scott Card, where he points out how original the concept behind this series is It is a mash up between the science fiction, mystery and adventure genres, where an Indiana Jones type antiquities dealer amateur historian hunts for relics from a war two centuries past, which is still in our very distant future.At points, the pacing bogged down with sections of exposition and world history, and the character development was lack I decided to r...Of all my friends who read sci fi, I ve not met one who is a fan of Jack McDevitt The only reason I discovered him was because my wife randomly picked up one of his books at the library when stocking up on reading material for our honeymoon He has since become one of my favorites A Talent for War is my most recent read from McDevitt, and it did not disappoint.Like his other novels, A Talent for War is in a genre I would call space archaeology McDevitt s heroes are a bit like ...Even though the events of the books happen 9000 years or so in the future, they might as well have happened in our own back yard The society described is to all intents and purposes indistinguishable from our own.I found the story to be told in a bland and somewhat dull speech It read like a textbook, which could be argued that is appropriate seeing most of the book is composed of history lessons Also, the words were chosen carefully so that no trace of humor could be found anywhere within.Th Even though the events of the books happen 9000 years or so in the future, they might as well have happened in our own back yard The society described is to all intents and purposes indistinguishable from our own.I found the story to be told in a bland and somewhat dull speech It read like a textbook, which could be argued that is appropriate seeing most of the book is composed of hi...

• English
• 24 June 2017
Jack McDevitt
• Mass Market Paperback
• 310 pages
• 0441012175
• Jack McDevitt
• A Talent for War