Exile: Star Force, Book 11

This is the best book in the series so far. He just keeps creating fantastic worlds and star systems and alien races.I found Marvin to be a significantly looser cannon that he normally is. He went off the rails more and was less cooperative than normal. This to me seemed out of character. Either they're trying to set up something to be revealed later or they've taken a major departure with him. Overall it did not detract too much from the main story but was a bit annoying.What did detract from the story was the fact that a very short while after Sokolov was brought on board he was able to take control of Cody's ship. I found it hard to believe that he could accomplish so much in such a short amount of time. I like that he was brought back in having been taken out of the picture by Kyle/Alamo but him taking the ship so fast bordered on shattering my suspension of disbelief. I can buy into it a little but it needs further explaining.Bringing the Macros back might have been a bad move. They were the focus for so long that they shouldn't really be allowed back in for a long while. And they way it ended, they're threat still remains. I guess we'll see.Okay, having said all that I still feel that this was the best book in the Series. The Slab and the metal planet alone were beyond fascinating and beyond cool. The cliff hanger at the end really pushed the book up an extra notch or two, without that I would have given it 3 or 4 stars. And Marvin did come up with a faster than light comm system.If you haven't read this series you are missing out on one of the best Sci-Fi stories ever. On par with Kevin J. Anderson's Saga of Seven Suns and Star Wars and Star Trek.Of course nothing can ever beat Star Wars or Star Trek, but these come very close.

I am a big Larson fan so this review is slightly biased. Nothing makes me happier then when I see a new book on his website. I thought the latest book was good.... but not quite the same as the SWARM series. I don't know if it is the new author helping or what... but this book seemed a little off. I found myself skipping over some pages for the first time.However overall I am still excited for the series. This book has really set up some interesting set pieces for the future. I always enjoy getting to meet new races and planets. The next book should be great with all the new races coming into play.

An excellent continuation to the original series. The relationship between Marvin and Cody (much like that of Marvin and Kyle) has become one of my favorite parts of the books. I like the slightly faster pacing of the battles and the segways to new chapters and events as well. This book leaves several loose ends as well as still leaving our crew and company stranded far from home. Hopefully the next book will provided a few answers to some of these things. My hope is that they do eventually find there way back, and that at some point the ancients are found/show up etc.Overall, this is a solid continuation of a beloved series, with enough new characters to keep things interesting. More please.

I'm getting the feeling that VanDyke was more than a collaborator on this second part of Star Force. It almost feels like someone imitating Larson's style when I read it. Some things are classic Larson, such as the unabashedly misogynistic main character. I'm not sure if I'm just getting bored with all his characters being obsessed with sleeping with and feeling up their subordinates while everyone else dies around him or if in this particular instance it feels forced. Still good action and a slow, steadily progressing storyline. Overall, an entertaining read.

Definitely a fun read. The imagery got kind of "dreamy" in some sections but held together better than an actual dream. Stories in this dream state allow the authors to do unworldly things, which Larson & VanDyke take full advantage of. As always, there is plenty of introspection on the human condition. Comparing what we hold as normal up against what other cultures consider normal allows us the chance to examine ourselves, of which Larson & VanDyke also take full advantage. Can you tell by reading that it is co-authored? Perhaps slightly. There is a little different "flavor" to the writing style, but not so much to be distracting and so so.it's largely to past books that Larson could be the solo writer. Anyway, it is a great story with inventive imagery and vivid characters.

I read the first Star Force Series and enjoyed every one. I was very happy to see the series continued. The plots are just as good in the new series as they were in the first. Keep up the good work and lets have more!!

einer der besseren Serien, spannend genug um sich zwingen u müsse nicht auf einmal alles zu lesenone of the better Series, exciting enough to force one to not read all of it at once

I read the earlier books and found this author thanks to KindleUnlimited and I'm very pleased I did as I'll be reading far more books by this author in future.I really liked this book, in fact I preferred it to the the previous book Outcast which was Cody's first book. I can't say anything about the actual story line as it would spoil it - as the twists and turns are what made this book so interesting. So much so I'd suggest avoiding reading any reviews that do try to give a summary of the story.So easy suggestion - if you enjoy the Star Force series - Buy it - personally I can't wait for the next one.

Wow! It started with Swarm 11 books ago and this series is still going strong and is still just as enjoyable. If you've enjoyed the other books in the Starforce series you won't be disappointed. This episode has a bit more intrigue and drama than others, but still has everything we've come to expect in a Starforce book. A thoroughly entertaining read.

Good, largely imaginative story lines throughout this series. Reason for 4 stars rather than 5: at times, the characters and/or storylines can become somewhat tedious. I could forgive that, if not for the (unfortunately frequently observed) sexist themes included: the main male characters are brave, love to fight etc, but the women are all insanely jealous, irrational etc - really, really annoying, I find, as a female reader. However, despite some themes being quite repetitive, there are some interesting, original twists. I've read the whole series except for 12th book, so far, and especially liked the first: Swarm. A humans-going-into-space and alien invasion story, but different in a lot of ways, with riveting and at times humorous plot twists. This is not a humorous sci-fi series per se, and none of the individual themes are new: nano tech, development of tech that enables space flight outside of this star system, colonisation of other worlds, aliens, alien invasion, AI, integration of tech into human body, cyborgs, enhancements - this has them all, but it's the way they've been combined that initially intrigued me. There's lot's of fighting, in-depth (and this what I found somewhat tedious at times) repeated descriptions of space battles, a bit of sex and romance thrown in, plenty of bad guys, a few heroes, whereby the main male character is a nerd, soldier/marine, professor, farmer and single father, whereby these different identities have been combined in a way that makes sense and comes across well. The style itself is easy to read, stories flow well, and you are left wanting more at the end of each book, whereby I found that the following books of this series don't quite live up to the first one - although still good. Overall, I'd recommend this - what I found somewhat tedious, the repeated, in-depth battle descriptions, others might see as a plus - it's definitely got plenty of action, but also addresses deeper questions: what it means to be human, for example, or the pros and cons of AI, without being in any way difficult or demanding to read. I would have given this 5 stars, if not for the in my opinion simplistic and sexist treatment of relationships. It's written from the perspective of the male hero/main character, so of course the views are those of a man, which is fine, but his relationships with and views of women I found stereotyped and plain sexist in some respects. Yes, women are marines, fight alongside men, perform as well as men, but the theme of female jealousy, for example, I found irritating, as, of course, the main female characters were all totally besotted with the guy so the hero had no need of jealousy, whereas he had at least "a wandering eye", but nevertheless, female jealousy is portrayed as extensive and irrational. The hero also gets trapped into fatherhood by female deceit due to her biological clock ticking... As by definition sci-fi is about potential futures, I find it sad that so few authors in this genre choose to portray (or can imagine?) a change in human relationships, social and cultural norms etc