Book Review: Gust Front

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Gust Front     Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
John Ringo
Class/Genre:   Science Fiction   Military
Series: Legacy of the Aldenata # 2
Baen, Apr 2001, $24.00, 597 pp.

As the earthlings try to recover from the victorious but difficult war with the Posleen (see A HYMN BEFORE BATTLE), the enemy refuses to rest. Instead, the centaurs turn their attention to invading Earth as a means to defeat the humans. Earth, with aid from the Galactic Federation, prepares for the Posleen invasion of the planet.

However, the Posleen do not sit around licking wounds from their previous defeat. They attack planet-side much earlier than anyone expected them to, hoping to catch the earthlings not quite ready for them. The former human victory led by hero Captain Michael O'Neal seems hollow as invasion earth turns the planet into a bloodbath like none that ever happened here before. However, a defeat would turn into a massacre of cleansing worse than anything imaginable.

Readers who enjoy science fiction galaxy wars filled with a sea of blood will fully relish the non-stop action GUST FRONT. Though the characters often seem two dimensional (on both sides of the front), the story line never slows down as the feral Posleen arrive to devastate any resistance. With this explosive novel, John Ringo shows why he is one of the Generals when it comes to military science fiction.

Harriet Klausner

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