Ten Davids, Two GoliathsThis book was easy to read thanks to its many similarities to the Star Wars universe. It was a quick read. (I finished it in under an hour) It reminded me of watching just the space battle portion of any of the Star Wars movies, only delving into the thoughts and fears of the pilots as they waited for and eventually waged their battle against the evil empire. One thing that took me out of the story was the constant mention of the gods they prayed to. There were more than you could shake a stick at. It became distracting when they took time out of an action-packed battle to say the name of some obscure god. I especially find this ironic seeing that the title refers to the Bible, yet the text seems to name many other gods except the Christian one.
It was easy to pick up on who was who and which side they were on due to the many Star Wars ish terms such as Alliance and Empire. I also liked the descriptive language in the battle scenes and the way the author focused on saying laser without using the word laser.
The battle scenes themselves were well done and briskly paced. In fact, this was a page-turner that was hard to put down for as long as it was.
Relationships played in this story as well with concern being the main emotion shown. The tension was also nicely paced and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Bottom line, if you like Star Wars type space battle stories, this one is for you. It shows inside the head of the fighters as they wait for the attack all the way up to the aftermath.
I’ll be reading the next part of this story when I get a chance.