The Ghost Brigades
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The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops made from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF’s toughest operations. They’re young, they’re quick and strong, and they’re really lacking normal human qualms.
The universe is a treacherous place for humanity–and it’s about to become far more treacherous. Three races that humans have clashed with before have allied to halt our expansion into space. Their linchpin: the turncoat military scientist Charles Boutin, who knows the CDF’s largest military secrets. To prevail, the CDF must find out why Boutin did what he did.
Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers — a superhuman hybrid, made from Boutin’s DNA, Jared’s brain should be able to access Boutin’s electronic memories. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is agreed to the Ghost Brigades.
At first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as Boutin’s memories slowly surface, Jared starts to intuit the reason’s for Boutin’s treachery. As Jared desperately hunts for his “father,” he must also come to grips with his own choices. Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plot worse things than humanity’s mere military defeatÂ…
Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers — a superhuman hybrid, made from Boutin’s DNA, Jared’s brain should be able to access Boutin’s electronic memories. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is agreed to the Ghost Brigades.
At first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as Boutin’s memories slowly surface, Jared starts to intuit the reason’s for Boutin’s treachery. As Jared desperately hunts for his “father,” he must also come to grips with his own choices. Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plot worse things than humanity’s mere military defeatÂ…
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if you liked ancient mans war(first book) you will like this one to. keeps your attention threw the whole book.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Please read a few books by the following authors:
Iain M. Banks, Charles Stross, William Gibson, John C. Wright, Richard Morgan, Neal Asher, Ken MacLeod.
Or just read one book by one of the above authors. Now read Ghost Brigade.
Notice a difference?
Scalzi has to tell rather than show. His characterization is shallow. His technological thoughts would have been novel ten years ago. The pacing drags.
Here’s an example: At one point he writes that the soldier’s guns are linked to their point brain implants. He then writes that that’s so “their guns can’t be used against them by anyone else”. Really?!! Thanks for building that clear, because I wouldn’t have selected up on it otherwise. The writing follows this painful pattern throughout.
This would be a fantastic book for a seventh or eigth grader wanting to read their “first” sci fi novel, but is it really “top notch”? If you want some fantastic sci fi, skip this and read any of the authors listed above.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
The tale is fine but for some reason it is not surprising enough. I got the feeling I did read something like it before.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
Fantastic tale, fantastic characters, fantastic universe. I can’t wait for the next chapter of this saga….
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Very slow read- it took nearly 1/4 of the book to renovate the main character and the next 150 pages had minimal action.
The first book “Ancient Man’s War” kept your interest much more fully than this sequel.
I am not at all certain that I will buy any more of his books at this point.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5