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Starcruiser Shenandoah #1
Squadron Alert
The battle cruiser "Shenandoah," under the command of Captain Rose Liddell, journeys through the galaxy to aid Victoria, a planet caught between the United Federation of Starworlds and its arch-rival, the Freeworld States Alliance
316 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 5, 1989
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Roland J. Green
88Ìýbooks27ÌýfollowersRoland James Green is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and editor. He has written as Roland Green and Roland J. Green; and had 28 books in the Richard Blade series published under the pen name 'Jeffrey Lord'.
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November 12, 2019
This is the 1st in a space opera trilogy. It was interesting in some ways, but burdened down by a great deal of military terms and almost insider commentary. I kept feeling like you had to have military experience to appreciate this book. Also lots of things were hinted at or alluded to, but not explained: it was if the book was set in a universe and reality with which the reader was expected to be familiar--although there was no external sign this was the case. And either the author was very bad at transitions or I kept missing them and he was too subtle for me. Plus it (the plot) was supposedly building up to this suspenseful climax, then boom! situation defused, book over. You had the curious sensation, too, of not being present at the most important happenings.
April 30, 2018
This is the first book in the Starcruiser Shenandoah series by Roland J. Green. I had trouble reading this book, but I did finish it. Much of the book was spent introducing characters and situations. The point of view jumps around the ensemble cast, which can be disorienting. I don't like to give bad reviews but I just didn't enjoy reading this book. I don't plan on reading anymore of this series. I have read several other books by Roland J. Green that were quite good so I will try something else by him in the future.
November 30, 2020
I reached 80% of the book and still have not a description of the technologies, or any significant space action. But I have a very good knowledge of what the drink, smoke and would like to mary. That's not military sci-fi, that's a military drama. Ugh.
December 29, 2023
Took a detour into some vintage sci-fi series; this one was... fine. Tons of world building (good) and lots of realistic military perspective (also good) but... clearly this book is all set-up for the action to come. Because there isn't... a lot... of action in this first entry.
April 20, 2009
I was a little frustrated by the fact that this was not really a complete story. Granted, it is part of a trilogy, but the resolution within this volume is very limited. Much of the book was spent introducing characters and situations, but I found myself with many questions about the politics, military strategies, technologies, etc., which were not answered.
Also, the basic premise of an outside agency convincing the various human factions to squabble seemed too obvious, and I couldn't figure out why it wasn't just as obvious to the characters...
The characters were good, and the story did flow well enough to keep me reading.
Also, the basic premise of an outside agency convincing the various human factions to squabble seemed too obvious, and I couldn't figure out why it wasn't just as obvious to the characters...
The characters were good, and the story did flow well enough to keep me reading.
April 1, 2010
A modestly interesting sci-fi tale. Well written and not too confusing like a lot of these military stories tend to be.
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