I listen to this audio book freebie without benefit of having read the Star Force novels of which is a part. In the introduction, the author says this explains events on earth in parallel to the 4th book, but involving a different character.Bjorn, who may or may not be a regular in the series, is a super-soldier assassin, his body equipped with nano-machines that make him stronger, faster, better healing, yada yada... And this story is pretty much 100% action as he kills, runs, kills, hides, kills, yada yada... A pretty well-written action story.The novella doesn't give much in the way of exposition concerning the major parties, but if you're willing to let the general idea of an alien invasion wash over you without asking too many questions, the basic story is quite accessible. I got this audiobook as a freebie from Audible, an obvious teaser to get you into the series. So am I teased enough to start the series? Well, not really.First, to good: this story is very well told. Being unfamiliar with the series, there's plenty of "well, that's interesting" to have kept me engaged. The reading is also excellent. It's well paced, and the reader does some excellent accents.But there's a lot of lack of originality, too, starting with the premise (Earth battles invading aliens). And there are names, which are completely logical, but that are so mundane (like, Starforce, Macros, which are quite large, and Nanos which, well, are quite small) that I wonder if they are introduced (in the series) with any sense of irony.Anyway, maybe someday I'll pick up this series, at a time when I'm really craving a sci-fi war story and/or nothing else looks good. But neither of those happen very often.
What do You think about Army Of One (2013)?
I don't think this was for me, I found my mind wandering as I tried to keep up.
—zukaakazux
