Title: Trite
Product review: "Battlespace" continues the far-flung adventures of the Marines, this time investigating the disappearance of a previous expedition. The strength of Douglas is in creating interesting, albeit rather predictable, characters. However, Garroway (the protagonist) holds few, if any, suprises, and while being somewhat likable, is rather two-dimensional. I was disappointed that the author doesn't develop relationships to any great degree, with most characters being little more than ships passing in the night.Both "Star Corps" and "Battlespace" revolve to a greater or lesser extent around the mythical "Hunters of the Dawn" - a race that thrives by dispatching up-and-coming species. It is against this backdrop that "Battlespace" takes place - and it is because of this backdrop that the ease with which the marines dispatch the Xul ends this book in a most unfulfilling way. Overall, readable in a couple of evenings, but not memorable.
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