Title: Both characters and adventure--oh my
Product review: First off, this is highly reminiscent of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series--Leary is the girl-chasing overweight but likable hero and Adele is the intellectual spy/killer sidekick. So what? Aubrey/Maturin is great and it's still great when Drake does it in Space Opera.David Drake weaves together appealing (not always likable) characters and a plot that escalates from personal danger (lots of that) to threats to whole worlds. The unspoken sexual tension between Leary and Adele adds to the reader appeal without being heavyhanded.Maybe it's just me, but I enjoyed a space battle that didn't come down to the recently invented brilliant weapon which the other side didn't expect and did exactly the wrong thing.Maybe it won't stick to you forever, but you won't put it down either.
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