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Review title: A great novel!!!
Product review: Striking the Balance is an excellent novel, a welcome change from the usual alien invasion novel where the aliens get literally blasted off the face of the Earth. The peace treaty between mankind and the alien Race, and both sides' plans to backstab the other (at the end, last few pages) are entirely plausible. Also, someone said that Turtledove portrays "all Germans as evil". This is wrong- the character Heinrich Jager is a great example of a good man under a bad system. Political intrigue and action are combined a la Tom Clancy, and even without the intrigue and double-dealing the book would still be great! The entire series is great and I can't wait to start on the next one.
