Derelict: Trident

Badly Written Wannabe "Alien" Ripoff "Derelict: Marines," is a poorly written, wannabe "Alien" ripoff. The author spends the first half of the book in a boring, plodding, logistical recap of preparing for a mission. The characters are mainly one-dimensional, angst driven, corny, cardboard figures, fu......more

I really didn't like this book, and it definitely didn't feel like a book. It felt like part 1 of a larger story, where part 1 had almost nothing to add. 40% of the book takes place before these space marines even leaves their base, and even then they don't get to Mira before the 70% mark. Which mean......more

As usual, after finishing this one I checked a few of the reviews. The ones who didn't like it complained that the pacing was too slow, that the characters were one-dimensional and/or not credible, and that there was too much focus on the minutiae of military missions in space. I agree, to an extent......more

Like most of Cooley's work, this is a Thriller with a capital "T". The first part in what will be a multi-volume work (how big? No idea. More than this book clearly), but the story is more than satisfying on its own. I won't go into the substance of the story, but it features Cooley's signature "slow......more