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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780671720247 ISBN: 0671720244 Label: Baen Manufacturer: Baen Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: November 01, 1990 Publisher: Baen Studio: Baen Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A Bland SequelThe fourth book by Weber and White, I found this one to be by far the least interesting. At first the book has much promise: political intrigue, mutinies, space battles and rebellion. However, the flare quickly dies down. The Fringe Worlds, often economically subjugated by the Inner (Corporate) Worlds, finally have enough after their political leader is assasinated. When the government sends a naval task force to quell any unprising, it instead ignites it. For those that ... Read More Rating:  - United in war, divided in peace"Insurrection" is a collaboration between two masters of military science fiction, David Weber and Steve White. The book explores the causes and progress of a civil war between parts of a Terran Federation originating from Earth and then bound together in the crucible of war against a merciless alien race. The story of the Fourth Interstellar War against the Arachnids is told in other books of the series. "Insurrection", while written first, is chronologically at the end of the series. ... Read More Rating: - An Ugly Civil WarInsurrection takes place in the same universe as IN DEATH GROUND and THE SHIVA OPTION about a generation after the events of the latter. Humanity has been at peace but that doesn't stop nasty politicians from trying to do nasty things to people. Finally, a time comes when the people will take it no more and the result is civil war. This book makes clear that there are honorable people on both sides of the conflict but the horrors of war are such that innocents are bound to suffer. Like the ... Read More Rating:  - Insipid InsurrectionThis book is dull, disjointed, and devoid of both excitement and literary value. There is little to tie the storyline together--the novel just lumbers from one situation, planet, and poorly described space battle to another. Dozens of characters get introduced; most just get tossed aside. There also are too many side plots. The book reminds me of a cheesy disaster film where many characters and their soap opera lives are displayed for a few minutes of "human interest" before the disaster actually strikes. ... Read More Rating: - An Impressive First EffortI recently reread this book, and was even more impressed than the first time I read it. Realizing that this book has a copyright of 1990 means it's the first book in the series that includes Crusade, In Death Ground, and The Shiva Option; it sets the stage for the other books which, though having later copyrights, occur chronologically earlier in time. What I hadn't noticed when I first read the book is that it is the last in chronological time. This adds even more impact to the book, realizing that it follows ... Read More 
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