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A Talent For War: Alex Benedict Series, Book 1
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The acclaimed classic novel and fan favorite—the far-future story of one man's quest to discover the truth behind a galactic war hero.
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Jack McDevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. He is a multiple Nebula Award finalist who lives in Georgia with his wife Maureen.
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My reception of this book is somewhat lukewarm, and that shows in my review.
Alex Benedict, an antiques trader who gets space sickness easily, is posthumously sent on a quest to uncharted parts of the galaxy by his now-deceased uncle. What he discovers on his quest threatens the founding myth of the galactic empire he lives in, interspecies relations to the only alien empire that is known to man, and the way space flight is done these days.
While this might be called a "galaxy-shattering plot" in the blurb on the book the publisher wrote, my own reaction to the book was more like: "Meh". The plot is nothing we haven't read before (again and again), the characters remain shallow and unconvincing, and the mysteries on the quest fail to intrigue me. In science fiction, the author can make up any mystery he pleases, and the reader is helpless in anticipating what alien races or technologies the author will invent to advance his plot. And that is fine as long as the author does not abuse this power to hide the fact that there is not really a plot but the protagonist just stumbles from one confrontation to the next.
I like space opera as much as every other nerd, but I also like some ideas, characters and plot development. "A Talent For War" seems as if it has been written according to a standard recipe. Unconvincing.
Alex Benedict, an antiques trader who gets space sickness easily, is posthumously sent on a quest to uncharted parts of the galaxy by his now-deceased uncle. What he discovers on his quest threatens the founding myth of the galactic empire he lives in, interspecies relations to the only alien empire that is known to man, and the way space flight is done these days.
While this might be called a "galaxy-shattering plot" in the blurb on the book the publisher wrote, my own reaction to the book was more like: "Meh". The plot is nothing we haven't read before (again and again), the characters remain shallow and unconvincing, and the mysteries on the quest fail to intrigue me. In science fiction, the author can make up any mystery he pleases, and the reader is helpless in anticipating what alien races or technologies the author will invent to advance his plot. And that is fine as long as the author does not abuse this power to hide the fact that there is not really a plot but the protagonist just stumbles from one confrontation to the next.
I like space opera as much as every other nerd, but I also like some ideas, characters and plot development. "A Talent For War" seems as if it has been written according to a standard recipe. Unconvincing.
Format:Kindle Edition
I read quite a lot of McDevitt. Although some of the plots seem to reappear in similar ways in different books, I like the way he tells his stories. He avoids too-far-out-societies and keeps things in an understandable context. That's something he also did in this book. So, if you like like straight and colorful adventure-stories without slimy aliens and without spelled princesses, you very likely will like this one.
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Interesting Story...Interesting Backdrop
31. Mai 2005
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A Talent for War presents an enjoyable trek through a future history...a history with it's own figure-heads and heroes, and shows us how those people actually were. McDevitt gives us the science fiction equivalent of taking us back to the American Revolution and putting us into the heads of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. McDevitt exquisitely executes this future history through the backdrop of the protagonist, Alex Benedict, and his search for the truth about what happened to the longterm exploratory ship Tenandrome. What did the crew find that they thought they had to erase all public records of the journey, and essentially swear themselves to silence about that journey.
McDevitt's only flaw in this book is that he seems to get sidetracked a bit with minutae...who said what at this meeting or that, who did what, where...etc. Some of this was clearly needed...but he goes overboard just a bit. This detracts from the story only a little though. Mostly, I just desperately wanted to find out the answers to the mysteries McDevitt poses. A Talent for War is a really good read, McDevitt's character analyses are dead-on and consequently he does a wonderful job of making you feel what the characters feel. As long as you enjoy good storytelling this book is highly recommended to anyone, period.
McDevitt's only flaw in this book is that he seems to get sidetracked a bit with minutae...who said what at this meeting or that, who did what, where...etc. Some of this was clearly needed...but he goes overboard just a bit. This detracts from the story only a little though. Mostly, I just desperately wanted to find out the answers to the mysteries McDevitt poses. A Talent for War is a really good read, McDevitt's character analyses are dead-on and consequently he does a wonderful job of making you feel what the characters feel. As long as you enjoy good storytelling this book is highly recommended to anyone, period.
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A classic to read and reread.
8. Oktober 2003
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My personal experience of this novel has been similar to that expressed in 'Hrinwar's review. I can across it in a remainders bin in '94, one of my most fortunate finds ever. Since then I have read it pretty much every year, sometimes more. This is not from lack of other material to spend my time on but the levels that unravel as the story progresses, the sheer thrill of watching the clues come together, the intrigue built up around the historic mysteries, never fail to hold me entranced. I love this book and only wish others by the same author, or anyone else for that matter, could ignite my interest in the same way. However it would be an irrelevance to make comparisons with other works - put simply it is one of my most deeply held personal favourites and has stood the test of nine years repeated reading. A supreme example of a deeply satisfying reading experience.
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I am the dissenter in the group
9. Juli 2004
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I am a rabid fan of Jack McDevitt and have read his books in reverse order. I read all of this latest befor reading his first publications. Maybe this is why I found "Talent for War" less enjoyable reading than "Chindi" or his others. It is certainly good writing, yet I found myself bogged down and waiting for something to happen. It struck me more as a mystery novel in a science fiction setting. If you are looking for high tech and action-packed, this is not the story for you. But, if you want a well written story that has a mystery..then you will probably enjoy this. Either way, for me, his other novels are his best--IMHO. ;-)
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