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Our colonies are burning

The alien invasion of the galaxy is in full swing.

Nothing that came before could have prepared us for this.

Maybe if we’d heeded Captain Husher’s warning…but it’s too late for that.

As for Husher, he spent his entire military career preparing for this.

And no matter how grim things look, he won’t sit back while the enemy burns through the galaxy like fire through a parched forest.

He intends to fight. To lay his life on the line.

All for the chance that a part of humanity might be saved.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mirth Publishing (June 12, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 371 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1988380138
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1988380131
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.04 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.93 x 8.5 inches

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More than a space opera

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2021

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I mentioned this in my last review, but let me clarify. I think scott wrote this series to persuade us that we as a society and country (USA) are on the same path that the beings in this story are. We're really messed up in our thinking about and treating people of other political persuasions and races. We're killing our democracy and making it impossible to live with each other because more and more people are becoming intolerant, using the media and violence to scare each other to the point we are afraid to do anything about it. This could be the downfall of our culture, democracy, and economy. There's no excuse for us falling into this abyss. It's our own fault. If we don't change our ways, we are doomed. Read this and you'll see what I mean. Think on it and then do what you can to reverse the trends in progress that are destroying our society and our ability to live together. Rodney King nailed it: "Can't we all just get along"?!

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This is the Epic Conclusion to the Ixan Legacy’s, and Can’t be Missed

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At the end of book 2, we saw the massive battle at Thessaly, in which the Progenitors where trying to destroy not just the forces in space, but also use their Ravagers on the ground. Husher, along with Captain Norberg, (who initially had been sent to detain Husher, but reluctantly agreed to help him defend Thessaly), go head to head with the Progenitor force, out-gunned, but desperate to save the Civilian population.
Even though it seemed like they where going to lose, they are saved at the last minute by a rogue Darkstream fleet that has come to support Husher.
During this battle, the modified ship, ‘The Spire’, Captained by Fesky, Husher’s XO, also helps using its special ‘Subspace’ abilities to drop off a couple of Missile payloads.
However, Fesky has another mission, to locate the Progenitors home world, so that Husher can put an end to this once and for all. At the end of book 1, she meets a man that is identical to Husher, and responds to his name, but doesn’t appear to be himself.
At the start of Dogs of War, we see a bit of this Hushers history, before we return to now, and see Fesky being captured, and brought before this ‘Other’ Husher, this Evil Husher, who hates Wingers, and has spent his life perfecting the art of torture, especially on Wingers, and there is this horrific understanding of just how bad things are going to get for Fesky, who is trapped in a parallel dimension, with no one knowing where she is, not just the location, but in relation to space and time as well – there are an infinite number of possibilities – Fesky might never be found, her situation is one that is truly hopeless.
In the meantime, back in our reality, Husher is getting hammered from every possible angle.
The Progenitors continue to smash away at systems, even though they managed to force a retreat at Thessaly, they only appeared at the next system over, Caprice, in larger numbers, and begin to attack there, and this system is not as well protected as Thessaly. When Husher races to protect Caprice, he finds himself in a difficult position, and, with sudden loses due to overwhelming amounts of Ravagers, fatigued crews, and damaged ships, he requests help from Norberg, leaving Thessaly unguarded. Although they manage to turn back the forces at Caprice, this only leaves Thessaly open to another attack, in which the Progenitors, having made a hole in Thessaly’s protection, manage to pound the surface.
Husher finds he gets political and social pressure them, from the Government of Caprice, the Galactic leaders, wanting Caprice protected (as they are based there), as well as answers as to why only Thessaly’s rich were evacuated (because of course they own the ships, and evacuated themselves, only a few having the courage, and nobility to actually stay and help people.
And just to really make Husher’s day, his ex-wife turns up to give him grief because his adult Daughter is living in the city aboard the Vesta, and believes it is his job to talk her out of living there.
Bartlett really gives a realistic impression of what it is like to actually have the role of someone in that command position, all of the different things that continuously seem to be dropped into Husher’s lap, whether it be shipboard priority, action stations, something political, just the general bureaucratic operations of the ship that the Captain must be a part of, and then there is his own personal life that he must take care of, his Daughter obviously being a major priority in his life. Bartlett really captures the day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute stresses of his life, and the role he has to play, and it is this realistic Character driven story line that makes Bartlett’s work just so outstanding.
Add to this the exceptional world-building (or Galaxy Building in this case), that has gone into this story, from the Capital Starships, with their massive size, so big, that they actually have a city living within them. But they are also the backbone of the IGF, with enough firepower to crush a small fleet of other ships. The missile technology is fascinating from a military point of view, Bartlett has obviously done a lot of research to create a complex variety of missiles for war.
There are a multitude of other stunning aspects to the world building that make this story just an amazing Mil Sci-Fi story to read, as the level of detail is just stunning, adding this level of credibility and realism to the story.
One aspect of this that has been really amazing from the technological point of view has been the spatial distortion tech, bouncing through rifts in space/time to fight, spy, communicate, whatever is required. The concept is totally fascinating, and whilst it isn’t completely unique to this series, Bartlett has used it in a really clever and in some ways, unique aspect, to give his story this a really captivating edge. The ability for his fighters to bounce in and out of subspace, dropping missiles, alpha strikes and vanishing again is an awesome bit of tech, but to have the ‘Captain’s Yacht’ fully kitted out, to do it with the ability to spy, analyse, and use covert tactics is just masterful.
This is a really intriguing book, one with a bit of a ‘Mirror’ universe concept going on, only the Progenitors are the Mirrors, and they are using this to completely destroy life in the Galaxy as we know it.
As it becomes apparent to those in our Galaxy, and they realise people are missing/hostages, things really start to heat up. So does the battle for our Galaxy, as the Progenitors throw everything they have at destroying life in Husher’s Galaxy.
What follows is an action packed, non-stop, brutal and ferocious fight to the end, in which there can be only one side left standing, and in which Husher’s side are desperate to rescue those that are missing.
Oneiri team will fight and be shattered, and we will see Jake’s character bared to the soul as he fights for all he believes in and more. We thought we had seen some Mech fights before, but this is to a whole new level.
The ship to ship combat is just so incredibly ruthless, as capital ships, fighters, drones, smart missiles, ravagers and more, all tear each other apart in what is incredibly realistic, and brutally graphic combat scenes, that have been masterfully described, with so much detail, you feel like you are in the middle of the zone, or riding warheads and Ravagers into combat.
This is the culmination of 5 Epic books, leading to this final chapter in the Ixan Saga, and it doesn’t disappoint, you will be amazed and stunned at its conclusion. This is required reading for anyone who loves Mil Sci-Fi, Scott Bartlett, or any other Author who has written a good Galactic Space Conflict Saga.

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Great ending to the trilogy as Husher does what only Husher can do - a must read

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2018

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As a long time (and avid) reader of Scott Bartlett, I continue to be amazed at his ability to create new ‘realities’ in his books. Dogs of War is a great example of his ability to expand the norms of writing styles to new levels with his imagination guiding him to do what would typically be the impossible in a normal science fiction drama.

The ‘typical’ science fiction story-lines always rely on a primary “good guy” and a primary “bad guy” to keep the story centered on their actions and conflicts. But Scott manages to present a case where the same character exists in both roles, sort of.

First let me suggest that if you have not read the prior books in this trilogy, please read them first.
Capital Starship (Ixan Legacy Book 1)
Pride of the Fleet (Ixan Legacy Book 2)
Even if you are up to date, I suggest rereading the last several chapters of Pride of the Fleet to be prepared for the rapid-fire opening of Dogs of War! Within a few pages you will fully understand my comment about the good and bad guys being the same person, sort of…

So to summarize this book without revealing any spoilers, the galaxy remains in a war with an enemy they cannot match in technology and power, and barely hang on largely due to Husher’s brilliant tactics and insight into new technology created based on his asking key staff, and one very key civilian, to innovate specific things to counter the advantages of the Progenitor technology using tactics which are very effective with the new tech installed on some fighter ships. While this innovation started in Capital Starship and really got rolling in Pride of the Fleet, the new technology is key to turning the tide of the war and saving humanity, again.

Husher remains a hero to his crew and most of the fleet but is still out of favor with virtually all aspects of the civilian population, which is led by a president who only allows him to maintain command of the Vesta because he has to acknowledge without him they don’t stand a chance. There is naturally a lot of conflict between the civilian government, activists on board the Vesta, and Husher. He is stressed almost to the breaking point by the conflicts created by civilian officials who ‘technically’ have final authority to control his actions, and yet manages to continually work with (or around) those who would prefer to see him in jail or dead. There are just so many challenges to overcome in the war while being forced to ‘follow orders’ he knows are ill advised that he more or less goes rogue from time to time, but always ends up being right to follow his gut, with a few disastrous exceptions. In the end he is the hero of the people, but does not think of himself that way given the way he had to turn the tide to save humanity.

In the end the war is won, as it could only end that way, and while Scott has indicated this is the end of the various Ixan based books, I hope he changes his mind and starts a new series based on either the Ixa or other species or characters from the Dogs of War. But I know he has already started a new book series, which promises to be a departure from what most current science fiction writers are pursuing. I would not expect anything less from Scot than to rethink the genre and give us something fresh compared to the very common themes most authors are pursuing the past few years.

Note that while I get advance copies as one of Scott’s proofreaders, I always buy the books. I strongly suggest others who get ARC editions do the same since there WILL be differences in later revisions that you will only get if you buy the book!

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Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018

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After the explosive ending of PRIDE OF THE FLEET, Bartlett doesn't miss a beat and takes us off running in DOGS OF WAR. Captain Husher has always found a way to keep the Progenitors at bay. But this time it's different. When the attacks begin, the odds are like a million to one for Husher and his fleet to even think of slowing them down, let alone beat them. With Fesky still gone, Husher feels lost. He feels this may be it, he's finally fighting a battle that seems impossible to end -- or win. It's bittersweet that this awesome trilogy is ending, even though Bartlett ties up things (well, most things) at the end. He's written characters we learned to like, love, and even hate, but I will still miss reading about them. This is a wonderful trilogy, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

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Colin

Great end to the trilogy!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2018

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Thoroughly enjoyed the finale. Must be an enormous ship for the number of missiles they’re forever launching at the enemy. I did feel sorry for the fighter pilots, if you don’t have subspace tech, you’re a footnote in time! Finished the book on the day I got it - a great ending to the Ixan series. Very happy to have discovered this author and these stories

Ron Williams

To be or not to ????

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2021

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Quite a lot of action mainly leading to a future which will come to light in the next story with the plot and player's continue their impressive performance

Laurie R

Love the underdog winning

Reviewed in Australia on June 15, 2018

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Loads of fighting on small, medium and large scales. Angry people who don’t have much time to be happy. Intense and mainly entertaining. Surprises, out of the box winning solutions, sacrifice, loss and pain. Just too much fighting for me this time.

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