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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 20, 2022

I re started this series after the last was released. Really nice setup for the battles, introduction of new or improved tech and ‘realistic’ tactical and strategic space based warfare. Fine exploration of the protagonist’s perspectives.

Really good story

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Series quality dropping like a stone

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 24, 2018

Series used to be ok, just ok. This one wasn’t worth it. Thin plot, little action, clichés all the way to the end.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 20, 2022

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Josh Norris

Worthy addition to the series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2018

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My first exposure to the Starfire books was in 2000 when I picked up a copy of "In Death Ground" on a whim as I enjoyed the writing of both Steve White and David Weber, having had (at that time) no idea the books were actually based upon a game. I thoroughly enjoyed it for its very well written take on the rather cliche concept of alien bugs coming to eat you, done so well that one forgets the cliche. I immediately picked up Crusade, Insurrection, and later the Shiva Option when it came out.

After that, life happened and I occasionally reread the books but hadn't any idea that the series continued...until a few months ago. I devoured Exodus, Extremis, and Imperative like an Arachnid feeding and to my great joy found that there was to be an 8th book released soon, again by two authors whose work I enjoy: Steve White and Charles Gannon. For me Oblivion was a most worthy follow on to the rest of the series and reads like In Death Ground or Shiva Option only even more compellingly. I do not want to post spoilers but the battles are on a suitably massive scale, if anything even larger, as in the previous books revolving around the Arduans and Kaituni. The authors manage to pull off compelling combat scenes with solid exegesis and character writing that enriches the scene without distracting. I found the book sufficiently enjoyable that I bought both the Audible and the paperback versions on pre-order. That alone should be indicative of how I enjoyed it, for most of my entertainment reading I use the Kindle app for reasons of cost. The only entertainment books that I purchase in paper format anymore are the ones that I truly enjoy.

The series appears to be at a crossroads of sorts with this addition, the Ian Trevayne storyline could be satisfactorily closed with the ending of Oblivion or it could be continued in yet another book, myself I do hope that Ian will be left in peace. I do not wish to give anything away but I do hope to see more books in the series as there are several story arcs that could be expanded upon just from the gripping ending of Oblivion.

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Mark W

The End of The Line

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 19, 2022

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Oblivion is the last book in the series. I started the series years ago, before the last several books were complete. Now that I finally got to read the whole series from beginning to end, I am sorry to see it end. So much material left unresolved, there is definetely room for eight more volumes in the story. Here's hoping they get written.

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Steven Woodcock

The 8th Book in the Starfire Series!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 27, 2019

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This book picks up a bit after the last one left off, with the battle between a new race (the Arduans) who fled their dying star system via NON FTL ships....they crossed space the hard way, over generations more or less finished. A period of peace and integration of this new race begins....

….and then is shattered when *another* fleet, an offshoot of the Arduans called the Kaituni show up to begin stake out their chunk of the map. Worse yet, they seem to have allied in some fashion with the Bugs (in several earlier novels) and are driving them into conflict with the Federation. What's the reason? Is there any way to talk to either the Bugs or the Kaituni?

Honestly can't say much else without many spoilers, so I'll just recommend that you GET THIS BOOK. If you're at all a fan of good military science fiction you won't regret it. The authors (Steven White and Charles Gannon) do a fine job of capturing the background that grew out of the old Starfire boardgame (a favorite when I was younger) and keeping it fresh. VERY recommended!

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Steven G.

Standard Steve White writing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 2, 2018

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The fond print of this book is great and big, however, I wish they would have brought out a hardcover instead.

What story concerns, it is firmly set in the style of all the previous books. Build up resources, talk about background events, some politics, then quick swift mayhem destruction. Rinse and repeat. The only thing I can say about this book is that it unlike some of the older generations, the battle scenes are shorter and less descriptive. That said, it was still a quick fun brainless read, just as I like it sometimes.

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Geosalt

Wow !!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2020

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This book was great, started a bit slow, bu then had me on the edge of my seat, and not letting me put the book down.
I am ready for the next book. And will have to read the previous books, which I have not done.............yet.

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