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Wayward Galaxy

Wayward Galaxy

byJason Anspach
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Scott Holland
5.0 out of 5 starsgreat book
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on May 25, 2023
Great book canโ€™t wait to get to the second one. As with all JN Chaney books canโ€™t put them down.
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Adman
3.0 out of 5 starsScience fiction is KIA
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on August 29, 2021
Once upon a time, the โ€œkill the commiesโ€ military literature, naรฏve and unsophisticated as it may have been, had a place and a context, especially with the relentless Marxist propaganda hammering the beauty, wisdom and moral superiority of the coming Homo Socialistus.

Homo Socialistus never came, and how could he, having to face 2 relentless enemies: on the one hand human nature, always yearning for freedom and always motivated by material wealth and on the other the laws of Economics, as hard and inviolable as the Laws of Space.

So, โ€œkill the commiesโ€ was killed, until it was miraculously and inexplicably resurrected in Wayward Galaxy Part 1. And if you could still give a passing nod to Chinese passing for communists, to think that the Russians would regress back to being tovaritch is absurd - actually USA today is rather closer to USSR than Russia.

So, strangely enough, the whole novel feels like it was written circa 1952, during the climax of the Korean War. The American Rangers are a โ€œmales onlyโ€ team and the, thankfully, few romantic scenes feel anachronistic. Moreover, the plague of todayโ€™s science fiction is also present here: nothing new, original, mind-boggling, really pushing the envelope.

Science fiction is KIA to use the military acronyms the writers seem to love.

But there must be a couple of redeeming elements, right? Yes, there are, and interestingly enough, they both have to do with the two AIs one will encounter in the novel. The shipโ€™s, and then planetโ€™s AI has a subtle, omnipotent approach and capacity and the second one is the most hilarious AI this reviewer has ever met.

Finally, there is a fast, fast pace and interesting plot twists and mysteries. You will not be thrilled by novelties in Wayward Galaxy Part 1, but you will definitely turn page after page, until the last one, to see how it all unfolds.
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Scott Holland
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on May 25, 2023
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Great book canโ€™t wait to get to the second one. As with all JN Chaney books canโ€™t put them down.
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JimFoxy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Military Sci-Fi
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on September 6, 2021
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Wayward Galaxy by Jason Anspach and J. N. Chaney -- Kindle Edition
This is a great read if one likes this genre, which I do. There is a good slate of characters, including AI personalities that are interesting characters in their own right.
The plot is familiar, an interstellar colony ship executed a flawed mission that places the colonists on an Earth-like planet on a distant star. The planet has a host of new plants and animals, but apparently no intelligent life.
But there are some hostile and some friendly people already there, also from ships sent from Earth.
There is global conflict on the Earth they left behind, with America and Europe being one block of allies, facing off against a coalition of Russia and Red Chinese antagonists. This earthly conflict spills over into the colony world as well. Much of the conflict is military in nature, featuring US Army Ranges vs Chinese and Russian enemies. There are plenty of "all is lost" moments to keep the reader excited and interested.

What I liked:
The book is well-written, with non-stop military action. The battle scenes are not simply mindless blood-letting. The authors have a firm grip of military tactics and small-unit engagements. Surprisingly, the most fearsome warriors are not, strictly speaking, soldiers. Reach is an enhanced civilian, who really wants to be in a diplomatic role but spends most of his time in combat, and then there are the two AIs, who are terrible and effective fighters as well The book is well edited, and there is a welcome absence of obscene language.
What I Did Not Like:
Not much to say here. Some of the military weaponry seems strangely antiquated, not much improved over today's weapons. But there are also mentions of enough futuristic weapons to fit the Sci-Fi theme. There were a number of plot threads left hanging at the end of this book, no doubt designed to make the reader want to go on to book two. Then there is the title, which does nothing for me. How can a galaxy be wayward? I am pretty sure the action takes place in our very own Milky Way galaxy. The Battle Bot AI is supposed to provide some comic relief, I guess. But the humor wore pretty thin.
Conclusions:
The virtues of this book are many, and the annoying parts are minimal. On balance, this is a fine example of a well-crafted military Sci-Fi novel. It is not a mindless shoot-um-up, and has some actual character development.
It is worthy of 5 Stars and I recommend it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars After W.W. III
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on October 19, 2022
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America sends ships into space to start a colony so mankind and the American way will survive. Approximately 300 years late the final of three ships finally arrive at its destination, when it was supposed to be the first to arrive, to find the enemy arrived first and survivors of three other two ships have died of war or old age along time ago. This is an interesting and thought provoking war story. Good read.
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Roy A Kelly II
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on January 18, 2023
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This is a great read and begins with the predicted rise of China and Russia into a combined force that attempts to overcome the USA. Even though the military and civilians going on our first ever colonization spaceship are thourougly background
background checked, there is mole in their midst. I heartily recommend this book
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Adman
3.0 out of 5 stars Science fiction is KIA
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on August 29, 2021
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Once upon a time, the โ€œkill the commiesโ€ military literature, naรฏve and unsophisticated as it may have been, had a place and a context, especially with the relentless Marxist propaganda hammering the beauty, wisdom and moral superiority of the coming Homo Socialistus.

Homo Socialistus never came, and how could he, having to face 2 relentless enemies: on the one hand human nature, always yearning for freedom and always motivated by material wealth and on the other the laws of Economics, as hard and inviolable as the Laws of Space.

So, โ€œkill the commiesโ€ was killed, until it was miraculously and inexplicably resurrected in Wayward Galaxy Part 1. And if you could still give a passing nod to Chinese passing for communists, to think that the Russians would regress back to being tovaritch is absurd - actually USA today is rather closer to USSR than Russia.

So, strangely enough, the whole novel feels like it was written circa 1952, during the climax of the Korean War. The American Rangers are a โ€œmales onlyโ€ team and the, thankfully, few romantic scenes feel anachronistic. Moreover, the plague of todayโ€™s science fiction is also present here: nothing new, original, mind-boggling, really pushing the envelope.

Science fiction is KIA to use the military acronyms the writers seem to love.

But there must be a couple of redeeming elements, right? Yes, there are, and interestingly enough, they both have to do with the two AIs one will encounter in the novel. The shipโ€™s, and then planetโ€™s AI has a subtle, omnipotent approach and capacity and the second one is the most hilarious AI this reviewer has ever met.

Finally, there is a fast, fast pace and interesting plot twists and mysteries. You will not be thrilled by novelties in Wayward Galaxy Part 1, but you will definitely turn page after page, until the last one, to see how it all unfolds.
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Stacy Stanley
4.0 out of 5 stars rockin good read.
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on October 28, 2022
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Good storyโ€ฆ plot goodโ€ฆenjoyed the ride. Thatโ€™s all I needed todayโ€ฆ.well done. Iโ€™ll keep on with the next one. Really
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Mongo Chonks
4.0 out of 5 stars Mil sci-fi as expected
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on August 6, 2022
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What I liked was piecing together their situation, good story, characters were entertaining, especially the Arnold fan.

Was a little weird why they didn't carry embryos or have any female troopers. I mean, its the future, not WW2. Just was a plot hole and could have made for fun verbal banter/ squad dynsmics.
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Leif E. Dolan
5.0 out of 5 stars More to come
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on November 8, 2022
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I don't know what kind of review to give this book right now. The story and character are new and exciting. I am looking forward to the next book in line and to the secret s that will unravel
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John Tyson
4.0 out of 5 stars Out freaking standing
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on April 16, 2022
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I like this I wish the navy was in it but no book can be called perfect yet, great start a lot of mystery and some nice tech thank you author I am tired of if we don't do this then the entire galaxy will fall tell a story and make it grow great job
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Pepe Silvia
2.0 out of 5 stars It's.....boring
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on January 21, 2022
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There is a ton of military jargon and procedure, but it makes for a boring book.

It starts in the middle. There is a pointless scene in which some soldiers kill some wildlife by accident for food, that's pretty incompetent now that I think about it.

Then the doctor takes a 10 page scene to ask to go to the secondary camp. Then a scene with the commander approving of the request. Then another scene of people in the secondary camp talking about the doctor arriving. And nothing urgent is going on, just nothing.

The only saving grace of this book is Brody, the 1980s movie buff and battle android. The other characters are boring. Nothing challenging happens.

The science fiction in this book is exceptionally.....bad.
-A message is sent many light-years away to Earth in an instant. They got a read receipt and no message. Anyone want to speak up? How this is crazy impossible?
-The main character gets super powers because someone made upgrades to him while in stasis. He wakes up and people say, oh you are now 25 percent better in every way. This is a human, not a CPU, you need to elaborate.
-Where are the helicopters and drones and satellites? At least bring a pair of binoculars.

Lastly, the main character is the mayor, the top person in charge of civilians, and not once is there any mention of any civilians or him doing anything that a mayor should do. He acts like a foot soldier and it's bizarre, the author doesn't follow his own story!
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