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The second entry in the best-selling Troy Rising saga and follow-up to Live Free or Die from multiple New York Times and USA Today bestseller John Ringo.
When the orbital gates first materialized in the outer solar system, all seemed well. And, lo, peaceful traders made first contact–so whatever came next couldn’t be so bad, could it? Yeah, it could. Very bad. Now humans have battled back from a Trojan-horse-like conquest by a tyrannical alien species to become a force to reckon with in the galaxy. On a crash-building course, we’ve built a near-impregnable battlestation of Deathstar proportions to prove it. But the enemy is remorseless and to survive we must take the fight to our attackers and prevail. Unfortunatley, the bones and burnt hulks of those who have tried litter the star-ways. But these galactic imperialists have never contended with humans, a foe who is their match in sheer ferocity and desire to win.
About Citadel:
“Ringo is back with a rousing tale of derring-do in space…[He] is as good as ever, giving the reader an epic space opera complete with grand vistas and large-scale numbers and keeping it humming with…pungent writing, snappy characters, and gallows humor.”—Booklist
About previous series entry Live Free or Die:
“[I]nfused with plenty of old-fashioned two-fisted can-do attitude. . .”—Publishers Weekly
About John Ringo:“If Tom Clancy were writing SF, it would read much like John Ringo.”—Philadelphia Weekly Press
“. . .Ringo’s lively action scenes and thorough knowledge of military subculture dynamics make enjoyable reading.”—Publishers Weekly
About the Author
USA Today and New York Times best-seller John Ringo is the author of the landmark Posleen Wars military science fiction series, the Legacy of the Aldenata series, and the Ghost military action-adventure novels. He also co-authored with David Weber the best-selling Prince Roger science fiction series. A veteran of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne, he brings first-hand knowledge of military operations to his fiction.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
better than Live Free or Die at least...,
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This review is from: Citadel (Mass Market Paperback)
People read Ringo for military sci-fi, not for political indoctrination so in that regard, this book is better than Live Free or Die, which should have been titled "Tea Party Saves the World"On the other hand, the story is thin and the focus on minor characters distracts from the War. I will admit having been amused at the alien chapters and the unfortunate alien analysts trying to figure out the humans. Recommended to read when there is literally nothing else to choose from or if there is nothing on TV
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3.7 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very entertaining read,
By LT "Sci Fi fan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Citadel (Mass Market Paperback)
Very entertaining read. Ringo manages to maintain quality in this second book of the series.The plot stays the same. Earth is oppressed and in great danger having won its initial freedom from alien oppression. Earth continues to prepare for anticipated invasions. In this book Ringo shifts the focus and develops secondary characters - a welder and an eventual pilot (read book to see why I say 'eventual'). With this one gets the sense of work and the grand scope of the space projects from the toils of the little folks. Ringo eases back into the big picture mostly seen in the previous book in this series, does an excellent job of starting to link the little folks with the big movers & shapers, and also manages to better link government actions with the efforts of the private sector than done in book one. Ringo continues with his strength - character development and humor - while also developing the plot. At the end of the book the stage is set for space opera on a grand scale (and I like well written space opera) in the following book. If Ringo chooses to go in that direction. He wrote this book so well that he has options. In summary, this is a very entertaining book. It definitely would enhance an day spent waiting in airports - the gold standard of my book reading judgements these days. Ringo plays to his strengths well and maintains a high quality standard in this second book in the series. I rated this a 4 mainly due to the high standard the author has set in previous books. This is not the top level of work that Ringo has produced in the past but it is very, very good reading. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The universe is still dangerous out there,
By Michael Lynn Mcguire "mmcguire" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Citadel (Mass Market Paperback)
For some weird reason, Amazon has split the hard cover and MMPB versions of this book, just like it's predecessor, _Live_Free_Or_Die_.Anyway, a cracking good read if you like space opera and/or milsf. As usual, good stories work on their minor characters and John Ringo put in the sweat here. BTW, Ringo dedicated the book to his mother who passed away in 2009 and as always, Captain Tamara Long, USAF, who died in Afghanistan in 2003. 3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Space Opera!,
By Richard Jackson - Published on Amazon.com
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"Citadel" is a sequel to "Troy Rising" and continues the theme of wily humans first outwitting, and then outfighting, various aliens. Ringo writes this in a very free wheeling style, amazing feats of in-space engineering are accomplished in a very short time and the physics is a bit wild, but it's all in good fun.Ringo has the Heinlein streak of proselyting the independent, anti-government, survivalist philosophy, and while I can take a certain amount of that it gets a bit wearing after constant repetition. That is the reason I give "Citadel" four instead of five stars. A third book in the series, "The Hot Gate", is out in hardback but I'm waiting for the paperback due in the Spring of '12. |
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