OK, how embarrassed am I to admit I've just read this? ... Not at all actually. I've tended to steer away from military SF (damaged by Starship Troopers at a tender age) but the premise of this intrigued me: the hero of a legendary "last stand" is discovered alive, floating in space, in stasis, and discovers that he must simultaneously live up to his heroic reputation while saving his new comrades (who could be his great-grandchildren) from the stupid macho heroics that are the twisted legacy of his legend. Imagine George Armstrong Custer were to be discovered alive -- and turned out to be a nice guy, with a conscience.
It helps that this is well-written -- while the secondary characters are a leetle cardboard, the psychology of Black Jack himself -- awakened to find that everyone he knew and loved is dead, and he is the focus of a personality cult -- is not bad at all. Now can the next five books int he series live up to this good read?
It helps that this is well-written -- while the secondary characters are a leetle cardboard, the psychology of Black Jack himself -- awakened to find that everyone he knew and loved is dead, and he is the focus of a personality cult -- is not bad at all. Now can the next five books int he series live up to this good read?
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