Steven C. (SteveTheDM) - , reviewed on 1/28/2010 + 204 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I'm a big fan of David Weber's military space novels, but not so fond of his others. Off Armageddon Reef was an iffy selection for me, since it really wasn't a scifi space story at all.

What it is, however, turned out to be quite fascinating. Essentially, the story is that of a small, plucky nation, eager with innovation, versus a much larger world of old technology and no desire to change. All in a pre-industrial revolution world of wooden ships and simple cannons.

And it worked. It worked really well. There was lots of good character building, which centered (eventually) on just two or three people, so it didn't get that often unbearable overcrowding effect. There was lots of fun in the "technological marvel" vein. And lots of explosions.

Worth reading. 4.5/5

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