Citadel by John Ringo
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Sep.28, 2011, under Adult Read, Science Fiction, Student Reviews
Who would like this book? Science Fiction fans who like Land, Sea, and Space adventure. (Mature readers)(First read Live Free or Die)
Why? Dana is a new recruit on the battle station Troy. When she first comes she is an EA (engineers apprentice) but after going up many ranks she is an EM (engineers mate). Butch just got out of high school and is looking for a job. He goes to the job office and gets recruited to be Optical Welding Technician. He has to go through school then training to gets to Troy. Tyler Vernon is the richest man in the solar system but now needs new ideas to defeat the Horvath. After a few days the Horvath come through the gate. Since two coxswains, or drivers, Glass, the CM, decides to make Dana the driver of Myrmidon 33. After getting halfway there, the Engineer noticed a flicker in the grapnels. Dana had to turn and go back to Troy. Most of the way there the Horvath come through the gate to attack Troy so they start closing the shuttle doors. Dana goes under the SAPL beam, back up, clears the doors, and turns the shuttle at max thrust. But more problems emerge when there is no fuel for the ships and now a different species is threatening to take terra the Rangora. Tyler decides to make Troy even better by adding an Orion drive so Troy is mobile. Read Citadel to find out what happens.
The details: 400 pp. 2011 Review by Mason
