Sometime last year I saw these Fourth Fleet Irregulars titles showing up in my Also-Boughts on Amazon. I picked up a sample of Mission Zero and burned through the series in a matter of days.

MacDonald’s stories are – pardon the expression – stellar. Imagine a military skunk-works in space. They get all the cool toys. They invent things that aren’t possible. They’re run by a crazy man who sees duty quite differently from his more staid contemporaries (and commanders). Yet they succeed because they’re odd, because they follow the spirit of the regulations – if not quite the letter – all the time.

If you like good space opera with excellent world building, a modicum of political intrigue, and a fair share of blowing things up, you might consider grabbing a sample of Mission Zero. I found it well worth my time.

About the reviewer:

Nathan Lowell has been writing science fiction and fantasy most of his life. He started publishing in 2007 and has no intention of stopping any time soon.

Learn more about Nathan Lowell and his works at http://nathanlowell.com

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