This week I'm going to review the new book by Travis S. Taylor, One Day On Mars.
This is Dr. Taylor's third solo effort from Baen books and let me start out with the book's singular negative attribute: It's too short! I mean Dr. Taylor is like a drug dealer giving his readers the first sample and provide just enough to whet their appetites!!!!! I mean I wanted to scream can't be over yet it was getting so good! This negative attribute is tempered by the fact that this book is the prequel to Travis S. Taylor, The Tau Ceti Agenda.
Right from the start Dr. Taylor hooks the reader and doesn't go, not even at the end, as I mentioned above, I'm still hooked and a little bumed that the next book doesn't come out till May 2008. However this book has it all and a must read for any military sci-fi fans: space battles, power armor, interesting characters, and transforming mechas. As Dr. Taylor described his Marine FM-12 strike mechas and their three fighting modes, I was floored, the little kid in me screamed "O' MY GOD HE HAS Veritechs." Well they aren't really Veritechs but the concept is very similar. Over all I would have to say, I agree with Dr. Taylor's fellow author, John Ringo when he said "You won't want to put it down", I know I didn't and if you are a fan of military sci-fi or Dr. Taylor, you probably won't either.
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