Pollyanna meets Starship Troopers in this serial about a 30-something Marine called out of retirement to help fight the war against the alien crabs. But shattered morale is the least of the company’s problems . . . . . . .
Per Sonja’s review, a story in the Starship Troopers vein. . . .
The main trouble with A.L.F WARZ is the pacing. I’ve already read 7 entries and I still don’t know why I should continue reading further. The characters are just names, and nothing appears to be at stake. Since they are soldiers in a war, there is a lot of fighting, and not much else. Despite the action, there is no [more . . .]
Exciting and delightful, the beauty of this serial is in its lush character development. The style is spare, and relies largely on script-like dialogue, but the strong plot, fast action and wonderful characters have a richness and depth that the spartan wordcount belies.