The pacing is certainly good, although the mystery identity of the Admiral drags on too long. At first I thought perhaps this book was the second in a series, I felt that many references were supposed to imply familiarity with the world. But it is the first, Danker just drops us into the story and we are supposed to catch up. The book is entirely about them escaping from their predicament and moves along smartly, with the Admiral mcgyvering his way out of ever increasingly perilous situations. It's all told from the Admiral's POV but he doesn't give us many hints about who he is or why he's there. I thought of and then had to discard several guesses as to his real identity and frankly, even after the big reveal at the end, I'm still not entirely certain. Either I misunderstood some of the earlier actions, or there's discontinuities in the text, or he's still not telling the entire truth.
At any rate, it's a pleasant action SF read but didn't grab me tightly enough that I'll go on to the next.
At any rate, it's a pleasant action SF read but didn't grab me tightly enough that I'll go on to the next.
