Brothers in Arms
 Ben Weaver
 (Reviewer - - D. H. BROWN)
 2001 EOS/HarperCollins
  ISBN: 0061059722
Amazon's Value is: $5.99

It takes more than weapons & training to survive the galactic game of war.

For colonist Scott St. Andrew, the only route off his poisonous rock of a home planet, is the elite South Point Military Academy on the Moon Exeter. If he can complete the military's most grueling training program, he will qualify to become an officer in the Guard Corps of the Terran Alliance. Genetic defects, however, have reduced Scott's 1-in-1000 chance for escape & make him a target for ridicule & ritual hazing by his classmates.

In the bigger picture, a long-smoldering colonial resentment against the Alliance erupts into open rebellion. Suddenly, Cadet St. Andrew must choose a side to die for. Sent into deep-space combat long before his training is complete, Scott St. Andrew must survive horrific baptisms by combat & the "conditioning" process of a vanished alien race before he can know his true identity & his role in the imperiled future of a universe at war.

Senior Staff Reviewer D. H. BROWN writes:

When browsing the HarperCollins/EOS website, or I should say their science fiction section, Brothers in Arms popped out at me because of name of Ben Weaver. So I requested they send me a copy for review, which they graciously did.

Like any science fiction book that falls into my hands, it was devoured greedily. I liked the stories, & the plot line. I liked the character development. I just thoroughly enjoyed it! Until I turned the last page & felt as if I had been left spinning my feet in mid-air with nowhere to go.

Now the old show business cliche that you always leave them wanting more definitely applies to Brothers in Arms.

A good read with few flaws & a much too abrupt ending!

If Ben Weaver doesn't write more of this universe he's created, he's missing a great opportunity!

At the end of Brothers in Arms EOS Publishers have added an interview with Ben Weaver.
(07/21/02)

D. H. BROWN
A RebeccasReads.Com Reviewer -

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries. In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow. During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN). While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

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