Interesting mishmash of (bad) Napoleonic wars British affectations and heroic seamanship (think C.S. Forester or Patrick O'Brian) and futuristic sci-fi military space opera with ridiculous cardboard super-bad guy invaders. Why did he do that? Because he is evil. I enjoyed the first book, have started the second. Good formula scifi, with awe-and-wonder mysterious tech, colorful, quirky good-guys. 3/5 stars.
Mr. Fox does not write British vocabulary, turns of phrase, or humor well; neither does he capture the "seaman like manner" aboard the vessels. Otherwise it's fun.
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