p.11 He was the one to bestow the nickname "Hobbes" on the renegade
Kilrathi...
Anyone who knows anything about WC knows it was Downtown who bestowed
this nickname on Ralgha, after a Terran philosopher, as stated in WC2.
p.118 ...the Empire was upping the ante by introducing the prospect of
mass slaughter...
Where have you been, Blair? The Kilrathi destroyed more than 13 human
worlds with thermonuclear weapons in Fleet Action! Not to mention the
use of that Sivar-class planet-buster dreadnought in WC SM1! (many thanks to
Joseph Riggs for putting me to shame! ;)
p.135 Never let the people see you run, laddie.
Fine piece of advice, Paladin. Only when you are on scramble alert, sitting
(or walking) idle will get you killed real quick.
p.142 "It is not yet time for Ralgha to realize his destiny..."
If this is already revealed to the reader, what is the point of hiding the
identity of the traitor in subsequent chapters?
p.149 Where had they come from?
Blair must be getting old. The same ships that destroyed the Tiger's
Claw, of course.
p.163 ...but it must have been dreadful for her to see those last few
fighters escape to launch their deadly missiles at the colony...
Er... wasn't it mentioned earlier that the missiles can only be
launched from cap ships? Inconsistency within the same chapter... wow.
p.169
A Vaktoth can outspeed a Thunderbolt? I don't think so, not according to the
specs.
p.205
Blair and Hobbes are certainly taking their time on the flight deck.
Aren't they suppose to be rescuing Flash and Vaquero?
p.233 "Is it certain that the one called Blair is still assigned to
the carrier?"
Thrakhath keeps talking as if he hadn't met Blair before. Please
review WC2 SO2. The game makes the same mistake when Blair is captured
on the losing track, but not as obvious as the novel makes it.
p.241 ...including a small contingent of the carrier's crew still on
liberty...
The Victory just barely escaped Ariel with their lives, yet some
crew still deem it fit to take on the Captain's liberty offer? Don't they
think it just might be possible for the Kilrathi to pursue them through the
jump point and attack them in Delius?
p.284 Normally, no one stood a watch in the Communcations Center
except when the ship was in General Quarters...
Sorry, that just sound like a stupid excuse for leaving the comm
center empty so the traitor can do his work.
p.298 The others--a cruiser and three destroyers.
The cruiser is Coventry, and Ajax and Sheffield are the two
destroyers. Where is this third destroyer?
p.300 "Coventry's hit a mine... she is falling behind, with heavy damage to
her shield generators..."
A single mine damaging a cruiser thus? Didn't Coventry's scanner pick
up the mine field before entering the area?
p.302 Any enemy pilot who wanted to fight, even the Heart of the Tiger
or the Kilrathi renegade, was fair prey to the hunters today.
Er... was Blair ever considered off-limit?
p.343 "Does that mean your romance with your little grease monkey has
fallen through?"
Not Flint too! She sound just like Maniac!
p.352~353
Cloaking device is supposed to cloak the ship, not stealth it.
Vagabond is a wimp! Can't beat two Darkets in an Excalibur. And why
doesn't Blair and others de-cloak and offer him support before
he bought the farm?
p.362
An Excalibur should be able to outrun a Vaktoth, especially when its
afterburners are engaged.
p.366 Killed or be killed. Not for revenge. Not for hate. But for
simple survival of the human species.
Glad you've finally managed to come around, Colonel Blair.
p.370
Blair fainted. Some hero.
...is all.
Why the authors feel appropriate to keep repeating this and other
phrases such as "Attack! Attack! Attack!" is beyond me... not to
mention the reckless use of "..."
Why bother assigning names to faceless characters of minor importance who
never make another appearance in the story after their introduction?
The Confederation is losing on all front, and Blair, being a frontline
officer, doesn't realize the war is not in favour of humanity?
Personally, I think attacking Kilrah and stopping the war is far more
important than some stupid ideal of keeping all civilians off limits,
especially when your side is staring into the brink of total annilation.
Think about the human and Kilrathi population which will be spared if the
war stops then, sacrificing only but a single Kilrathi planet. I honestly
think it's worth the tradeoff.
The Maniac we all love in the game certainly doesn't come out amiable
in this novel. I really feel like kicking both him and Blair in the
teeth at times.
Please. I know Paladin's got a Scottish accent, but that's no reason
to make it difficult for the readers.
Jumpshock made Blair felt sluggish. Yes, yes, we know that already.
What's with this wolfish grin trend? Everybody seems to be doing it.
