The Dark Wing - Walter H. Hunt Book Review

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" Tor, Dec 2001, 27.95, 491 pp. ISBN: 076530113X By the twenty-fourth century, Earth has met other species and are forming colonies. However, one alien race, the Zor, feel the earthlings are an inferior breed and for over half a century, battles between the Zor and the earth colonies have occurred usually resulting in the Homo sapiens tasting defeat. In 2311, the Zor decide to exterminate the vermin forcing the earth leadership to not only take notice, but to counteract. Desperate, Emperor Alexander appoints Marais, a self-proclaimed expert on the Zor, to take command of the Space Navy, normally run by wealthy aristocrats. Marais believes that peaceful coexistence cannot happen because the Zor will fight to the end. His plan is to take the war to the Zor and exterminate them. When Commodore Sergei Torrijos and his crew begin to win battles for the first time, the earth-bound politicians accuse Marais of genocide. Still even with their first victories, the future looks bleak for both races if they fail to find a common ground of peace. THE DARK WING is an exciting interstellar military science fiction thriller that remains at hyper speed throughout the novel. The story line is fast-paced and the earth and its colonies seem authentic due to the varying reactions of individuals to the crisis. Though the Zor are not developed enough or shrouded in mystery to accept them as a challenge to humanity, readers will relish this strong futuristic entry and want debut author Walter H. Hunt to provide more tales set in this intriguing environment. Harriet Klausner "
Harriet Klausner, Resident Walter H. Hunt Scholar

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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - factions fight within govt for control
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - spaceship battles
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scientist
Age: - 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount

Setting
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human freighter/transport
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - unfriendly aliens
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a fair amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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