Book Review #4

Well I have taken some time while waiting for several books to hit the shelves to reach back into my large collection of books and pulled out a series that I found about 2 years ago. The series is the Star Risk Series by Chris Bunch. This is one of several series by Bunch, I have one other that I will talk about in a future review. But this book and series is very interesting because it is a science fiction story that is about half future military, half The A-Team

They're outnumbered, outgunned, and out of luck. But the mercenaries of Star Risk, Ltd. will take on any mission - no matter how dangerous - provided of course, the price is right. M'chel Riss spent eight years of her life in the Alliance Marines, earning the rank of major, only to be assigned to a desolate outpost in the middle of nowhere. Then a rescue mission brought some excitement to her otherwise quiet existence - and brought her to the attention of Star Risk, Ltd. A mercenary outfit struggling for recognition, Star Risk has the required ragtag bunch of misfits, including an alien willing to invest his life savings in the company. Now if only they can succeed with their first mission: to spring a dangerous super soldier trapped in a maximum-security prison. Why would Star Risk, Ltd., take on such an insane mission with so many odds stacked against them? Money, fame, glory ...but mostly the money.

The story pace is solid, there is some good character development, as well as a well defined universe from which the group operates. That being said there are times when Bunch seems to hurry things along instead of taking the time to develop the character or situation better. That being said as far as being a source of serious intellectual debate, the four and soon to be five books in this series are far from that. They are however the type of book that will pull you in and have you wondering what sort of crazy situation will this team of misfits get into next. The sad thing is book five will probably be the last since the author died in 2005. Our only hope is that the authors who finished book five want to continue to write stories for this series. I hope they do because there is so much that they could do, if they really wanted to persue the series.

I like the books and hope you find them enjoyable also.