I really disliked this series, though this one might be the best. This is done in the style of Battlefield Earth, with big conflicts and grim outlooks. The title character really is a tyrant to be, not a tyrant yet, but you can see he's heading in that direction, and it only gets worse. Just not worth the time. ( )

I'm not really sure what I think about this book. Its well written, and very readable, but depressing. The book starts with a sexual assault, and then moves on to describe what its like to be the minimum wage labor in a space colony. The short answer -- its not much fun. Worse than that, when you try to escape your oppression, you end up being abused by both the authorities who have power to help, as well as assorted criminals. This is not a feel good book.

http://www.stillhq.com/book/Piers_Ant... ( )

Couldn't even get halfway through it. ( )

Kid ain't no space tyrant yet.

In fact, it is pretty much completely the opposite. A young boy and his family are basically powerless and oppressed. In fact, brutally so, and the boy, Hope, has to try and survive. This also provides more than a bit of motivation for a future career.

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2007/07... ( )