That Which is Human
2009 Fiction Novel of the Year!
The war with the Rilz is pushing humanity to its limits and Intruder pilot Lt. Alan ‘Mac’ McAllister and his flying partner ‘Ivan’ Ivchenko are in the thick of the fighting. Battling the Lizards is bad enough, but fighting a planet full of rebel humans tests their friendship and Mac’s integrity as a Naval pilot. But the biggest test for Mac is maintaining his own sanity in the face of a creeping dependence on the electronic link that allows him to fly the most advanced combat spacecraft ever devised. When a vicious counter attack by the Rilz places the lives of his ex-wife and her new family in harms way, he must set aside that which is still human within him in a final showdown with mankind’s most implacable enemy.
Rated PG-13
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Al Philipson
March 4th, 2010
5:35 am
McCallister is a great main character. Sympathetic, brave, dedicated, and flawed. The central theme of this story is “Mac”s addiction to the electronic interface that allows him to become one with the spacecraft he flies. His struggle with the “link”, personal problems, and fear of being “grounded” play out against a war with an enemy so alien that no common ground with humanity is possible.
Bruce Davis always delivers an engaging yarn, each one different than the others, and this one deserves the “Novel of the Year” award.
I thoroughly enjoyed the story and had a tough time putting it down when I ran out of “reading time” for the day (It takes me several days to read a book).
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