“Gannon's whiz-bang second Tales of the Terran Republic interstellar adventure delivers on the promise of the first ( Fire with Fire ). . . . The charm of Caine's harrowing adventure lies in Gannon's attention to detail, which keeps the layers of political intrigue and military action from getting too dense. The dozens of key characters, multiple theaters of operations, and various alien cultures all receive the appropriate amount of attention. The satisfying resolution is enhanced by the promise of more excitement to come in this fascinating far-future universe.”
— Publishers Weekly Starred Review
“Chuck Gannon is one of those marvelous finds¾someone as comfortable with characters as he is with technology, and equally adept at providing those characters with problems to solve. Imaginative, fun, and not afraid to step on the occasional toe or gore the occasional sacred cow, his stories do not disappoint.”
— David Weber
“. . . definitely one to appeal to the adventure fans. Riordan is a smart hero, up against enormous obstacles and surrounded by enemies. Author Gannon does a good job of managing action and tension to keep the story moving, and the details of the worlds Riordan visits are interesting in their own right..”
— Analog
“. . . offers the type of hard science-fiction those familiar with the John Campbell era of Analog Science Fiction will remember. Gannon throws his readers into an action-packed adventure. A sequel to Fire With Fire , it is a nonstop tale filled with military science-fiction action.”
— Daily News of Galveston County
“If we meet strong aliens out there, will we suffer the fate of the Aztecs and Incas, or find the agility to survive? Gannon fizzes with ideas about the dangerous politics of first contact.”
— David Brin
“[A] strong [writer of] . . . military SF. . .[much] action going on in his work, with a lot of physics behind it. There is a real sense of the urgency of war and the sacrifices it demands.”
— Locus
“The plot is intriguing and then some. Well-developed and self-consistent; intelligent readers are going to like it.”
— Jerry Pournelle
“Its a grand, fun series of battles and campaigns, worthy of anything Dale Brown or Larry Bond ever wrote.”
— Analog
“I seriously enjoyed Trial by Fire . This ones a tidal wave¾cant put it down. An excellent book.”
— Jack McDevitt on the prequel
“[T]he intersecting plot threads, action and well-conceived science kept those pages turning.”
— SF Crowsnest
“Vivid. . . Battle sequences mingle with thought-provoking exegesis . . .”
— Publishers Weekly
Raising Caine (Caine Riordan Book 3)
Year
2015
Pages
768
Praise
“Gannon's whiz-bang second Tales of the Terran Republic interstellar adventure delivers on the promise of the first ( Fire with Fire ). . . . The charm of Caine's harrowing adventure lies in Gannon's attention to detail, which keeps the layers of political intrigue and military action from getting too dense. The dozens of key characters, multiple theaters of operations, and various alien cultures all receive the appropriate amount of attention. The satisfying resolution is enhanced by the promise of more excitement to come in this fascinating far-future universe.”
— Publishers Weekly Starred Review
“Chuck Gannon is one of those marvelous finds¾someone as comfortable with characters as he is with technology, and equally adept at providing those characters with problems to solve. Imaginative, fun, and not afraid to step on the occasional toe or gore the occasional sacred cow, his stories do not disappoint.”
— David Weber
“. . . definitely one to appeal to the adventure fans. Riordan is a smart hero, up against enormous obstacles and surrounded by enemies. Author Gannon does a good job of managing action and tension to keep the story moving, and the details of the worlds Riordan visits are interesting in their own right..”
— Analog
“. . . offers the type of hard science-fiction those familiar with the John Campbell era of Analog Science Fiction will remember. Gannon throws his readers into an action-packed adventure. A sequel to Fire With Fire , it is a nonstop tale filled with military science-fiction action.”
— Daily News of Galveston County
“If we meet strong aliens out there, will we suffer the fate of the Aztecs and Incas, or find the agility to survive? Gannon fizzes with ideas about the dangerous politics of first contact.”
— David Brin
“[A] strong [writer of] . . . military SF. . .[much] action going on in his work, with a lot of physics behind it. There is a real sense of the urgency of war and the sacrifices it demands.”
— Locus
“The plot is intriguing and then some. Well-developed and self-consistent; intelligent readers are going to like it.”
— Jerry Pournelle
“Its a grand, fun series of battles and campaigns, worthy of anything Dale Brown or Larry Bond ever wrote.”
— Analog
“I seriously enjoyed Trial by Fire . This ones a tidal wave¾cant put it down. An excellent book.”
— Jack McDevitt on the prequel
“[T]he intersecting plot threads, action and well-conceived science kept those pages turning.”
— SF Crowsnest
“Vivid. . . Battle sequences mingle with thought-provoking exegesis . . .”
— Publishers Weekly
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