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The Posleen are coming and the models all say the same thing: Without the Panama Canal, the US is doomed to starvation and defeat. Despite being overstretched preparing to defend the US, the military sends everything it has left: A handful of advanced Armored Combat Suits, rejuvenated veterans from the many decades that Panama was a virtual colony and three antiquated warships. Other than that, the Panamanians are on their own. Replete with detailed imagery of the landscape, characters and politics that have made the jungle-infested peninsula a Shangri-La for so many over the years, Yellow Eyes is a hard-hitting look at facing a swarming alien horde with not much more than wits and guts. Fortunately for the human race, the Panamanians, and the many veterans that think of it as a second home, have plenty of both.… (more)
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My enjoyment of this book was reduced considerably
If you're squeamish about violence, you may not like it. And if you're looking for major character development, you're in the wrong spot. Yes, there is some growth & change, but it's generally not the internal type. This is war. Good guys die - and get eaten. They get raped, blown up, mangled, and deprived of wives, husbands, and children, sometimes by their own people.
The jungle scenes are some of the best in the book. Daisy and Sally are wonderful, as well. Expanding on minor notes of sympathy in earlier books, the Posleen are not a faceless, immoral enemy, here, and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens should the two species ever decide to join forces against the Darhel.
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