Frontline - Randolph Lalonde

Frontline

By Randolph Lalonde

  • Release Date: 2009-08-07
  • Genre: Science Fiction
Score: 4.5
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Description

Captain Valance and his crew are finally learning to work as a unit. Oblivious to the grander designs of the Order of Eden, they are drawn into a brutal conflict over a planet the Order is depopulating so they can use it for themselves. Who will survive the Frontline?

Reviews

  • Great Story, Horrible Editing

    4
    By JTFlives
    I had great hopes for this book, following the previous ones, which were very enjoyable. There are several very engrossing story lines, and I really enjoy the main characters. Unfortunately, the editing is absolutely atrocious. I can't believe this author could release this for sale with so many blatant grammatical problems. It gets very frustrating when I have to constantly re-read sentences and whole paragraphs to make sense of what he is trying to say. As much as I really want to see how this story progresses, I don't know whether I can take any more of the rambling, mis-punctuated, poorly structured sentences that come along with it.

  • Amazing science-fiction

    5
    By iBest.
    I was not a big fan of Sci-Fi books before. Well, this series changed it, I am addicted to and love to read any amounts these books! Amazing work Randolph!

  • I couldn’t finish it.

    3
    By VetPsychWars
    This book did not live up to the promise of the previous books. I eventually just gave up after the constant digressions that didn’t need to be there. While I realize this is a self-published books, the editing, if it was edited, was atrocious. Too many it’s/its, their/they’re, and other similar errors. These errors appeared in the previous books as well, but I got past them because the story was good. In this book, not so much, so I gave up on the series and deleted them all.

  • Captivating

    4
    By Sailing Wolf
    A very good read.

  • Still going strong

    5
    By Kiddycop
    Continuation of a great series. It's not epic, just extremely entertaining. For the self-anointed editing police, go pay $12.99 for a perfectly edited book. Otherwise just enjoy this great story at a bargain price and quit bringing the book's rating down.

  • <3 story <\3 jumping chapters

    4
    By Tum tumz
    I absolutely loved all the books I've read so far; but I'm so frustrated with this one I'm thinking of stoping. I strongly dislike that he's experimenting with jumping between characters every so many pages. It's taking forever to finally figure out what's going on since the author is constantly cutting off that train of thought.

  • Good series desperately in need of a professional editor

    3
    By ixnayus
    While the series is interesting and engaging as far as the plot is concerned, the author's tenuous grasp of the rules of English grammar, coupled with the apparent lack of any proof reading, make reading this book and the others in the Spinward Fringe series frustrating and exhausting. There are literally dozens and dozens of typos, misspellings, malapropisms, and grammatical errors throughout that would have (and should have) been caught and corrected by a professional editor.

  • Spinward Fringe Broadcast 4: Frontline

    4
    By Aerich
    Ok so in general the book was good, I did enjoy reading it. However, the bouncing around to 4 or 5 different characters in a chapter is annoying and an author should never describe a character and persona then kill that character two pages later. It would have been better to not include any information.

  • Excellent Series

    5
    By Jamaxit
    The Spiral Fringe series books just keep getting better. I can't wait to start the next volume in this outstanding story.

  • Awesome, a great read!

    5
    By Spazquik
    Honestly I came across this author by mishap only because I was looking for a science fiction book to fill the gap of my son finishing the series that we were reading together. I have to say that it mimics mass effect the video game, but it is a great read. fast-paced, predictable, but not in a way that doesnt keep the twists coming. The author is exceptional I commend him for his work.

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