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The Few: A Tale of the Marines in the Near Future

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I read another book by this author, and I saw the link on Amazon to this one, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm glad I did. This was a pretty exciting book.

The story takes place about 20 years from now, and it was very believable, especially the Marines getting cut in size because of budget problems. Given the news in Washington over the last couple of years, and the way our government is going, you can sort of imagine it. But budget cuts or not, the Marines have always had a way to persevere, and as you can guess, things are no different in this story.

I like that the author uses a real country for the enemies. I hate all these made up 'stans as the enemy of choice nowadays. It seems that authors use that, or Islam, or a corrupt government. This book uses India, and it makes logical sense given what the author lays out.

Anyway, politics or not, the book is a basic Oorah! Marine book. Things are very believable, (well except for maybe the secret service getting all taken out), exciting, and full of action. I think his other book might be a little better written from a literature point of view, but as a former military man, I kind of liked this one better. I hope there are more to come.

If you're looking for some well written near future military fiction, The Few is well worth checking out. Thought provoking story line and interesting characters dominate its pages.

A good read, smartly action packed. A great gift idea for your favorite Marine.