After the finest battleship-class spaceship in Earth’s fleet, the U.S.S. Merrimack, rescues a near-space Roman world besieged by a destructive alien life-form known as the Hive, the Romans’ leader, Caesar Magnus, insists on honoring the ship’s captain, John Farragut. But when Caesar is assassinated, Farragut must lead a mission into the heart of Hive territory in search of a Roman who has been presumed “dead” for decades.
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Nostalgia-minded readers who yearn for the days of Doc Smith's Lensman books will enjoy the third installment (after 2006's Wolf Star) of Meluch's barely modernized space opera series. When the Palatine Empire's home world of Roma Nova almost falls to the voracious, nigh-invulnerable Hive, which travels between the stars in search of organic matter to consume, Caesar Magnus reluctantly subjugates the empire's forces to Capt. John Farragut and the U.S.S. Merrimack. This marriage of convenience is strained when the Legate voices suspicions that the Americans are trying to steal technology developed by long-dead Roman genius Constantine. As Farragut and the Roman cyborg Augustus (who plays a combination of Spock and McCoy to Farragut's Kirk) investigate the Hive infestation, they come to suspect Constantine might be not only alive but in possession of the secret to defeat the Hive. Assassinations, the threat of civil war and a canonically evil villain all keep things hopping in this fast-paced space adventure. (Nov.)
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"Grand old-fashioned space opera, so toss your disbelief out the nearest air lock and dive in."
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R.M. Meluch does it again.,
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"Make me laugh; make me cry; make me wait." I'm not sure who said that but I have heard it over the years in regards to good fiction, and R.M. Meluch does all three in her 3rd installment of the Merrimack series. Usually I can figure plot directions out pretty early in a book but not so with Sagittarius Command. Meluch leaves a clear and intriguing trail to follow without giving away what it's made of or where it will end up. At just the right moment in the story she connects the dots (or pretzel crumbs)bringing the reader to a satisfying conclusion that wasn't really expected but more fitting than my best guess. Of course she doesn't give it all away and creates more questions for us to ponder until the next book comes out (please make it soon). As for laughing and crying--oh yeah. She got me more than once with a cast of characters fighting a war that appears futile. Well, actually not quite futile. Not with John Farragut, T. R. Steele, and their mighty Marines--heroes made larger than life by their humanity presented so intuitively by the author. I am as anxious to catch up with all the characters, even Numa Pompeii and Augustus (who has more facets than a chameleon has colors), as I am to savor all the well-crafted elements of each successive book. R.M. Meluch has that rare gift of being able to write a series without resorting to repetition and contrivance. Just when I think she is leading me toward one destination, I find myself landing very smoothly on another path of the story, and yet confusion is absent. Better yet, I can read these books again and again and enjoy them as much each time, as well as catch something I missed the last time. As always R.M. Meluch delivers a great story and strong characters that indeed make me laugh, make me cry, and make me wait with happy anticipation...for the next book and the next. I know I'll re-read the first three at least once between now and the next publication. Hoo Rah!
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As a Meluch fan I gotta say this was pretty awesome. The half man half machine known as a patterner because he can use the machine parts to calculate and his human parts to comprehend is a great notion. How Augustus takes the climax of Sagittarius Command is super cool. The Myriad is touched on again but not in great detail. I'm sure if you have been reading from book one you must be wondering when that time slip is gonna be fixed.... I am reading strength and honor right now. After that Meluch has released another book in the series. Who knows how it will go. Also if you like the merrimack series I would HIGHLY recommend checking out two other books by her. War Birds(epic!) and Queens' Squadron (Also epic) I'd also like to give a big thanks to the Author for writing and sharing these stories. Yeah.... I am a fan of her writing.
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This is the 3rd book but you could read this one first and be fine. I would read all three books if I was you. Well worth your money.
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