The Apocalypse Troll - David Weber

Baen, 1999, 312 pages

ISBN: 0-671-31832-2 

Read: February 2025, age 46

This was a bit more lore-heavy than a book this short has any right to be, with a fair amount of info-dumping and direct commentary on political trends c. 2000.  The main characters were reminiscent of Heinlein's self-inserts, down to the 'grumpy old man' and 'hot young redhead'.  They were complete Mary-Sues.  The rest were cardboard cut-outs.  The setup was generally fun, and the prose was fine.  Overall, simple, fun and predictable, but not particularly good, which was pretty much what I was expecting.  

 

Rating: 3