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Von Neumann's War
Von Neumann's War
Author: Travis Taylor, John Ringo
Mars is changing. Seemingly overnight the once "Red" planet is turning to gray. Something is happening, something unnatural. A team of, literally, rocket scientists figure out a way to send a probe, very fast, to Mars to determine how and why it is changing. However, when the probe is destroyed well short of the formerly red planet, it's apparen...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781416555308
ISBN-10: 1416555307
Publication Date: 2/26/2008
Pages: 576
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4 stars, based on 22 ratings
Publisher: Baen
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Clever book with an interesting story that occasionally gets hidden under a plethora of acronyms. It is more intellectual than action oriented in many ways through most of the book but is intelligent and well written. We get to follow the process from discovery that our solar system is under invasion through the almost hopeless battle for survival against robotic invaders. As ususual there are off the wall fringe characters who come up with last minute saving answers. First in a series. I agree with the previous reviewer that most of the John Ringo is saved for the end and the majority of the book is Travis Taylor.
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Very creative. The setting is now, but the technology is a nice mix of current, future and fiction. Even if the "bad guys" have better technology, we have either more gray matter or more cunning. And we have had centuries of experience in fighting for survival.


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