While the crew of the starship Flying Dutchman have been trying to assure people that hostile aliens do not have access to Earth, the UN Expeditionary Force has been stranded on the planet they nicknamed “Paradise”. The Flying Dutchman is headed back out on another mission, and the UN wants the ship to find out the status of the humans on Paradise. But Colonel Joe Bishop warns that they might not like what they find, and they can’t do anything about it without endangering Earth.
A wonderful experience Paradise is the crown jewel of the series. Usually, the exact opposite is the case. You must read the first two in the series to fully appreciate the third. Craig has developed a real humanity to his characters. All seem to be be the type of people you would meet anywhere. If you have a military background, his humor will really strike home. My wife was complementing on how I’d be reading and just burst into laughter. There are two main characters, a Sgt. Joe Bishop and a funny, extremely…
A darn good book to read Paradise, being the third book in the series continues the story line and expands on the characters from the first two books. The story in this sequel takes one through the gamut of human emotions, situations and with the ever present snarky super AI alien computer “Skippy” ends up being a darn good book to read. I would strongly recommend that if you are contemplating purchasing this book, you read the previous books one and two first. It helps greatly to understand the how the crew…
Next in the series, please I bought the first book, Columbus Day on a whim since the description was intriguing, and it was cheap. I listened to the entire audio version over two days, then bought the other two books. I read them in one day each. I am definitely looking forward to the next. My five stars is for entertainment value to me. Personally, I try to never use foul language, but the author at least uses it organically and sparingly, I appreciate that. I also appreciate that the biting insults from the AI…