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I'm 2/3rd through it I have mixed feelings, but still liking it. The story is killer. His characterizations are awesome. I am enjoying the ebb and flow of the pace.
But what the holy heck is up with the insanely long stretches of info-dump, where he tells us the story without using action or dialog?! I would not forgive this if the story itself wasn't so good. I am puzzled because he writes action and dialog scenes just fine. I'm not talking about diary passages or newspaper clippings. Those are fine. But he goes into "this happened and then that happened" author-to-reader mode too often.
It also bothers me that he develops some minor characters so thoroughly but I forgive this because his skill at characterization really works with the protagonists.
Aside from the issues noted, I do enjoy his writing style. It does not distract from the story. I would make one change if I were editing this tale. For whatever reason, he decided to have his colonists use "flyers!" as an exclamation where we might say sh*t or damn. That pulls me out of the story every time, breaks the mood for me.
Unless he completely flubs the last 1/3rd of the book I'm hooked and will continue the series. A coworker is 100% two-thumbs-up and waiting impatiently for the 2nd book, due in a few days now?
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