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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Next up: Last in the Lost Fleet sequel by Jack Campbell. Beyond the Frontier: Leviathan
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I was quietly ignoring the slightly dodgy space battle mechanics, which I could do with a bit of wilful blindness, since there was never any totally outrageous statement in one place.
And then, in the 11th book, he goes and states that the enemy fleet, in directly reversing course to come back to the attack, instead of coming round in a large curve, is demonstrating that they're not worried about power reserves.
Arghhh! Directly reversing course in space is the most economical way of precisely reversing your velocity. Coming round in a curve always takes more energy.
The same isn't true, of course, for aircraft or ships on the sea. But the author should have spent some time considering the differences between motion in a fluid and motion in a vacuum!
Otherwise an enjoyable romp, but it certainly diminished my pleasure in the book and the series. It's upsetting to find that the author has completely missed an aspect of the environment they're writing about.
Next up:
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch. The fifth in his Peter Grimes series, which has not disappointed.