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Title: Winning Colors by Elizabeth Moon ISBN: 0-671-87677-5 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Certainly Not a Starting Point
Comment: This was my first and last Elizabeth Moon novel. Something about the cover art appealed to me, but a pretty painting covers an awful book.
Winning Colors suffers from a rambling plot, an unlikely political setting and absolutely dismal characterization.
Adventures remembered by characters are not flashbacks to illustrate a point, but filler snippets from previous books in a series. This device (dating back to the pulp age of science fiction when authors were paid by the word) has no place in 21st century sci-fi.
Much of the disjointed nature of the book comes from the fact that a word-count was being sought. Once Moon reached that count, the book wraps in less than 10 pages. The plot of this book is boring, hackneyed and predictable. Adding insult to injury, the plot that is rehashed here from a previous book in the series seems far-fetched; in addition to being boring, hackneyed and predictable.
There is a principle in series fiction that each installment should, in some way, stand alone. That is definitely not the case here. If you try (as I did) to enter Moon's universe with this book, you will likely be disappointed.
If you have a favorite character from an earlier book, you might find something worthwhile here. In the span of this novel, none of the characters appeared interesting enough for me to care much what happened to them. The excessive number of characters for such a thin plot is not new to series fiction, but in this case they were so unlikable that their continuing presence became an additional irritant.
Try out this book from your local library before you waste $7 on a poor effort.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not too bad....
Comment: I'll have to admit that I struggled to finish this book. The second half of the book couldn't really keep my attention. I finished the first half pretty quick, then nursed the rest of it along bit by bit.
I would say that while I liked the ending, for the most part, the storyline wasn't tightly spun enough to really give this book the unputdownable quality it needed.
Lots of different sub plots that will eventually link up. A wealthy Morreline is killed by miners in Patchcock, The Famillias is struggling to regroup with Bunny at the helm after the abdication of the King. Cecelia's finally in the pink of health and out to sue Ronnie's family. Ronnie and Raffa have a relationship going against the wishes of their parents. And so on.
This book draws a little more on Heris' military roots as she finds herself in command of a miniscule task force. I thoroughly enjoyed the scenes of Heris in command of her ships. She reminded me a litle bit of David Weber's Honor Harrington in her demeanour and the way she handled the battle.
And we finally meet Junior Grade Lieutenant Esmay Suiza, the character Moon will use to head the series from the next book on out.
Overall, not too bad. But I think the first couple of books in the series were much better than this one. Still, if you're a fan of the Serrano series, it won't hurt to struggle through Winning Colors just so you can get to the next book!
Rating: 4
Summary: An entertaining read!
Comment: I highly recommend that anyone who likes space opera take the opportunity to read Elizabeth Moon. She's a fabulous writer, and her characters draw you into the novels. Heris and Cecelia, each quirky in their own way, make drastic changes that affect everything in their universe... and they do it simply by doing what they feel is necessary.
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Title: Sporting Chance by Elizabeth Moon ISBN: 0671876198 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon ISBN: 0671721763 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 July, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Change Of Command (The Top-Selling Heris Serrano and Esmay Suiza Series) by Elizabeth Moon ISBN: 0671319639 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 28 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Rules Of Engagement by Elizabeth Moon ISBN: 0671578413 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Against the Odds by Elizabeth Moon ISBN: 0671318500 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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