Kris Longknife: Intrepid
by Mike Shepherd
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Author: Mike ShepherdEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-28
ISBN: 0441016510
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Ace
Book Reviews of Kris Longknife: Intrepid
Book Review: Too many unlikely coincidences to make the series even remotely believable
Summary: 2 Stars
I've read all the Kris Longknifes books up to this point... but I won't be reading any more. I won't even finish this one. I kept hoping the books would get better, but they only get worse.
The "coincidences" in this series are very annoying. Every time Kris goes somewhere, there is a Peterwald. Always! But we're never told why the Peterwalds hate the Longknifes, just that they do, and we the readers have to just accept it. The Longknifes never take retaliatory action for the assassinations, which doesn't fit with the Longknife family, or at least what we're told about them. Would Grampa King Ray or General Trouble or even Grampa Al truly let the Peterwalds get away with the murder of a 6 year old Longknife? Get real. And how about there's always someone Kris meets who served with one of her Grandparents? Always! Out of 600 planets!
And what about Hank and Vicky? Hank starts out as a somewhat likeable, intelligent, charismatic character... and then all of a sudden he's a moronic Commodore in the Greenfeld Navy. What!?! And Vicky... a bloodthirsty, spoiled witch is all of a sudden a somewhat reasonable young lady Enisgn in a Navy that doesn't respect women in the Navy. (Not to mention how all of a sudden there is a Vicky, when there's no longer a Hank). I had the impression they didn't allow women in the Navy... in book 4 (Resolute), the Greenfeld Marines call Kris "sir", because they have no female officers. And the whole "weak female" thing with the Greenfelds doesn't play at all well... around 80 planets in the 24th Century think women are weak? Thats Bull. Theres at least 600 planets, and almost a full 1/6 find women weak? Its too weird! Especially as that aspect of the Greenfelds is all of a sudden blasted at the reader in book 3, when its not even hinted at in earlier books.
And to be honost, I just don't get why the Princess thing is such a big deal... and in fact I find it somewhat stupid. She is the Great-Granddaughter of a new-made King... and she will never even be in line for the throne! In a proper progression, it would be Ray, Al, Kris's dad the Prime Minister (who refuses the title Prince), and then Honovi (Kris's elder brother), and then Honovis kids. Plus Ray has at least one other child, a woman, the one who studies alien artifacts. In England today, if Prince William had a child, his or her title would only be Lord or Lady, not Prince or Princess.
Plus all the trouble Kris gets into... take book 2. A serving officer in the Wardhaven Navy is kidnapped, and Kris is the only one to be able to save him? She doesn't even report it to her superiors! Or what about the problem at the planet Chance, in book 4? Just after the battle at Wardhaven occurs, Kris doesn't report to her superiors that several Greenfeld battleships have entered the system she has been ordered to defend? Man, talk about a weak chain of command. I could only roll my eyes. Its not like she couldn't send a message out... her "super maid" manages to send one just fine. And the whole thing on the planet Eden? Completely unbelievable.
Those are just the major, glaring issues involved with the series. There are dozens of smaller ones that crop up throughout the series. Kris Longknife doesn't even come across as special in any way... except that the reader is told she is. There have been way too many "You've got to be kidding me" eye rolls for me to read any further.
Book 1 was ok, but its all gone downhill from there.
Summary of Kris Longknife: Intrepid
Kris Longknife has been assigned to The Wasp, the best warship beyond the Rim of Human Space. But while hunting for pirates, Kris stumbles upon something. It?s a plan to kill one of the members of the aristocratic Peterwald family?and the would-be killers are setting her up as the assassin.
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