David reviewed Empire builders by Ben Bova
Review of 'Empire builders' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Ok.
So.
This is not the worst book in this series, but that’s a pretty low bar. The first half is actually pretty interesting and fast-paced (with a minimum of the romantic nonsense that Bova seems determined to inflict on us), but around the halfway point the mafia starts trying to use the effects of climate change to take over and rule the world. Then we just embark upon silliness for the final 200 pages, complete with a kidnapping plot, ninjas, hari-kari, love at first sight, horrifically phoneticized Australian accents, the destruction of New Orleans via flooding (a full decade before Hurricane Katrina), constant references to how much Italians love opera, and a (mostly) happy ending all tied up with a neat little bow.
Even so, it’s better than Privateers.
