Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart reviewed Dawn by Yoshiki Tanaka (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, #01)
“The Golden Brat” Reinhard von Lohengramm, a military prodigy and admiral of the Galactic Empire, …
Which is better? A competent dictatorship, or a corrupt democracy?
5 stars
The characters' introspection is timely and realistic, and the exposition circumstantially relevant and world-building, yet digresses into facets of governance and military strategy as interesting as its context.