Iron Dragoons by Richard FoxMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I will consider the book okay. It falls into the Mecha category. Where one is implanted into a mechanical robot or tank. Something similar that you would see in Japan animation. It does have hardcore science. No fantasy involved. The way science fiction is supposed to be.
There are new aspects of this type of Mecha story. For example, the candidates for the armor unit are trained to live in amniotic fluid. While they are inside their machines the pilot compartment is called the womb. This makes absolute sense. Since the soldier may be in different combat situations their survival rate is better living in the fluid than breathing gas.
The amniotic fluid is the protective liquid contained by the amniotic sac of a gravid Amniote. This fluid serves as a cushion for the Pilot but also serves to facilitate the exchange of nutrients, water, and biochemical products. The pilot, of course, is attached to his armor via a plug at the base of his neck.
The operation of his armor is also based on science. Other than that the book it's basically about individuals getting prepped for using the armor.
All about training and the technology that is involved, and there is two battle scenes one at the beginning and one at the end. I am looking forward to book 2.
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The marriage of man and machine has long been a staple of SCI-FI. Whether the book s a good read or not depends on the ability of the author to tell a believable and entertaining story. Personally I enjoy SCI-FI where suppressed tech is emphasized.
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