Piecing together the entire picture is a heart-pounding experience. What emerges from Dietz having foreknowledge of the war is a completely different picture than the one being sold by the Corporate Corps. The novel jumps around from missions that should have already happened to futures that Dietz shouldn't be experiencing.

After experiencing the first jump, Dietz is suddenly living the war in non-linear time. Soldiers don't always survive the journey, and others experience strange effects. How? By breaking them down into atoms and turning them into light itself. In this future, technology allows people to travel at the speed of light. Promise me you'll strive for some other future than the one we gave you.' But promise me that when you come of age you'll ask questions. That will keep you safe for now, my little mouse. Grueling training prepares soldiers like Dietz for battle against the independent settlers of Mars, who made millions of people - including Dietz's family - disappear from São Paolo. It's fast-paced and compelling, it's mind-bendy and weird, and Dietz has such an interesting and endearing narrative voice that I had to know what happened.īasically, it's the future and corporate giants rule, not only on a ruined Earth, but in space as well. People and aliens fighting wars just doesn't seem that exciting to me. I read this book because it came highly recommended, but I have to say I would not usually gravitate towards something called a 'space opera'. War was all about the annihilation of truth. I realized I might never know what really happened here.

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley