The Hot Gate (Troy Rising Book 3)
Down-and-out computer tech Tyler Vernon A somewhat thinly disguised expy for Howard Tayler is barely making ends meet when Glatun traders discover that he once wrote TradeHard , an award-winning hard sci-fi Webcomic. A short meeting later, he has discovered one alien race finds maple syrup irresistible.
After some well-executed hustling, he's richer than everyone else on Earth put together. But given that he's a plucky Southern boy, he has big dreams Being written by John Ringo , before you crack open the book get your popcorn ready. Troy Rising was planned as a trilogy, with the first book being Live Free or Die.
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More or less on command they would reproduce, the female releasing an egg and the male fertilizing it. Then the offspring would be raised in the pouch.
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If it was male or female it would stay there, more or less turned off, until a ceremony where it would be transferred to a young neuter. I loved it, loved it, the loss of a star is from the simple fact that, it is likely the last book in the series, as John is so busy it'll probably never happen, and it left so many open story threads just hanging open. The ending seemed hurried and incomplete even as an arc format which left a tiny bit of a sour taste in my reader head.
The characters are brilliant, fully formed, and extremely consistent, I am very fond of the ability that Mr. Ringo has for fostering new story lines within the deep veins of other already rich ones, and this is apparent here.
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I feel it has a quality not unlike "The Mote in God's Eye" with regards to alien interaction. That's enough right there, no spoilers from me. A great read, just left me a little down in the dumps when I found out it was published about three years ago, and, there does not appear to be any upcoming plans for the continuation of this universe. This is the third book in a series. These books are good reads. Like many of the other reviewers have commented, "The Hot Gate" ends with the story at a convenient stopping point, but with lots of loose ends.
If Ringo doesn't write another book in the series to provide a better conclusion, I say we get the pitchforks and rope and schedule a meeting with Mr. I particularly like the battle story at the end where the momentum shifts back and forth as each side reveals more of its capabilities and plans in one of those battles that historians will study for ages because it marks a turning point for the future. That's why I and others are waiting for the sequel to this book, which ends with the battle. I would like to see where Ringo will take the story of what happens after this battle.
The entire series is about how humanity deals with the problem of aliens showing up in our star system with more advanced technology than what humanity has. Earth has to pay tribute to aliens, but has nothing of interest to the aliens to make the payments with a feudalist interstellar society. Earth has to somehow get control of its high orbitals back and maintain control, or it will never be free. The first three books cover how that might happen, with even a little humor thrown in now and then because life is like that. The series examines the impact of stellar economies competing with each other, the role of diplomacy in getting ethnic groups to cooperate with each other human and alien , the efficiency of polical organizations, the impact of capitalism, etc.
It also tries to convey just how big space is and how human thought processes have to adapt to the scale of operations in space. It isn't just a story about warriors oeverloaded on testosterone. Bach book has a different focus. First an American rag-to-riches story. Then overlapping with the perspective of the next generation of Americans, civilian and military. Last, a lesson in Latin culture, which I thoroughly enjoyed. There's sufficient catch-up material included for those who didn't read the first two books in the trilogy, so I suppose this could be a stand-alone, but I'd recommend reading them sequentially.
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Overall, this one is a very good read, but not among Ringo's Top 5. Or perhaps Top I'd guess that the ten or twelve surviving new characters will Be Somebody in the next books. Other reviewers have pointed out how the combat isn't combat-y enough for Ringo, so I won't bore you with a repeat of that very true observation.
But I will mention that the lead character is an engineer specializing in shuttle maintenance. It's not; it's actually better than just about anything else on the Sci-Fi new release shelf. The race relations stuff made me uncomfortable, but the overall story is fine, interesting even, and it moves the story forward to what better be an action packed conflict in book 4.
What was fascinating in this one is how Ringo focuses on t As the third in the Troy series by John Ringo this was again another fine novel. What was fascinating in this one is how Ringo focuses on the aspect of how in his world America has been running all the new space programs and particularly on Troy everything is done to their standards.
I loved how he described his character's attempts to get everything into order while entering into the clash of cultures and the idea of 'honour' over 'duty' that some cultures have. His writing allowed me to think about how that we often talk about that we have to have our culture understood without being willing to drop our ground and understand someone else's culture.
We are so selfish like that Either way a great third novel in this series. I don't know whether anymore are on the way but it did not seem like a concluding novel so perhaps there may be a couple of new novels coming in to finish everything. It was pretty good even if it is or is not over. Very much a series recommended for action adventure fans. Apr 29, Per Gunnar rated it liked it Shelves: This one was actually a bit of a disappointment. I almost gave it a 2 star rating. A good chunk much too much was devoted to nonsense politics and "cultural differences", lazy "Latinos" not being able to do proper maintenance even if their lives depended on it, etc.
Luckily those bits where still written in a way that was somewhat interesting to read unlike the extremely boring, never ending, two people dialogs that have become a habit in some of David Weber's latest works. Also, luckily, This one was actually a bit of a disappointment. Also, luckily, the dumbass politicians gets slammed quite badly half way through.
The book felt quite short compared to the other ones. Maybe I just read it a bit faster due to all the political nonsense in it. Sure, it ended up in the usual big badaboom battle at the end which, of course, the humans won. Although here I have another gripe with the book. It tries to portray it as if the humans "lost for the first time". What kind of rubbish is that? Sure, they took some losses but what the f Now the book was still an okay read but given how much I liked the previous book in the series, this one was definitely a disappointment. Mar 16, Cheryl rated it liked it.
I enjoyed the story of Parker's dealings with the South Americans and the cultural clashes. I also very much liked how the AI Granadica had an issue that tied back to the first book's Johannson's virus. What I did not like was the sudden establishment of a friendship between Tyler and Parker.
It wasn't organic, who announces they are friends with someone they have only interacted with a few times? Then, there was a hint of a romantic development. I would've had no problem with it, taking the kiss as merely excitement, but the entire scene where Parker talks to Granadica about "what did it mean? Does he like me? Then, there is the last section of the book with a big battle that jumped around and was hard to follow at times.
The writing was choppy and it felt like a lot of details were just missing. Then the book just ends with a short paragraph to resolve Parker's story and a short paragraph to resolve Butch's fate. But there is no resolution to the overall story or the war. Disappointing ending to what was otherwise an interesting trilogy. Jan 26, Blair rated it it was amazing.
Why aren't the other nations of the world capable of space travel? It isn't because of money, but because the cruel reality of space doesn't care about human self-perceptions and class structures.
The Hot Gate (Troy Rising, #3) by John Ringo
In the final installment started with "Live Free or Die", Tyler Vernon takes on a challenge almost as difficult as protecting the world from the Horvath or Rangoran fleets: As Tyler spins up a third orbital station, he knows that the defense of the Earth can not continue to be Why aren't the other nations of the world capable of space travel? As Tyler spins up a third orbital station, he knows that the defense of the Earth can not continue to be shouldered by the US alone.
The Latin American countries are clamoring for the attention and prestige of running the next battle station, but so far their forays into even basic maintenance have been a disaster. Add to that another AI on the fritz and peace negotiations which involve more posturing than actual negotiation, it appears only a matter of time before the human race must fend off another threat to their freedom.
Can Vernon manage to pull it all together in time to prevent a catastrophe? Sep 22, Keith Bell rated it really liked it. John Ringo is becoming "The author I would most like to sit down and have a drink with". His characters express views and opinions held by many but not always ezpressed. His novels give him a platform to vent and explore and express views on religion, class, politics etc and yet, continue to tell a good story.
Sep 11, Pete Skimin rated it liked it Shelves: I felt that like the previous two books, that the third book in John Ringo's Troy Rising series was an average read. His battle scenes are as enjoyable as ever but the buildup, especially in this one, seemed to take too long. Much of the book is given to the characters attempting navigate the "cultural rift" that exists between many of the characters respective countries. At first it helps develop the characters and helps flesh them out more but eventually I found myself becoming just as frustra I felt that like the previous two books, that the third book in John Ringo's Troy Rising series was an average read.
At first it helps develop the characters and helps flesh them out more but eventually I found myself becoming just as frustrated as the characters themselves were at their inability to come to an understanding with each other. The ending climatic battle was exciting but seemed to end very suddenly and rather I had been under the impression that this was going to be the last book in the series but with the abrupt ending to the thrid book I hope that Ringo continues the story he has started in these three books.
Would I recomend it? Yes, I found the books a pleasureable read but with no big suprises. However I borrowed all three from the library as I felt they were not good enough for me to seek out to own. That being said if there is a fourth book I will most certainly check it out and once my to read list gets a little shorter I may check out some of Ringo's other work. Mar 16, Michael Chatfield rated it it was amazing. Love the imagination of Earth's defenses. The battles are gritty, the people realistic, the emotional pain a punch in the guts. The characters grow, the universe keeps going and the universe seems to be just primed for Earth, Tyler Vernon and the rest of humanity to start making their own mark.
I hope to hell there is another book! Apr 28, John JP rated it really liked it. Fun book continues Troy Rising series. I am tired of this present day focus on female characters. That said the story was good. I enjoyed Ringo's examination of culture clashes between North American military culture and South American culture. One third of the work is devoted to a climatic battle between Earth and the Rangora. I want to see what Ringo does in the fourth installment.
Oct 11, David Broussard rated it it was amazing Shelves: The conclusion of the Troy Rising series. Good battle sequences and a good description of how unforgiving space would be to live and work in. I wish there was a bit more to the series though. Jan 22, Dan rated it it was amazing Shelves: Another good read in this really good series,. May 07, Jerry Wright rated it it was amazing.
I thorough enjoyed The Hot Gate. Yeah, we needed the battle scenes, but I was pleased, generally. Waiting for book 4. Sep 18, Mark D. It was fast paced and fun. Looking forward to more books from John Ringo this was my first set and he has many. Dec 13, Chris rated it it was amazing. Damn you John Ringo for writing yourself into a corner. I want you to continue this series and as I know you check every single goodreads review of your books I demand you write more!!!
Aug 07, Fantasy Literature added it. I think this series is some of John Ringo's best work When I read Science Fiction, it is because of my strong interest in Anthropology The progress made in 20 years inspire of hostilities from expansionist races that like our system so well they intend to take it make for a fast paced, edge of the seat reading. I wish John would return to this story because it ain't over yet. I purchased and read this series as they were released in hard cover and recently purchased in Kindle format and read all three books in a week and a half.
Jan 20, Gilbert Stack rated it really liked it. The last volume of the Troy Rising trilogy pulls our hotshot pilot from the previous book and gives her a group of under-performing pilots to knock into shape. May 29, Kevin Findley rated it really liked it Shelves: Most series begin to lose steam by the third novel. Troy Rising is still gaining momentum however. The characters continue to grow, as does the threat to Earth.