| Title | : | A Question of Courage |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 27 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1960 |
A Question of Courage Reviews
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A Question of Courage / Jesse Franklin Bone / Amazing Stories, December 1960 / Librovox: short_scifi_040_1009, FREE / Feedbooks 3081 epub edited from Gutenberg Press original FREE
What a wonderful era it was of military science fiction, and Jesse Bone handles this one expertly.
I just jumped into this one, reading along with the Librovox reader, and I missed a good deal that would have likely had me more attentive to the story. Titles sometimes mean everything, and sometimes mean nothing at all, which baffles me most the time, but I've adjusted and learned to ignore titles in most cases.
I should not have done that with this story. Looking back, the title of this story is entirely entwined in this story. It would be a spoiler if you gave it the proper attention while reading the story. I didn't, which was probably a good thing. I had the total experience of this story which clearly answered a question of courage.
If your mind clicks to the workings of fast pace military jargon this won't be a troublesome read. Again, I'm lucky in that respect. The techo-babble that goes into stories like this one can ruin the story entirely, and really needs to be professionally handled by the author if they don't want to sink their story on the hallucinations of “the future”.
Many good authors try to explain their techo-babble, detailing how and why they could travel faster than light or how it is they have gravity in space, or whatever it is... when the author starts explaining such things they lose. Period. They're guessing and are almost certainly wrong. Jesse Bone handled this one perfectly. All the nonsense was there but there was not a hint of explaining it and what happens in cases like that, you, or me, the reader, simply fills in the blanks because we want to suspend disbelief and enjoy the story.
Want to enjoy this 4 star (possibly 5 star) story? Pay attention to the title. Or not. You win either way. -
A snapshot of a far future civil war, focusing on the military actions of one space ship with marginal impact on the greater war. Everything about this story is succinct and effective, the focus being on the character of the ships commander and the expectations of the crew. Great little tale.
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The Lachesis is a tight ship, but the crew is unhappy. The commander, Cautious Charley, seems to keeping her out of battle so save his own skin. The men are spoiling for a fight. One say, orders come for a major offensive...
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An action filled story with a ending that surprised me.
The narrator is well spoken and conveys emotion well, but stumbles occasionally. The recording is clear with no background noise, there is a slight echo. -
Good action, predictable ending, good read. I can envision Bogart or Wayne in the movie version.
If you .enjoy envisioning yourself in the narrator's shoes you'll enjoy this battle of the future. Have fun with this one.
