Book Review: Chaplain's War - Brad R. Torgersen

I've always loved military Sci-Fi (Starship Troopers being one of my all time favourite books). The Chaplain's War fits the mold:  boot camp experience -- check, space marines -- check, monstrous alien bugs -- check, wholescale slaughter -- check.

However, rather than have another gung-ho Johnny Rico bug-squishing super-soldier, you get Harrison Barlow, assistant chaplain.  This sort of reminds me of the the latter parts of the Ender series, which is more of a talkie than a fightie.

The world-building is on the slim side: little to no page-time was given to detailing technologies, weaponry or even alien hierarchy.  I found this to be good, as it didn't get in the way of story progression.  In fact, I finished the book in two days, proof that it was quite a page-turner.

Religion and spirituality plays a big part in the story, though it was never pushy or preachy about it.

All in all, I highly recommend this book:  if you like sci-fi or military fiction, this is perfect casual reading for you.