Not the most fluid writer but a story well thought out and told with an air of authenticity given by the author's military background. Markus's review pretty much sums up my opinion on the writing. Really just the first installment of a multi book novel as the next book in the series picks right up from a somewhat abrupt end of this one. Some might say the book drags but the length of time it takes to go places and see things seems more realistic to me.