This one here falls somewhere in the middle.
It's clearly been edited nicely, it looks generic but work has clearly gone into it.
Some years after World War Three decimated the planet and all countries decided to work together, Ryan is a sim racer, he takes part in remote motorcycle races via virtual links. He's recruited by the military when a threat from beyond the stars is identified. Can he tame his reckless nature to become a valuable tool in the fight against the alien invaders?
Of course he can.
This is decently written, but is as generic as that cover. Take a bit of Enders Game, a bit of Starship Troopers, a bit of Star wars, a bit of Trek and stir it all together and you'd get something like this.
It's not a bad book by any stretch. It just doesn't do anything special with the very familiar ingredients.
Dave (the writer) is a nice guy though. This was his first novel and it's an achievement to put out something this readable. The rest of the book group I read this with were all won over by it, whether or not they were sci-fi fans.
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