Pros: My favorite book of the series-so-far! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Joshua James’s short novel Lucky At Last: Lucky’s Marines | Book Nine is the climax of the story arc. Emperor April appears to have gone off…

Pros: The plot thickens! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Joshua James’ Lucky Bastard: Lucky’s Marines | Book Eight picks up immediately after book seven. Our heroes (Lucky, Malby, Dabs, Jiang) plus the body they’re guarding (Queen-in-waiting Anna) and…

Pros: Action-packed! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Joshua James’s Lucky Justice: Lucky’s Marines | Book Seven sees our heroes being sent on a babysitting mission. But you know Lucky: it’ll all go to hell before the mission barely…

Pros: Plenty of machinations; great action Cons: A bit confusing Rating: 4 out of 5 In Joshua James’s Lucky Revenge: Lucky’s Marines | Book Six, the Cardinal Order has joined forces with the alien Dalmuk to attack the home world…

Pros: Wonderful action and characters Cons: A little forced Rating: 4 out of 5 Joshua James’s Lucky Invasion: Lucky’s Marines | Book Five is an excellent continuation of the series. Sergeant Lee “Lucky” Savage is once again sent on a…

Pros: Fantastic, intense action scenes Cons: I feel like I’m missing something Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Since my third class of the term (physics) hasn’t started yet, I decided I could afford to take a few hours to read…

Pros: Pacing; characters; action; worldbuilding Cons: The Empire’s alien tech built up awfully fast Rating: 4.5 out of 5 In Joshua James’s Lucky Empire: Lucky’s Marines | Book Three we pick up again after the events of Lucky Universe and…

Pros: Less confusing than its predecessor; great action; interesting world-building Cons: Still a bit confusing in places; typos Rating: 4 out of 5 Lucky Legacy: Lucky’s Marines | Book Two is the sequel to Joshua James’s Lucky Universe. While that…

Pros: Fascinating new universe; great combat scenes Cons: Somewhat confusing in places; opening didn’t grab me Rating: 4 out of 5 Joshua James’s Lucky Universe: Lucky’s Marines | Book One is a great military sci-fi novel about a bunch of…