06-16-2004, 02:06 PM
Just finished off reading Hawksley's DragonFire. A good read, but some details /nitpicks Hawksley should have spend more time researching on.
<b>***SPOILERS AHEAD***</b>
#1. The conflict is between India Vs China & TSP, but most of the time is spent at DC & London, hence Hawksley didn't spend enough time to develop the Indian characters.
#2. Pakistan is cut off from the war as a you take out a fly from a bear. A B52 conventional bombing mission over Chaklala doesn't end LotaLand as a nation. <b>This was one major flaw.</b>
#3. Chinese Xia Class subs roaming around in the Indian Ocean, and as per Hawklsey IN is vacationing on the moon.
#4. The end comes too soon. All of a sudden it's over - result declared.
#5. I highly doubt Indian PM would play the idealistic/moral role of not nuking Chinease cities when there is a big-@$$ mushroom cloud over Mumabi & Delhi.
Overall, not a bad read but IMO Mainak Dhar's <b>Flash Point</b> was much better developed than Dragon Fire............but then maybe it depends on who's righting it.
<b>***SPOILERS AHEAD***</b>
#1. The conflict is between India Vs China & TSP, but most of the time is spent at DC & London, hence Hawksley didn't spend enough time to develop the Indian characters.
#2. Pakistan is cut off from the war as a you take out a fly from a bear. A B52 conventional bombing mission over Chaklala doesn't end LotaLand as a nation. <b>This was one major flaw.</b>
#3. Chinese Xia Class subs roaming around in the Indian Ocean, and as per Hawklsey IN is vacationing on the moon.
#4. The end comes too soon. All of a sudden it's over - result declared.
#5. I highly doubt Indian PM would play the idealistic/moral role of not nuking Chinease cities when there is a big-@$$ mushroom cloud over Mumabi & Delhi.
Overall, not a bad read but IMO Mainak Dhar's <b>Flash Point</b> was much better developed than Dragon Fire............but then maybe it depends on who's righting it.