This is a
nice bundle of short stories. Short, but full of impact, drama and excitement. The
themes vary, from an Alien criminal on the loose here on earth to a pilot
trying to find his way to his downed plane in order to stop it falling in enemy
hands. If there was one common thread it would be retribution, hence the tag
line ‘The end justifies the means…’. There is something warm and comforting (somewhat
nostalgic even in the Pawnee express.) in reading these stories; we encounter
some good guys doing the right thing or a wronged person getting his pound of
flesh. I think the writer really comes into his own when he sets his story in a
battlefield situation. I know Tom Benson has a military background and it shows
in the detail. It makes the stories that much more real and believable. Some of
the stories have since or before appeared in other bundles, so if you have read
some of Mr Bensons work you might have already come across some of these. If you
are new to this writer it is a great introduction to his work. Recommended.
