His shipmates seem every bit as real as he does: the irascible captain whom no one really respects or likes the inscrutable executive officer whose commitment to the U.S. The fact that his character rings so true to this reader made his ultimate decisions all the more meaningful and honorable. Hemry then paints amazingly lifelike portraits of the many important players in this legalistic thriller, men and women whose discrepancies in terms of my expectations of their actions helped me reach a better understanding of these fascinating individuals if anything, they are too human.Įnsign Sinclair, for his part, is a sympathetic and remarkably likable character, making his share of mistakes as he attempts to juggle the demanding half-dozen important assignments he is given onboard ship. We see the ship through his eyes, and Sinclair's impressions and observations of ship dimensions, claustrophobic compactness and cramped living conditions really make the Michaelson come vividly alive in the reader's own mind. A large part of his success can be traced to his powerful character development skills as a writer.Īs the futuristic novel opens, Ensign Paul Sinclair, fresh out of the naval academy, embarks on the USS Michaelson for his first real tour of space duty.
A book of this kind could easily be dry, analytical and far from engaging, yet Hemry's writing kept me deeply interested in the story at all times. The critical action upon which the story hinges is actually rather brief, with the second half of the novel basically taking the form of a legalistic presentation of facts, charges and adjudications. Hemry's A Just Determination is a remarkably impressive work of military science fiction.
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