All for All by Christopher G. Nuttall

 

All for All by Christopher G. Nuttall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The third novel is the Cast Adrift series (All for All) continues the story of Earth and its people after being thrown to the metaphorical galactic wolves when the Alphans surprisingly granted Earth its freedom. It turned out that while being under the thumb of the preeminent power in the galaxy may have limited freedom and opportunity it also prevented some very nasty races from looking at Earth as an easy prize. An unexpected victory over the Pashtali within the solar system cost Earth much of its space faring hulls and trained personnel but the Pashtali has resources that rival any of the Galactic Powers and to win this war will take more the firepower. Humanity if nothing else is versatile and imaginative, proving the Pashtali could be beaten may be enough to swing support from fellow "lesser powers" be it in ships or economic support and with that intent targets are selected to maintain the pressure on the Pashtali and swing Galactic opinion in the favour of Earth.
All for All is a strong third novel in the series, Earth is well into the fire and clawing its way around in hopes of gaining traction and we see how our main characters handle the pressure be it from the newly appointed First Admiral Naomi Yagam to the Captain of a spy ship who worries for his children one of which has chosen his own path in the Solar Marines. There is more than enough space combat as well as a look into some of the political issues both within the Earth government and with the ambassadors of both Greater and Lesser powers. Overall a very enjoyable read which is paced well and never lets the readers interest wander.

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