Fire with Fire

Charles E. Gannon’s book Fire with Fire is an interesting Science Fiction novel.  Clearly the first in a series it ends by exploring Earth’s encounter with a loose alliance of aliens.  It begins in a vaguely political thrilleresque way.  The most interesting thing about the book was the way the plot kept making unexpectedly dramatic changes in direction.  On the other hand I did not care that much for the actual characters & actively dislike the main character. 

While this is not a book that I would whole-heartedly recommend it is also not a book that I would steer people away from.  I guess in the end I would recommend it to people who are fans of SF and who like plot over characters.