A Private Little War
Written by Jason Sheehan
Narrated by Luke Daniels
3.5/5
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He felt something in his belly twist up like cold fingers curling into a fist. This is it, he’d thought. This is when it all goes bad…
Private “security” firm Flyboy, Inc., landed on the alien planet of Iaxo with a mission: In one year, they must quash an insurrection; exploit the ancient enmities of an indigenous, tribal society; and kill the hell out of one group of natives to facilitate negotiations with the surviving group—all over 110 million acres of mixed terrain.
At first, the double-hush, back-burner project seemed to be going well. With all the advantages they had going for them—a ten-century technological lead on the locals, the logistical support of a shadowy and powerful private military company, and aid from similar outfits already on the ground—a quick combat victory seemed reasonable. An easy-in, easy-out mission that would make them very, very rich.
But the ancient tribal natives of Iaxo refuse to roll over and give up their planet. What was once a strategic coup has become a quagmire of cost over-runs and blown deadlines, leaving the pilots of Flyboy, Inc., on an embattled distant planet, waiting for support and a ride home that may never come….
The debut novel from acclaimed, James Beard Award–winning food critic Jason Sheehan, A Private Little War is the dark tale of a deadly war being waged in secrecy—and the struggle to stay sane in a world that makes no sense.
Jason Sheehan
In addition to being a James Beard Award-winning food journalist, author Jason Sheehan is also a former dishwasher, fry cook, saucier, chef, restaurant critic, food editor, and porn store employee. He was born and raised in Rochester, New York, and though he has since fled the Rust Belt repeatedly, he still harbors an intense fondness for brutal winters, Friday fish fries, Irish bars, and urban decay. As a young nerd, he fell hard for Star Wars, Doctor Who, William Gibson, Roger Zelazny, and the spaceship-and-raygun novels his father would leave on his bedside table. He dreamed of someday befriending a robot, stealing a spaceship, and wandering off across the stars in search of alien ladies and high adventure. Since that hasn’t happened (yet…), he now writes about it instead—which is almost as good. And yet despite all this, his mother still kinda thinks he should’ve been an orthodontist.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I expected space opera, but A Private Little War is serious war fiction. The first part of the book is a bit tedious, the tediousness of sitting in a tent between combats, bored and surrounded by strange people who probably want to kill you. No swashbuckling here. This part of the book definitely sets the tone of an extended combat tour in the back of beyond.As the story unfolds, the characters’ backgrounds are revealed, and you begin to understand the war and the natives. The increasing role of NGOs and mercenaries are one of the main themes.An interesting part of the story for aviation buffs will be the use of replica World War I biplanes. The use of these low-performance aircraft, with updated avionics and materials, makes sense tactically and politically. However, the attention given to making these warbirds actual replicas of Spads and Fokkers isn’t explained.