[Odom] delivers thrilling action with a well-rendered alien world and a creepy alien enemy to fight. ...A compelling example of military sf. -- Library Journal The military action is brutal and vivid, the situation is tense and believable ... and the allegorical story moves at a fast clip. -- Publishers Weekly Odom doesn't skimp on adrenaline-pumping action...Master Sergeant has me enlisting for The Makaum War series. -- SF Signal