Series ✦ Penny’s Take
The Lizard War
John Dalmas · 1989
63/100
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John Dalmas delivers a fast and wryly funny military SF adventure with a clever post-apocalyptic premise, and fans of brisk genre action will find it enjoyable enough. The characters are serviceable rather than memorable, and the book has had minimal critical uptake outside its loyal niche. A solid genre read for dedicated military SF fans, but nothing here pushes it into must-read territory.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety78
substance58
craft62
originality65
accuracy68
hype72
age-fit70
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict63
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