Now, this is touted as military SF; however, I felt that only at the very beginning it resembled pure military SF. More important though, although the author doesn’t cover any new ground and the storyline is pretty much basic fare in SF, this turned out to be a rather good read. For it is the execution that makes this stand out from the ever growing plethora of (military)SF offers on the market. Yes, and it does remind me a bit on H. Beam Piper’s style of writing . The protagonist’s character meshes in well within a storyline that is as solid as it is believable (for the Sf concept). The interplay of all major and minor characters moves on fluently within the progression of the story. If the next volume is anywhere as good as the first offer, then this could turn out to be a solid series.
All in all quite recommendable. ( )

Lozito, Ken. Genesis. First Colony No. 1. Acoustical Books, 2017.
Ken Lozito has discovered that one key to being a successful indie science fiction author is to write quickly. In five years, he has written 12 volumes in the First Colony series. That kind of production will keep the fan base satisfied. A second key is not to be shy about using the usual tropes of the genre—in this case, military scifi set for the most part on a planet with hostile aliens. We begin in the relatively near future with our hero, Connor Gates, and his elite team of covert warriors pursuing the leaders of an evil crime syndicate. Gates is falsely blamed for civilian casualties caused by the syndicate and smuggled off planet in suspended animation. He wakes after 200 years to find himself on Earth’s first interstellar colony, which badly needs his warrior skills. If all this sounds familiar, it is because it combines several of the most common character-types and plot devices in science fiction. It is not bad, but I would read the similar series by John Scalzi, Jack Campbell, and Mike Resnick first. 3.5 stars. ( )

Way too much, "As you know, Bob." Not only is that bad in and of itself, but it made the dialogue stilted and the characters flat and uninspiring. ( )