The Dragon Corps by Natalie Grey

The Dragon Corps by Natalie Grey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Dragon Corps were the answer to the problem facing the Alliance when dealing with galaxy wide demands for military intervention be it on a small scale or large. The very size of the Alliance domain meant that conflicts could be over before assets were organised so semi autonomous small units were created from the very best of humanity and enhanced within the boundaries of the law. These Dragon units were allowed to investigate and prosecute whatever they deemed fit, they had the full backing of Alliance Intelligence who often supplied specific missions and overall no one would question their honour, competency and value to the galaxy. The only stain on the Corps and the Alliance as a whole was the world of Ymir, stolen from its people by the "Warlord" backed by 50000 mercenaries and all efforts at interdiction have failed including losing a full carrier on a disastrous planetary assault.
Major Talon Rift and his Dragon Corps team have seen more missions to free Ymir fail than most and it has become an obsession, missions planned by Alliance Intelligence while making sense at the time never pay off with ultimate success, yes military units of the Warlord are destroyed, assets and support curtailed but the final push never materializes. As the resistance on Ymir grows once again the Warlord reaches out to the blackmarket weapon suppliers and another opportunity emerges for Talon and his people to get a look into the workings of the system the supports the Warlord both on Ymir and within the Alliance itself. Talon and his people will not rest while a world's population is enslaved and nothing is more dangerous than Dragons who are motivated by justice and the need to avenge the innocent.
The Dragon Corps by Natalie Grey was bought on an impulse and turned out to be a hugely entertaining read, the world she created was compelling with clear cut good guys and bad guys (the lines do not always stay clear cut as the series progresses). A good blend of narrative and action set pieces along with a mix of characters keeps the story progressing at a breakneck pace and I found myself totally immersed in the novel very very quickly. I was very delighted to be able to jump to the second book in the series and even more so when I realised there were many more books ready to go (benefit of coming to a series late in the day). I can highly recommend "The Dragon Corps" for fans of military scifi and the echo of current Special Forces doesn't hurt at all, the added political, economic and ethical dimensions just makes the story even better.


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