Ever heard the saying
'Fighting for peace is like bucking for virginity'? I know these
guys wouldn't agree.
Author: WanderingGoose
There is no specific description. This review will cover the following series of short stories: Ride With the Moon in the Dead of Night, Unforgettable Delivery, A Promise to the Future, On the Wings of Loyalty, and Kindness Under Fire.
Jump on into the cockpit,
we'll give you the brief on the way to the objective, after the
break.
'Letters from the Crescent
Sun' is a collection of short stories on Deviant Art, so as of such
there wasn't an author's summary like you'd find on the inside cover
of most novels. You'll just have to make do with my summary here. As said before, it's collection of short stories in the form of history lessons, memories
and letters that tell of both the horrors and honor in war, the soldiers
and the innocents, and the foes that really are not all that
different from the heroes. We're all just people, trying to do the
best for ourselves and those we care about.
These stories have been
probably some of the most challenging to read I've had in a while.
Don't get me wrong, that's a good thing. After piles of random
comedy and a enough ship-fics to fill an ocean, a story that I
actually have to work to follow is a welcome respite. 'Letters from
the Crescent Sun' is a humanized war fic, told in bits and pieces
from the eyes of various characters. You'll follow Special Agent
Pie, Ms. Ditzy the pilot, and the shy medic through the end of the
war, and eventually into a saving relief effort.
The author leaves much of
the visualization to the reader. It's not so much about mental
picturing of the surrounding as the emotional content.
*hrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnk* right in the feels man! It was kind of hard to
start reading, in the same sort of manner that it's hard to read an
old novel translated from another language. You have to spend a
little time mentally adjusting to the writing style, but it was well
worth the effort. Soon I was sneaking through the night, flying
through storms, and saving starving refugees with my favorite ponies... err ,soldiers.
Of last note, you may trip
up on the character names a bit. Just think for a second, and you'll
figure them all out. Good luck!
The ratings:
Originality: 5/5
Composition: 3/5
Characters: 5/5
Imagery: 5/5
Plot: 4.5/5
Overall:
4.5/5
TLDR:
This review wasn't long you lazy jerk. If you really can't be
bothered to read it, than at least go read this fic.
