Books like Stark's War

There's a line in this book, "ignorance makes being sure easy"...I'd say that's an appropriate line for this novel. So, two stars. I suppose you're asking what's the worst thing about this book? The fact I bought it instead of getting a library copy.John G. Hemry (writing as Jack Campbell) wrote the Lost Fleet series. That is an excellent science fiction/space opera series. I give it high marks and my highest recommendation. It's why I felt "secure" in buying this novel. This is Hemry's first novel.It shows.The best word I can come up with here is "sad". On the other end of that scale is ludicrous. There is virtually no action in the first half of this book and what I'd call questionable action in the second half. Though we come to a sort of apparent (view spoiler)[ almost last stand set up it still concentrates on esoteric parts of the story. (hide spoiler)]