I don’t want to spend a lot of time on this review because chances are that you’re not reading this unless you’re thinking about reading The Hot Gate, which means you probably have enjoyed the series so far. I read most of The Hot Gate, but couldn’t finish it. Unfortunately, the story regresses in book three. (Please see my reviews for specifics.) I began reading the third book, The Hot Gate, hoping that things would continue to improve, but only because the publisher sent me a free review copy. The second book, Citadel, was better, but still not good enough to recommend. Then Ringo’s protagonist, Tyler Vernon, turned out to be an outspoken Nazi-sympathizer and TROY RISING plummeted. This series started off well with the first half of the first book, Live Free or Die. The Hot Gate is the third novel in John Ringo’s TROY RISING series. “Ringo is back with a rousing tale of derring-do in space…as good as ever, giving the reader an epic space opera complete with grand vistas and…pungent writing, snappy characters, and gallows humor.” - Booklist “ do-or-die action…plenty of old-fashioned two-fisted can-do attitude, a heavy dose of science, and occasional bursts of dry humor.…” - Publishers Weekly Praise for the previous novels in the Troy Rising series: The third novel in the Troy Rising space adventure series. Instead, the bones and burnt hulks of those who have tried litter the star-ways.īut these galactic imperialists have never contended with humans, a foe who is their match in sheer ferocity and desire to win. But the enemy is remorseless and to survive humans must take the fight to the heart of their empire and prevail- a feat no previous species has ever accomplished.

On a crash-building course, humanity under the leadership of Tyler Vernon, has created a near-impregnable battle station of Deathstar proportions to prove it. Now humans have battled back from conquest by a tyrannical alien species to become a force to reckon with in the galaxy. When the orbital gates first materialized in the outer Solar System, all seemed well, but a devastating invasion ensued.

The hot gate by john ringo