Writing style
Conversational · Dialogue-driven · Direct · Witty
Columbus Day
Science fiction
- Print length
- 303 pagesIndependently published, 2017
Description
Joe Bishop is home in Maine on Columbus Day when an alien assault turns the holiday into a fight for survival. After another extraterrestrial power, the Kristang, intervenes, Joe joins human troops sent into space, only to discover that Earth has entered a conflict shaped by rival species and hidden agendas. Far from home, he must rely on improvisation as much as military training. His most unusual ally is Skippy, a powerful, sharp-tongued artificial intelligence whose knowledge changes the odds. Craig Alanson opens a fast-moving military science-fiction adventure built around danger, ingenuity, and comic friction.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Fast
Tone
Humorous · Playful · Suspenseful · Tense
Structure
Linear
Focus
Plot · Relationships · World
Emotional intensity
3 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 2 / 5
- Ideas
- 2 / 5
- Structure
- 2 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Series
Expeditionary Force · Book 1
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781520126241
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