Rock Rats: Ninja Review
Ben Bova
Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Ninja Penguin
Review posted: 1/16/04
Ninja Count: 0
Ninja Rating: C+
Ah, finally we see combat! Combat for control of the Solar System!
Combat for the affections of a woman! It's what a ninja lives for.
So,
where are the space ninjas then? If Lars or Humphries had just hired
space ninjas, this book would have been over in the first chapter.
There are no ninjas, but you do get an assassin. It's obvious why
he's
not a ninja. First and foremost, he gets caught! Ninjas never get
caught. Second, he uses drugs. Ninjas just say no to drugs. Third, he
uses a spaceship. Ninjas do not need ships to move through space. For
a
non-ninja he is somewhat skilled. It would be better to kill him in
his
sleep than fight him face to face, although any real ninja would
still
win.
I guess even in the future people don't know that hiring ninjas
solves
everything.
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