I basically share your opinion of the Campbell series. Though it took me till the end of book three to arrive at the same conclusion you did after book one. I suspect it's because you're wiser than me:
Thanks for the praise! You called out some good points about military matters that I'd missed. I can imagine ways around those problems, but then Campbell didn't even imply any of them.
I'm sorry to see that the romance becomes more prominent in the sequels. By the end of book one, I could still hope their relationship might avert romance. A good romance demands two well-developed characters, which we didn't have.
I basically share your opinion of the Campbell series. Though it took me till the end of book three to arrive at the same conclusion you did after book one. I suspect it's because you're wiser than me:
https://www.wearenotsaved.com/p/the-12-books-i-finished-in-september-one-of-which-im-not-allowed-to-talk-about#fleet
Thanks for the praise! You called out some good points about military matters that I'd missed. I can imagine ways around those problems, but then Campbell didn't even imply any of them.
I'm sorry to see that the romance becomes more prominent in the sequels. By the end of book one, I could still hope their relationship might avert romance. A good romance demands two well-developed characters, which we didn't have.