Just Finished Reading: F.R.E.E. Fall by Mel Odom

The Year is 2024. In the Indonesian country of Melaka the discovery of ancient scrolls produces an explosion of advanced technology the like of which has never been seen before. But when a military coup overthrows the Melakan government the technology becomes a threat to an already fractured world. A team of mercenaries (the F.R.E.E Lancers) are hired to retake Melaka before the ancient weaponry can be fully understood and activated. It’s only a matter of who can get there first.

This was very much light reading. As the sequel to F.R.E.E Lancers I pretty much knew what to expect and Mel Odom pretty much delivered. This was sort of a cross between the cyberpunk of William Gibson mixed in with a large dose of X-Men altered humanity. There’s plenty of action between two dimensional Good guys and Bad guys with all the expected verbal quips, gun play and high kicks. Odom doesn’t really ‘do’ characterisation very well but the rest of the book was entertaining enough. In no way mind expanding this was definitely SF-lite. Fun, but throw away fun. Recommended if you’re stuck anywhere for a few days with nothing else to read.