This is a collection of short stories from authors who I can only describe as solid mid-listers. I've never heard of them, but according to their bios most of them have sold at least a dozen novels. So the words are put together in a way that meets the standards of the genre, but the stories themselves are wildly variable: A few serious meditations on warfare with AI, orbital weapons, and other wizbang tech; A few meditations on the psychological horrors of war; And a few stinkers; But mostly this book is utterly forgettable. Well, a decent diversion for an afternoon, and another notch in the bookrace.

All I wanted was a halfway decent Starship Troopers pastiche.