Cover of The Weight of CommandB-
FinishedMarch 15, 2023
GradeB-
GenreScience Fiction
★ Review · March 15, 2023

The Weight of Command

by Michael Mammay


I didn't care for much of this book. There is a weight of command and people need to make tough decisions, but I never cared.

Publisher Description

Lieutenant Kiera Markov is a scout platoon leader for a peacekeeping force on the remote planet of Tanara, where little has happened for decades, and the only mission is to keep the lithium flowing up the space elevator to feed the galaxy's incessant demand. But when an unprecedented attack kills the entirety of the brigade's leadership, the untested lieutenant suddenly finds herself in command. Isolated and alone, Markov must contend with rival politicians on both sides of the border, all of whom have suspect motives and reason to take advantage of an untested leader, while an unseen enemy seeks to drive the two sides toward a war that Markov has a mission to prevent. It's enough to test even a seasoned leader. Markov isn't that. With challenges from all sides, and even from her own troops, Markov will have to learn quickly and establish her authority. Because what hangs in the balance is not only the future of the peacekeeping force, but of the planet itself.

Where this fits · 2023 reading log
Book 10 of 2023 · the 8th Science Fiction read of the year.