''Yellow Eyes'' is a 2009 military science fiction novel in

John Ringo John Ringo (born March 22, 1963) is an American science fiction and military fiction author. He has had several ''New York Times'' best sellers. His books range from straightforward science fiction to a mix of military and political thrillers ...

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Legacy of the Aldenata The Legacy of the Aldenata, also known as the Posleen War Series, is the fictional universe of one of John Ringo's military science fiction series. Premise The central premise is that in 2001, humanity receives greetings from a highly advance ...

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Tom Kratman Thomas P. Kratman (born September 4, 1956) is an American military science fiction author and retired United States Army officer whose work is published by Baen Books. Kratman's novels include the ''Desert Called Peace'' series which has been pra ...

. The book, which is a spin-off of the main series, focuses on the Posleen invasion of Central America, with an emphasis on Panama. In contrast with other books in the series, emphasis is given to naval warfare, including the reactivation of the old warships USS ''Texas'', USS ''Salem'', and USS ''Des Moines''.

Reception

The book was described by ''Publishers Weekly'' as a "breathless page-turner". Roland Green at Booklist praised the book's action scenes and described its military science as intelligent though "sometimes overly political".

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* 2009 American novels Novels by John Ringo Legacy of the Aldenata 2009 science fiction novels American science fiction novels Military science fiction novels Panama in fiction Collaborative novels {{2000s-mil-sf-novel-stub