This is the second novel in the Space Warden series. I have read both and enjoyed both. Douglas throws many concepts at the reader, so you have to keep an open mind. Nazis, time travel, space travel, you name it.

I was recently provided with an ARC of Ian Douglas' "Solar Warrant: Alien Hostiles," which is the second volume of a new series known overall as the "Solar Warrant" series. The series is being published under the Harper Voyager imprint (who graciously provided me with the ARC). When I did my preliminary perusal of the text upon receipt from the publisher, I was so impressed by what appeared to be a significant departure from the author's canon, that I immediately purchased volume 1 of the series so that I had the background to deal fairly with the ARC. I am glad that I did although I believe either volume on offer so far could be read and understood in isolation; the topic is so off the wall that I strongly recommend buying both volumes. The premise ties together Nazi mysticism, alien intervention in human affairs, time travel on a grand scale and government coverups of enormous proportions. Not the least of these coverups being the creation of a secret interstellar fleet of time traveling, space faring fighter craft battlegroups built around the equivalent to earth fleet-level aircraft carriers. The author's skill and formidable experience in the genre of science fiction made it possible for this reader to willingly suspend my inherently skeptical nature and simply enjoy the truly wild ride on offer. There is a lot of information, speculation and conspiracy theory here to unpack, and if you are one of those who enjoys this sort of thing, this series is truly a delight. For those of you already familiar with the author's work (I am one), I encourage you to give it a try. I have read many of Douglas other works and found this series much more enjoyable. It was as if the author had decided to just let go and have some fun with some truly spectacular conspiracy theories and historical anomalies without getting lost in hard science. I strongly recommend it, but keep an open mind!

Nazis, and saucers, and dinosaurs, oh my! And some time travel. And coronavirus. And narration that leaps between World War II and a parallel present.

I like Ian Douglas and, when he uses his real name, William Keith. Enough so that I never fail to buy a new book by him. His military SF is gritty and authentic. He is also a Mensa member and is unafraid to explore big SF concepts - singularity, time travel, changing social constructs - which takes his writing above the pack of a lot of space opera and military science fiction. Sometimes, though, he adds a few too many ingredients to the stew and, for me, this was one of those times. I couldn’t suspend disbelief enough to engage. So while there is certainly room for a third series book based on the loose threads at the end, I think I will skip it. But I may re-read the Star Carrier, or Battlemind, or space marine books again.