Blackcollar: The Judas Solution
Blackcollar #3
Timothy Zahn
SF
4 stars

after 20 years of waiting[not me personally, but it has been that long since Backlash Mission was published], the Blackcollar trilogy is finished.

2 operations, both involving Whiplash. Galway becomes a goodguy, the Ryquril are faced with a 2 front war, and so they leave.

A very cool story. Just like the other 2, you knew something was being deliberately left out, but it was hard to tell what. Not until the last 2 chapters is everything revealed. Zahn did a good job of wrapping things up. I am satisfied.

The Backlash Mission
Blackcollar #2
Timothy Zahn
SF
84 / 3 stars

sequel to BlackCollar, and very obviously could be a trilogy. But Zahn has never written a third novel, and we are pretty much left at the turning point. That is the reason I gave it an 84 instead of 85.

/edit 2013
Well, as we all know, there is NOW a third, and final book. Thank goodness…

The Blackcollar
Blackcollar #1
Timothy Zahn
SF
85 / 3 stars

his first novel. Superninjas and alien warlords. Do I need to say anything else?