In Confrontation: Aliens and Humans - Allies and Enemies, Book Two in the Space Fleet Sagas SFPT-109, John F. Kennedy by Don Foxe, the author expands his insights in this action packed thriller where, besides the threat from aliens, he delves into the danger within from humans. The book starts with explosive action. Captain Daniel Cooper's battleship, which has an advanced Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) named Kennedy integrated into the spaceship, is being attacked by several powerful spaceships belonging to the dreaded aliens, the Zenge, whose aim is to destroy the Mars Shipyard and Docks (MSD), followed by Mars where humans have a big base, and then Earth. A virus deactivates Kennedy and the crew has to defend the spaceship using their own intelligence and abilities. The battle is one sided and, because of many human failures in the absence of Kennedy, Captain Cooper is forced to announce 'We are officially dead' after they are hit by alien torpedoes, electromagnetic pulses and laser. And then comes a great twist in the plot, which I will leave for the reader to discover!

Confrontation is a big book where Don Foxe creates complex scenarios based in space, and uses a grand canvas to introduce a variety of protagonists ranging from aliens from different planets, to a varied spectrum of human protagonists, each with specific skills and differing personalities. He integrates all of them to constitute the Space Fleet. Foxe throws in such esoteric concepts as Fold Space technology to allow super-fast space travel, a powerful Genetically Engineered Neural Network Avatar named GENNA, who is an attractive young lady complementing an extraordinary A.I. named Kennedy, and special energy crystals generating the requisite energy to propel spaceships at FTL speeds. The story expands to introduce horrific invading aliens known as the Zenge, who capture humans and beings from other planets in the Galaxy to use as food. The author uses descriptive narrative to telling effect, instilling plausibility into each new technological concept he introduces. The scene shifts to an interstellar voyage and thrilling battles in space and on diverse alien planets. The cover is attractive and full of explosive color. The action and flow of the story is continuous and seamlessly merging. All the many protagonists are original, effective and memorable. Human emotions play a running part as the story progresses. I especially liked the author's style of descriptive and explanatory writing to lend authenticity to every being, object or scenario. The ending is explosive and thrilling. Foxe establishes himself as an author of fine science fiction, well deserving of 5 stars.