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tani's review
3.0
I'd say that this was a good ending to the series, if not entirely satisfying. It features the same characters that we've been with in the first two books, albeit about 8 years after the end of the second book. Despite the years, no one has changed much, which is kind of frustrating. The characters are still nicely fleshed out, but no one really grows. Gyll has the same failings as before, as does Valdisa, as does d'Embry. I think that this could have been a much more enjoyable book if only there had been a bit of character growth.
The political situation on NewEden has grown more fraught in the passing years, and I did enjoy that aspect of the book. I never was fond of the lassari and guilds as a system, so to see it falling apart was enjoyable enough.
Basically, this is more of the same. I think the second book was slightly better because I felt more of the emotional turmoil of the characters. This book, I was too busy being frustrated by their obvious oversights to worry about what they were feeling. If you liked the previous books in the series, you won't be surprised by this one.
The political situation on NewEden has grown more fraught in the passing years, and I did enjoy that aspect of the book. I never was fond of the lassari and guilds as a system, so to see it falling apart was enjoyable enough.
Basically, this is more of the same. I think the second book was slightly better because I felt more of the emotional turmoil of the characters. This book, I was too busy being frustrated by their obvious oversights to worry about what they were feeling. If you liked the previous books in the series, you won't be surprised by this one.
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