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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Didn't advance the plot very far from book two...
To be honest, these are excellent books, but at times the story just reads like a recap of news. They are very grand and all spanning but still manage to humanize many of the characters and make it a great read. The endings are usually just a little bit to much of a cliff hanger and almost make the story seem pointless. I ask myself, what was really accomplished?
Even better than the first two. The writing style sucks you in and you just can't stop reading. No conclusion to the story here. Ending is another cliffhanger, but didn't make me nearly as angry as in The Unincorporated War, and wasn't quite so abrupt. Can't wait for the next book.
I was maybe 50 pages from the end when I realized that there would be a book 4 in this series. I was a little irritated that the saga wouldn't be ending in a trilogy, however, there was so much going on in this one that it would have been difficult to do so.
I particularly liked the battle sequences and the story that's taking place in the Neuro.
I particularly liked the battle sequences and the story that's taking place in the Neuro.
Spoiler
I'm about ready for Hecktor to be killed horribly, so get to it.
Good continuation of the story -- politics, philosophy, religion, space, artificial intelligence. What's not too like?
So we are not quite there yet, but almost.
Like the last book, this one has some very thought provoking moments. It also has some epic space battles (oh yeah? let's see what my orbats (Orbital Batteries) have to say about THAT!) Mostly though, it is a story of an amazing woman.
I would say that Dani Kollin is pretty amazing at creating positive female heroes. I can't say that I have ever read anything approaching the level of character development in a woman hero than what he has put out there.
In a lot of ways, he doesn't treat them any different. They are people and that is it. But there are some nods to their uniquely feminine qualities like a softer side that is hidden from the general public. The only flaw I can see seems to be that the women heroes (Sandra and JD Black etc.) never get laid. Sure Janet got laid in the first book, but that was basically a different person. That was before she became JD Black, the most feared woman in the solar system.
On the other hand, the male heroes like Ohmad and Justin can shag all they want. Not really a complaint, just an observation.
So in for a penny, in for a pound, on to book 4 where hopefully we can bring things to a conclusion.
Like the last book, this one has some very thought provoking moments. It also has some epic space battles (oh yeah? let's see what my orbats (Orbital Batteries) have to say about THAT!) Mostly though, it is a story of an amazing woman.
I would say that Dani Kollin is pretty amazing at creating positive female heroes. I can't say that I have ever read anything approaching the level of character development in a woman hero than what he has put out there.
In a lot of ways, he doesn't treat them any different. They are people and that is it. But there are some nods to their uniquely feminine qualities like a softer side that is hidden from the general public. The only flaw I can see seems to be that the women heroes (Sandra and JD Black etc.) never get laid. Sure Janet got laid in the first book, but that was basically a different person. That was before she became JD Black, the most feared woman in the solar system.
On the other hand, the male heroes like Ohmad and Justin can shag all they want. Not really a complaint, just an observation.
So in for a penny, in for a pound, on to book 4 where hopefully we can bring things to a conclusion.