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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
I knew it had to end like it did, but that doesn't mean I wanted it to! Even got teary-eyed. Strongest book in the trilogy, and an excellent way to end the series. It was very enjoyable, and I highly recommend it.
Scalzi wraps up his trilogy and we learn what happens to the Interdependency now that the Flow streams are collapsing. At first, it was a lot of descriptions of the events of the earlier novels, which is to be expected, but redundant if you have already read them. Midway through, the pace picks up thanks to the continued nefarious plans of Nadashe Nohamapetan to dethrone the Emperox. Favorite characters such as the foul-mouthed Kiva, science wonk and consort to the Emperox Marce, and sentient AIs, Chenevert and Rachela play strong roles in the denouement of the plot. I was pleasantly surprised to see how it all turns out.
I especially appreciated the author's Acknowledgements at the end where he describes why he was delayed in getting this novel to the publisher, and admonishes everyone to vote in this coming election and try not to vote for anyone who "is a whirling amoral vortex of chaos." Dang Scalzi, he has the best way with words!
I especially appreciated the author's Acknowledgements at the end where he describes why he was delayed in getting this novel to the publisher, and admonishes everyone to vote in this coming election and try not to vote for anyone who "is a whirling amoral vortex of chaos." Dang Scalzi, he has the best way with words!
Final molt satisfactori de la trilogia, potser el llibre més fort i desenvolupat dels tres malgrat que el final m'ha semblat un xic massa precipitat, especialment perquè arriba quan les intrigues polítiques estan en ple clímax! Personalment, la política d'aquesta societat és el que més m'ha cridat l'atenció i clar, aquest anti-clímax m'ha deixat un regust decepcionant del llibre, una pena.
En termes generals, la trilogia és bona, entretinguda, té un world-building molt ben fet, uns personatges molt ben construïts i un ritme de pel·lícula d'acció que enganxa molt.
Això si, s'ha quedat curta en referència a la trilogia de ciència ficció per excel·lència de John Scalzi: Old Man's War: Interdependency té tots els ingredients però potser és que és massa Space Opera dins dels cànons clàssics, mentre que Old Man's War és una Space Opera des d'un punt de vista molt diferent i innovador. Tal vegada, és que la societat d'Interdependency s'assembla massa a Dune o la Saga Vorkosigan i això ha fet que la part que més interès ha generat en mi no m'hagi proporcionat tant plaer, no ho tinc clar del tot.
Què en penseu vosaltres?
En termes generals, la trilogia és bona, entretinguda, té un world-building molt ben fet, uns personatges molt ben construïts i un ritme de pel·lícula d'acció que enganxa molt.
Això si, s'ha quedat curta en referència a la trilogia de ciència ficció per excel·lència de John Scalzi: Old Man's War: Interdependency té tots els ingredients però potser és que és massa Space Opera dins dels cànons clàssics, mentre que Old Man's War és una Space Opera des d'un punt de vista molt diferent i innovador. Tal vegada, és que la societat d'Interdependency s'assembla massa a Dune o la Saga Vorkosigan i això ha fet que la part que més interès ha generat en mi no m'hagi proporcionat tant plaer, no ho tinc clar del tot.
Què en penseu vosaltres?
When I got like 90% done I had no idea how he was gonna wrap up this trilogy but he really came through. Loved it!
Spoilers!
An excellent send off to the trilogy. We got a finish, and ending, but there’s certainly enough and unresolved that we could revisit this universe easily. For a series to be so packed with characters and for me to have no difficulty whatsoever in figuring out who is who is a testament to John Scalzi’s ability to produce kickass characters who are alive.
I loved this series. Highly recommended.
An excellent send off to the trilogy. We got a finish, and ending, but there’s certainly enough and unresolved that we could revisit this universe easily. For a series to be so packed with characters and for me to have no difficulty whatsoever in figuring out who is who is a testament to John Scalzi’s ability to produce kickass characters who are alive.
I loved this series. Highly recommended.
Würdiger Abschluss der flotten Trilogie über royale Intrigen und Verschwörungen vor dem Hintergrund eines zerbrechenden Reiches. Teilweise aber etws oberflächlich.
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm not sure when the switch got flicked, exactly, but I have become more and more intolerant of the Whedon-esque dialogue that took over sci-fi in the mid-Aughts. Perhaps it's just dated now.
My quibbles with the quips aside, this is a fine book. Some neat concepts, a working plot, etc. I doubt the author's ability to keep it to a trilogy. In baseball, this would be a 2 WAR player.
My quibbles with the quips aside, this is a fine book. Some neat concepts, a working plot, etc. I doubt the author's ability to keep it to a trilogy. In baseball, this would be a 2 WAR player.
A solid conclusion to the trilogy, with plenty of the same characteristics that made the first two so enjoyable. This one was, if anything, _too_ fast paced, with each scene accomplishing exactly what it needed to and then moving forward without delay to the next. The snappy dialog was the main driver for this, but it was also enabled by the tight-as-possible plot, and the expository text was equally engaging. I would have been happy to read another 100 pages at least, and I could have done so in a matter of minutes.
Kiva remained largely unlikeable for me, though I suppose some readers enjoy the special brand of kick-ass obnoxiousness she represents. In fact she and Nadashe were a bit too similar for me. But Grayland is a superior creation, a cut above the average SF heroine, and she continues to be predictably well-drawn while also managing to be surprising at times. The supporting cast played their parts perfectly, from Marce to Chenevert, and especially the ancestral emperoxs.
There were several significant twists, as expected with Scalzi; the first one I never saw coming. Nearing the end, it seemed the book was going to run out of pages before things could be twisted back to a satisfactory conclusion, but of course Scalzi wrapped things up masterfully.
I’d recommend this series to anyone looking for a fun ride through space, time, and imperial politics.
Kiva remained largely unlikeable for me, though I suppose some readers enjoy the special brand of kick-ass obnoxiousness she represents. In fact she and Nadashe were a bit too similar for me. But Grayland is a superior creation, a cut above the average SF heroine, and she continues to be predictably well-drawn while also managing to be surprising at times. The supporting cast played their parts perfectly, from Marce to Chenevert, and especially the ancestral emperoxs.
There were several significant twists, as expected with Scalzi; the first one I never saw coming. Nearing the end, it seemed the book was going to run out of pages before things could be twisted back to a satisfactory conclusion, but of course Scalzi wrapped things up masterfully.
I’d recommend this series to anyone looking for a fun ride through space, time, and imperial politics.