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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
One of my favorite sci fi series! This finale did not disappoint. Kiva Lagos is still one of my favorite characters ever.
Great conclusion to the trilogy. Good plot twists that I wasn't expecting. Kiva still one of my favorit foul-mouthed agent of chaos. A little too close to home perhaps in these times of pandemic, regarding the self serving tendencies of the ruling class.
A world in collapse
The series is about balancing self serving actions and actions considering the good of others. In that, it is an excellent discovery of how someone who is usually self serving, chooses to work for the good others, and how no one can actually be solely focused on serving others (without the actual detriment and failure of the self to live).
And still has excellently full female characters.
A solid 4.
The series is about balancing self serving actions and actions considering the good of others. In that, it is an excellent discovery of how someone who is usually self serving, chooses to work for the good others, and how no one can actually be solely focused on serving others (without the actual detriment and failure of the self to live).
And still has excellently full female characters.
A solid 4.
fast-paced
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fun series overall, but the ending didn't quite work for me; one of the characters was given an awful lot of plot armor to survive, and the major crisis of the series is resolved by a literal deus ex machina, which was a little unsatisfying.
The Last Emperox is an excellent conclusion to a series full of powerful women, smart men, and a battle for power.
This trilogy is set in a galaxy of a billion people who are spread across about fifty habitats called The Interdependency. This empire is connected through an extraordinary space-highway called The Flow. Gigantic spaceships can travel between planets within months instead of thousands of years using The Flow.
In book three the secret is out and everyone knows The Flow is collapsing. Only one planet is able to sustain human life on its surface. All the other habitats won’t be able to survive on their own.
The Emperox Grayland II, also named Cardenia Wu, is tasked with figuring out a way to save billions of people. The problem is that the nobility wants her dead and they want to save themselves first. Cardinia’s opposition has always been led by Nadashe Nohamapetan. Nadashe is the daughter of the second largest company/house in The Interdependency and she has a long list of motives to remove Cardenia of power.
The jockeying for power continues in book three. I enjoyed the different levels of storylines. The main problem of the collapsing super-space-highway drives the conflict while all the characters argue and fight like children in the backseat of a long drive.
I have been teaching my kids about foreshadowing using the novel, The Wild Robot. So foreshadowing has been on the forefront of my own reading and I tried to pick out bits where Scalzi was setting up the reader. I’m a bit sad I guessed a twist, because it removed some of the emotional punch. There were definitely other twists I didn’t guess and were a joy to read.
I liked so many of the characters from the very first book. I especially enjoyed foul-mouthed Kiva. She is the female version of a bad boy with a heart of gold. Even Nadashe makes a great villain and Cardenia Wu is a worthy opponent. Strong women dominate the novel, but the men aren’t made weak to make the women look stronger. The men in the novel had their own strengths. It’s refreshing to read a novel where each gender seems to be treated equally.
I think the only reason I’m giving this four stars is because of my own reading experience. I read all three novels in a row. Perhaps I would have liked this one better if I had a break in between the novels and I was able to relish my time back in The Interdependency. I was halfway through this novel when I wondered if the book would really wrap up the entire trilogy.
The trilogy does get wrapped up well. I love Science Fiction, but I often have to work to understand abstract technical concepts to get the meat of the story. However, I didn’t have to work hard to understand this world and I got to enjoy a Science Fiction book with really cool characters. This is a readable story I would recommend to anyone who wants to try Science Fiction for the first time.
I would like to thank Tor Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
This trilogy is set in a galaxy of a billion people who are spread across about fifty habitats called The Interdependency. This empire is connected through an extraordinary space-highway called The Flow. Gigantic spaceships can travel between planets within months instead of thousands of years using The Flow.
In book three the secret is out and everyone knows The Flow is collapsing. Only one planet is able to sustain human life on its surface. All the other habitats won’t be able to survive on their own.
The Emperox Grayland II, also named Cardenia Wu, is tasked with figuring out a way to save billions of people. The problem is that the nobility wants her dead and they want to save themselves first. Cardinia’s opposition has always been led by Nadashe Nohamapetan. Nadashe is the daughter of the second largest company/house in The Interdependency and she has a long list of motives to remove Cardenia of power.
The jockeying for power continues in book three. I enjoyed the different levels of storylines. The main problem of the collapsing super-space-highway drives the conflict while all the characters argue and fight like children in the backseat of a long drive.
I have been teaching my kids about foreshadowing using the novel, The Wild Robot. So foreshadowing has been on the forefront of my own reading and I tried to pick out bits where Scalzi was setting up the reader. I’m a bit sad I guessed a twist, because it removed some of the emotional punch. There were definitely other twists I didn’t guess and were a joy to read.
I liked so many of the characters from the very first book. I especially enjoyed foul-mouthed Kiva. She is the female version of a bad boy with a heart of gold. Even Nadashe makes a great villain and Cardenia Wu is a worthy opponent. Strong women dominate the novel, but the men aren’t made weak to make the women look stronger. The men in the novel had their own strengths. It’s refreshing to read a novel where each gender seems to be treated equally.
I think the only reason I’m giving this four stars is because of my own reading experience. I read all three novels in a row. Perhaps I would have liked this one better if I had a break in between the novels and I was able to relish my time back in The Interdependency. I was halfway through this novel when I wondered if the book would really wrap up the entire trilogy.
The trilogy does get wrapped up well. I love Science Fiction, but I often have to work to understand abstract technical concepts to get the meat of the story. However, I didn’t have to work hard to understand this world and I got to enjoy a Science Fiction book with really cool characters. This is a readable story I would recommend to anyone who wants to try Science Fiction for the first time.
I would like to thank Tor Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
I loved it. My absolute favorite in the series. (emotions)
Scalzi bome zna pisati. Završna knjiga trilogije 'The Inderdepency' je brutalna, zaokružena lekcija svima o tome kako treba pisati likove i obrate. Pogotovo jer nije pokleknuo (što sam iskreno očekivala) i pokušavao ublažiti situaciju - svijet dolazi svojem kraju, milijarde će poginuti, a ljudi će biti predivno sebični i to je to.
Razvoj likova je bio još brutalniji nego u ranijim knjigama, baš kao i obrati (ako ih itko zna pisati to je on). Jedino što je malo predvidljivo što svoj 'najveći' obrat ostavlja za kraj, pa nakon dvije knjige bilo je jasno da će na kraju biti tako nešto. Međutim i tu se dogodilo nešto genijalno. Scalzi je ubio jednog od najvažnijih likova što je samo po sebi bio brutalni čin koji je posve usmjerio radnju u drugi kolosjek, a potom je napravio obrat same priče koji je imao poprilično zadovoljavajući kraj za sve fanove trilogije. Jel tu bilo malo predvidljivosti? Da, ali bome nije smetalo.
Scalzi od negativaca ne čini sulude negativce ili anti-junake (što je već iskreno postalo dosadno s obzirom da se sad sve opravdava s lošim djetinjstvom) već ih čini ono što oni jesu: ljudima s ciljem i željama koji će napraviti ono što žele. A sad to što je to nemoralno, to je drugi kraj priče.
Jedan od razloga zašto će mi nedostajati ova trilogija je pregršt istinski genijalnih ženskih likova koju su nevjerojatno razrađeni. To je rijetkost za pročitati i uživala sam u svakom trenutku.
Razvoj likova je bio još brutalniji nego u ranijim knjigama, baš kao i obrati (ako ih itko zna pisati to je on). Jedino što je malo predvidljivo što svoj 'najveći' obrat ostavlja za kraj, pa nakon dvije knjige bilo je jasno da će na kraju biti tako nešto. Međutim i tu se dogodilo nešto genijalno. Scalzi je ubio jednog od najvažnijih likova što je samo po sebi bio brutalni čin koji je posve usmjerio radnju u drugi kolosjek, a potom je napravio obrat same priče koji je imao poprilično zadovoljavajući kraj za sve fanove trilogije. Jel tu bilo malo predvidljivosti? Da, ali bome nije smetalo.
Scalzi od negativaca ne čini sulude negativce ili anti-junake (što je već iskreno postalo dosadno s obzirom da se sad sve opravdava s lošim djetinjstvom) već ih čini ono što oni jesu: ljudima s ciljem i željama koji će napraviti ono što žele. A sad to što je to nemoralno, to je drugi kraj priče.
Jedan od razloga zašto će mi nedostajati ova trilogija je pregršt istinski genijalnih ženskih likova koju su nevjerojatno razrađeni. To je rijetkost za pročitati i uživala sam u svakom trenutku.