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Even better than the first book,which I liked quite a bit. Sentient ship Trouble Dog continues to grow as a character. And the ship"s engineer Nod from the alien Druff race is one of the best alien characters ever.

paulareads's review against another edition

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5.0

This is the second novel in Gareth Powell’s Embers of War series. I loved the first book and was keen to see where the story went next. I read Embers of War many books ago so the details were a little fuzzy in my mind but I thought this book did a good job of re-capping the important points and I quickly felt like I was right back in the story. The crew of the Trouble Dog returns and we are also introduced to some great new characters. I liked the new characters but my favourite is always going to be Nod, I just love them. It was a fantastic sequel, a brilliant adventure packed full of sentient spaceships, aliens and battles! My one criticism? It could have been longer! I just did not want it to end. Cannot wait for the next one.

benfast's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

grid's review against another edition

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4.0

A lot of not especially logical decisions, but (mostly) made by sentient technology left behind by an ancient alien race, so maybe forgivable.

This is clearly a setup for the next novel, which I will eagerly anticipate.

frithnanth's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

tpoisot's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

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