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acrousey's review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
5.0
Dinosaurs? Powers above? Politics? Space travel? Yes, yes, yes and yes! This book has it all. Cosmonaut keep was a little slow to get into, but it picked up in the end and the steam kept flowing with Dark Light.
skylar2's review against another edition
2.0
What were very intriguing premises in the first book get lost in flat characters and their foibles. Whether the characters were there or not make very little difference in whether the plot would have unfolded as described.
enno's review
3.0
This was not an easy read. The characters all have their own conflicting agenda that are hard to discern, and it has been some time since I read Cosmonaut Keep, which this book's story follows. I should read the next book while this one is fresh in my memory, but I feel like taking a break.
imitira's review
3.0
Accidentally read this out of order, perhaps explaining why it felt like a muddle of characters and plot arcs that didn't balance as well as I'd have liked. The grand theme reveal was underwhelming, and I'm still not sure what the principals' trajectories were at the culmination.
ansate's review
4.0
the characters are kind of thin, I don't really know what's going, but I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
snowcrash's review
3.0
Unlike the first book, _Dark Light_ is one continuous time line. But if you are looking to learn more about Gregor & Elizabeth, the main characters from book 1, they are pushed to the background. Matt takes a central role, along with other Cosmonauts. Plus a couple new characters.
We learn a bit more about the gods, the saurs and how the human second sphere works. But it bogs down into politics. Somehow the primary Cosmonauts will be able to shift the human population in how they govern in a short amount of time. I wanted to see more of the adventure of the first book, but once they talk to the gods, its political posturing. ick.
We learn a bit more about the gods, the saurs and how the human second sphere works. But it bogs down into politics. Somehow the primary Cosmonauts will be able to shift the human population in how they govern in a short amount of time. I wanted to see more of the adventure of the first book, but once they talk to the gods, its political posturing. ick.
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