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guyro's review against another edition
5.0
was good, was a bit too large in scale for periods, missed out all the cormac action with his tenkian blade
hawkeyegough's review against another edition
5.0
Everything I've read by Asher so far deserves 5*. This book, the conclusion to the Agent Cormac subseries in Asher's Polity universe is no exception. The Agent Cormac character has developed into someone I really want to follow over the course of 5 books.
wiseard's review against another edition
3.0
It feels like the series took a step back with this entry.
Biggest villain is a cardboard villain again. All of Mika's plot was thin.
At least the resolution is semi-decent and it moves the plot towards the next books in the series.
Biggest villain is a cardboard villain again. All of Mika's plot was thin.
At least the resolution is semi-decent and it moves the plot towards the next books in the series.
gmerrall's review
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
jercox's review against another edition
4.0
Jain plus rogue AIs part two... when the godlike AIs aren't.
tarsel's review against another edition
5.0
A perfect culmination to the five book story arc. Everything was explained very satisfactorily, through a gripping, multi-layered story.
joosty's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
_rae's review against another edition
4.0
I had great fun with this book, and this series. Agent Cormac is a great character. I read Neal Asher's series a bit out of wack. I should have read Agent Cormac first but actually it didn't do much harm to the enjoyment of the book series. Getting to the conclusion and experiencing something that is only mentioned as a historical event in a future book was fab.
Neal Asher books will become solid re-reads for me in the future.
Neal Asher books will become solid re-reads for me in the future.
imitira's review against another edition
3.0
The triumphant yet somewhat mysterious conclusion to this plot arc, as tight scripting gives way to inadequately justified motivations, strange reversals, and, most vexingly, no real justification of what was so unusual or significant about the particular characters that became so special. The entire book smells a little like a hunt for a sufficiently grand conclusion to wrap the story up; methinks Asher got a little tired of this particular series. Worth reading if you're attached to the characters, probably not otherwise.