4.02 AVERAGE

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erinlouise78's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 12%

Started the audio on a road trip with my husband because he has been asking me to read it for years. I wanted to like it for him, but I was so bored, extremely confused, and completely disoriented by the time I threw in the towel. I have a feeling this book is better consumed in physical or digital form. I may one day crack open the physical copy we own, but I honestly doubt it.
adventurous mysterious tense slow-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: No

wow a mammoth. Think this is the longest book Ive read. This was really great tho, what a joy to spend 6 weeks with the same characters and world.

I really loved this especially the second half. It was a little bit tough going in the first half as I felt the start of every chapter took the energy out of the book. am I even ready for the sequel

This is Hamilton at his best, he builds an amazing world and sets the stage for an incredible story. I did feel that this book is mostly set up and it was slow in a few places but it doesn’t take away from the incredible story and characters he’s created. 
Buzzing for the next one
challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Slow burn with lots of world building, but eventually it gets going. The premise is absolutely gripping. 
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Haha talk about a cliff hanger .

Found this via http://blamcast.net/articles/best-science-fiction-books.

It's not bad, but be warned ahead of time that this only half of the story. The second half is Judas Unchained, which I haven't read yet.

There's nothing too deep or interesting about this book, but it's fairly entertaining space opera. It could probably make a good movie if edited down quite a bit.
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Plot is huge - complex at times, harder to follow but comes together eventually. 

njtigers's review

4.75
adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes