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I keep liking these books more and more--they kind of have it all for me.

Great characterization--check. The people in these books feel (mostly) real. It is true that this book has some Corporate Goon and Plucky Pioneer characters who do feel kind of stock, but they mostly also have a good coating of reasons for doing the things that they do.

Awesome, expanding universe--check, check. And it's not a safe, inviting place. I love it when things level up in a series--character agency/power, danger to said, implications of actions performed by said, scope of problems, distance traveled...lots of metrics.

I also like that a story like this--illegal seizure of a planet to settle on being interrupted by corporate claims--does not give anyone an easy, moral high ground from which to operate, so the story ends up being how people strive and often fail to be human to one another.

I can't wait to read the next one.

daughteroffantasy's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

neurosmorgasbord's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

christiano's review against another edition

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3.5

I don't know, it felt a bit too far away from what the series did before. It makes sense to do this, of course. But just didn't click with me as much.

flrnz's review against another edition

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4.0

Von vielen als "schlechtester Teil der Reihe" angesehen, war ich trotzdem positiv überrascht. Schon deswegen weil Band 3 durchaus "schlimmer" war.
Die Geschichte hat mich etwas an eine Firefly Episode erinnert. Kolonisten, Wüstensettings, Killerschnecken ... Ok, die Killerschnecken waren zuviel. Ebenso das geradezu Comic-esque, übertrieben böse und nicht nachvollziehbare Verhalten des Antagonisten.
Ansonsten fand ich nur die Perspektive der Elvi unnötig, deren größtes Problem sich scheinbar darauf bezogen hat dass sie "untervögelt" war. Kein Witz. *Facepalm*
Bin jedenfalls sehr gespannt auf Band 5.

tjveale's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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