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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really liked the way Tchaikovsky closed this series. Elegant, warm, epic, and pretty badass scifi.
Space operas like these have a tendency to dial in on the 'hero's journey' or to make galactic things personal. This book.... does not do that. Galactic things remain galactic.
I struggled a bit with this in the first two novels. The character's lack of knowledge about the way the universe worked was frustratingly similar to mine. By book two, things were starting to make a bit of sense. This third and final book nicely pirouetted all that unknowing into knowing (as much as it's possible to know the unknowable) and the narrative clicked into place for me.
Would I recommend this series?
I'm not sure.
Am I glad I read it?
Absolutely.
This book is for the Warhammer crowd. The Cthulhu crowd. The pack of people for whom the howling madness of the unknowable holds some allure. I'm at least tangentially related to those people. I love me some structure and I love me some mystery... and this book does an excellent job of presenting and revealing both.
Do I feel a little cheated that it took 1500+ pages to make sense?
A little bit.
But... It's pleasurable to be held in suspense sometimes and if you are the sort of person who needs the unknowable to exist with the known.... The Final Architecture will be a super fun read.
Space operas like these have a tendency to dial in on the 'hero's journey' or to make galactic things personal. This book.... does not do that. Galactic things remain galactic.
I struggled a bit with this in the first two novels. The character's lack of knowledge about the way the universe worked was frustratingly similar to mine. By book two, things were starting to make a bit of sense. This third and final book nicely pirouetted all that unknowing into knowing (as much as it's possible to know the unknowable) and the narrative clicked into place for me.
Would I recommend this series?
I'm not sure.
Am I glad I read it?
Absolutely.
This book is for the Warhammer crowd. The Cthulhu crowd. The pack of people for whom the howling madness of the unknowable holds some allure. I'm at least tangentially related to those people. I love me some structure and I love me some mystery... and this book does an excellent job of presenting and revealing both.
Do I feel a little cheated that it took 1500+ pages to make sense?
A little bit.
But... It's pleasurable to be held in suspense sometimes and if you are the sort of person who needs the unknowable to exist with the known.... The Final Architecture will be a super fun read.
Phenomenal Ending
No spoilers, but this was a very satisfying ending to the series. I was worried that no single book could close out the series but I was thankfully wrong. Definitely satisfied, and I am currently riding that wave of happiness and sadness at ending such a good book. Can not recommend enough this book!
No spoilers, but this was a very satisfying ending to the series. I was worried that no single book could close out the series but I was thankfully wrong. Definitely satisfied, and I am currently riding that wave of happiness and sadness at ending such a good book. Can not recommend enough this book!
I loved this book and the whole series. The characters were special, especially Aklu, Olli, Ahab and others. The central mystery was captivating throughout. I didn't even mind how it ended. This feels like the series The Expanse wishes it was.
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
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:
Complicated
Good space opera!
I have to admit with this author I measure everything compared to his Children of Time series which may not be fair :)
I have to admit with this author I measure everything compared to his Children of Time series which may not be fair :)
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No