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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
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
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Had moments of greatness (the Unspeakable, the Razor and the Hook) but was largely repetitive and dragged until the ending, which was instead rushed.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The is the best science fiction book I’ve read in a while. So epic in scope, so well paced, and just so fucking cool. Definitely more for the sci-fi hardos than for someone just dabbling in the genre, but if you push through a bit of a rocky start in the first half of the first book this series is one of the best space operas ever written.
Impressive ending for the trilogy. I can’t say anything else that this finale is perfect for this story and everything that Tchaikovsky built during the previous two books makes total sense with what you read here, including few exciting scenes. Due to the immensity of the scenario, there are enough stories pending to be told from all these races, beings, and species that I would not be surprised of the author returns to this later in his career. Brilliant.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
The book doesn't attempt to avoid interesting and complicated world building. There is no fade to black. That comes with some ups and some downs. There are some really really cool scenes in this one, but describing the abstract keeps it from being the best of the trilogy.