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susbro's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? No
4.0
ewwa333's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
mary_soon_lee's review
4.0
This is the concluding entry in the Indranan War trilogy, completing the story arc. As with the previous two entries, I enjoyed this greatly. Hail, the narrator and central figure, continues to be a thoroughly likable and satisfying heroine. The trilogy has some of the flavor of Star Wars -- colorful imperial politics, gunrunners, treachery and loyalty, space battles and aliens. Though I primarily found this a fun ride, there were dark moments and losses offsetting the action and verve.
Hao, Hail, Emmory, and Zin continue to be my favorites in a large cast. I'm delighted there's a second trilogy about them.
Four out of five imperial stars.
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).
Hao, Hail, Emmory, and Zin continue to be my favorites in a large cast. I'm delighted there's a second trilogy about them.
Four out of five imperial stars.
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).
imyril's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Perfectly readable fast paced pewpew space opera. I was disappointed by the lack of depth in the worldbuilding, but it’s entertaining enough as a diverting read. Just don’t think about it too hard!
xkou's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ghutter05's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars, rounding up to 4 because I really liked the whole series. I like the main characters, the attitude, the fast pace, and the tightly-drawn emotions, but I did skim a little in some of the battles. Also, I admit I'm horrible with names, and there are so many secondary characters and she uses their first/last names and titles so interchangeably that I finally stopped trying to keep up with them all. But overall, it's a great SF series with an interesting premise and characters. I'm putting her next series on my list.
eastofthesunwestofthemoon's review against another edition
5.0
4 1/2 stars. This series keeps getting better and more interesting as I listen to it. Sometimes, it does tend to feel just a little too long - I think I would have lost patience if I'd had to listen to one more booby-trap scenario, coming as they did on top of the sniper scenarios and other dangers, but one less might have been a bit tighter. I must ding this series a bit for the sheer number of sympathetic characters, some of whom probably ought not to be due to their history and their way of life - but I just lump it in with the suspension of disbelief, because I like to like characters who are on the 'side of right.'
jhouses's review
1.0
Pues todos los defectos que se comentaban en los dos libros anteriores se combinan aquí en un truño descomunal con (literalmente) más trampas que una película de chinos, que decía mi abuelo. Un sinsentido que pretende cerrar los hilos abiertos y crear un poco de intriga de cara a una nueva trilogía a la que prometo mí ausencia.
pagesofash's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
4.5