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hank's review against another edition
4.0
Well bummer. The flaws are starting to glare a bit more. The writing is truly atrocious, I am not sure who to blame, the writers, the seemingly missing editor or Aunt Sally the proofreader. Miss-spellings (of course who am I to talk), whole paragraphs and even an entire chapter that makes no sense. There was one part where a spy was listening in to two different conversations at the same time and the authors clearly wanted to do something clever, switching back and forth between the two creating some tension. All they created was a headache and indecipherable text.
Still love the story, still love the characters, still love the world but the shine is definitely off. I still read it in less than a day and went right on to the third book but I won't be shouting the merits from the rooftops
Still love the story, still love the characters, still love the world but the shine is definitely off. I still read it in less than a day and went right on to the third book but I won't be shouting the merits from the rooftops
brnz's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
seeinghowitgoes's review against another edition
3.0
The Linesman series manages to maintain a delicate balance between varying POV, it's usually a tactic that usually annoys me as inevitably you end up stuck with one character who no one cares about. In this case Kari Wang swept me off my feet and I raced through the novel to keep up with both her and Ean.
Captain of the Kari Wang and sole survivor of a mysterious attack which sliced her ship in half (taking her legs with it), Kari is caught up in the scheming of the New Alliance and is assigned to be Captain of the Eleven, the mysterious alien ship discovered and recovered by Ean Lambert, a level 12 line. Again there's a lot of political maneuvering about the place but I just wanted to read more about the Lines themselves!
Captain of the Kari Wang and sole survivor of a mysterious attack which sliced her ship in half (taking her legs with it), Kari is caught up in the scheming of the New Alliance and is assigned to be Captain of the Eleven, the mysterious alien ship discovered and recovered by Ean Lambert, a level 12 line. Again there's a lot of political maneuvering about the place but I just wanted to read more about the Lines themselves!
jerseygrrrl's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It's an interesting, not-too-challenging space opera. Great entertainment without being too taxing. A good book for a relaxed read in the winter.
daynpitseleh's review against another edition
3.0
I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I'll start this off by saying that I never really expected to like this series... I love science fiction, but I'm not a fan of military sci-fi or space operas, and I would categorize the Linesman series as falling into both of those. However, I have greatly enjoyed both book 1 and book 2 of the series; as with Linesman, Alliance is a great romp through the galaxy with fantastic world-building and interesting characters. If you'd enjoy Linesman, I would definitely recommend that you pick up Alliance. You are instantly right back into the action, this time with some new characters and, of course, new discoveries and intrigue. If you haven't read Linesman, I would recommend that you read it first before you read this one, as I think you really need that to give you the best experience.
I'll start this off by saying that I never really expected to like this series... I love science fiction, but I'm not a fan of military sci-fi or space operas, and I would categorize the Linesman series as falling into both of those. However, I have greatly enjoyed both book 1 and book 2 of the series; as with Linesman, Alliance is a great romp through the galaxy with fantastic world-building and interesting characters. If you'd enjoy Linesman, I would definitely recommend that you pick up Alliance. You are instantly right back into the action, this time with some new characters and, of course, new discoveries and intrigue. If you haven't read Linesman, I would recommend that you read it first before you read this one, as I think you really need that to give you the best experience.