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rheren's review against another edition
4.0
The story just keeps going and going, becoming more and more epic in scope as it goes. Our main character and his eternal (literally) nemesis are now dealing with intelligences that span entire solar systems (as in, have collected every particle of matter in a solar system and atomically rebuilt every particle into materials that can be used in conductive neural networks inhabiting fully-built dyson spheres, and the like). Fascinating in scope. I can't say I'm getting the fun, tongue-in-cheek vibe that was so great in books 1-3, but the story is still interesting to follow, and still definitely has surprises, including a whole dramatic storyline shift, which you don't usually get in a book 5 of a series.
danielmbensen's review
3.0
I have to say, I was disappointed in this book, the 5th in the Count to the Eschaton series. That's because book 4 was very, very good, balancing personal and historical stories and keeping its promises in a way that book 5 did not.
Reading the book, I wondered often at it's alarming lack of editing. Someone needed to tell the Wright that certain events of series-defining import had to occur on screen. And there were several obvious typos. It's as if Tor took the rough draft of the manuscript and published it as is.
I think I'll still read the next book though.
Reading the book, I wondered often at it's alarming lack of editing. Someone needed to tell the Wright that certain events of series-defining import had to occur on screen. And there were several obvious typos. It's as if Tor took the rough draft of the manuscript and published it as is.
I think I'll still read the next book though.
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