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A review by has3000
By Schism Rent Asunder by David Weber
4.0
I’m still amazed at how much I enjoy these books, having picked up the first one at a used book store on a whim.
The premise is just fascinating to me, and the story takes its time in exploring it. The main couple characters are interesting, though I can hardly keep track of all the others. (There is a multi-page index of characters in the back, so you know it’s gonna be intense.)
The exploration of religion is really interesting. [Spoiler for the previous book] By this point we know that this whole world’s civilization and religion are false. So does the book try to portray religion as evil? No. It shows the good people who use religion as a benefit to the world, and the corrupt people who twist it to benefit themselves. And a lot of people in the middle.
The continued introduction of “new” scientific advancement is still fun, as Merlin gently guides Charis forward.
This book takes place immediately after the previous one, and as of this review, there are ten in total. I’m interested to see if the series ever jumps forward in time, since our main protagonist is a (theoretically) immortal robot. Either way, I think I’ll continue to enjoy this one.
The premise is just fascinating to me, and the story takes its time in exploring it. The main couple characters are interesting, though I can hardly keep track of all the others. (There is a multi-page index of characters in the back, so you know it’s gonna be intense.)
The exploration of religion is really interesting. [Spoiler for the previous book] By this point we know that this whole world’s civilization and religion are false. So does the book try to portray religion as evil? No. It shows the good people who use religion as a benefit to the world, and the corrupt people who twist it to benefit themselves. And a lot of people in the middle.
The continued introduction of “new” scientific advancement is still fun, as Merlin gently guides Charis forward.
This book takes place immediately after the previous one, and as of this review, there are ten in total. I’m interested to see if the series ever jumps forward in time, since our main protagonist is a (theoretically) immortal robot. Either way, I think I’ll continue to enjoy this one.