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A review by eisn
The Sundering by Walter Jon Williams
3.0
Straight continuation of the first book, but what was missing or wrong in the first one wasn't fixed in this one.
The Sula origin plot is still as dumb as before and honestly I was actually hoping the book moved past that. As it is it's just an artificial issue for the romance between MC and Sula. It reminds me of the same stupidity in Honorverse with Hamish Alexander.
I also think it's a problem with some of the new POVs because the don't have a voice distinct enough.
This book also highlights a big plot hole: The Shaa are these masterful rules because they ruled a huge empire and had a military that was ceremonial. They didn't need the military to put revolts down because they had no revolts (or at least none in the near past). But they also allowed a corrupt organization like the Peers to not only exist but to essentially govern. To me it doesn't compute.
In terms of plot this book also presents little as most of the time is spent on the romantic aspirations of the MC and his sisters. After the previous book where we had the death of the last Shaa and the start of the civil war here we have only two small skirmishes and a failed terrorist attack. Overall not very much progress. Hopefully it picks up.
The Sula origin plot is still as dumb as before and honestly I was actually hoping the book moved past that. As it is it's just an artificial issue for the romance between MC and Sula. It reminds me of the same stupidity in Honorverse with Hamish Alexander.
I also think it's a problem with some of the new POVs because the don't have a voice distinct enough.
This book also highlights a big plot hole: The Shaa are these masterful rules because they ruled a huge empire and had a military that was ceremonial. They didn't need the military to put revolts down because they had no revolts (or at least none in the near past). But they also allowed a corrupt organization like the Peers to not only exist but to essentially govern. To me it doesn't compute.
In terms of plot this book also presents little as most of the time is spent on the romantic aspirations of the MC and his sisters. After the previous book where we had the death of the last Shaa and the start of the civil war here we have only two small skirmishes and a failed terrorist attack. Overall not very much progress. Hopefully it picks up.