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a trilogy packed into one epic. kira is a xenobiologist who becomes merged with an alien technology which changes the state of play across the galaxy with her in the middle. but she holds on to you the whole way, you’re right there with her, and that’s what makes the book worth it.
the first third is good, a bit stilted, the middle stalls completely, then the last half runs smoothe as silk. the paolini has the audacity to stick a glossary and timeline and a whole bunch of other appendices at the end as if this was his opus. sorry mate nowhere near. there’s nothing here to make this a classic. it’s just good average sci-fi.
Paolini REALLY lost me as a potential fan when he tried to explain what a female menstruating was like, stabbing pains and inconvenience.... wow. he really doesn’t know shit and should have rewritten it.
but if you want a readable sci-fi, the pay off of pushing past the half way mark is worth it, a good read.
the first third is good, a bit stilted, the middle stalls completely, then the last half runs smoothe as silk. the paolini has the audacity to stick a glossary and timeline and a whole bunch of other appendices at the end as if this was his opus. sorry mate nowhere near. there’s nothing here to make this a classic. it’s just good average sci-fi.
Paolini REALLY lost me as a potential fan when he tried to explain what a female menstruating was like, stabbing pains and inconvenience.... wow. he really doesn’t know shit and should have rewritten it.
but if you want a readable sci-fi, the pay off of pushing past the half way mark is worth it, a good read.