A review by acinonyx
Death's End by Cixin Liu

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really didn’t know where they were going to go with the plot after the second book… and then the fire nation attacked! Although overall there’s still a lot of dense science and/or deep contemplation through most of the chapters, the plot did move forward a bit faster than the previous books, for reasons I won’t spoil. Chang Xin was a delightful character to follow, and her trials and growth were some of the best in the series; along with Lou Ji, as much as I disliked him in book two. The ending was not satisfying in the way I’m used to, but I can appreciate that the story had to end somewhere. Despite the ambiguity, it did allow for a small sliver of hope to peek through the endless dark abyss of space. For such a hard sci-fi series, I think that’s enough.