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A review by odin45mp
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi
5.0
Scalzi stuck the landing on this one.
The plots and machinations set up in the first two books come to a head as the stakes continue to escalate. I love Kiva Lagos SO MUCH, she is awesome. I also love Cardenia Wu-Patrick, and how her compassion and love of Lord Marce (and pie) humanize her and make her the leader that I wish we had here in our present day and time. And Nadashe is a great villain that we all love to hate. Scalzi made me almost throw my book across the room when (spoiler) happened - this is on a short list of books for me that almost went flying due to my visceral reaction to what just happened in them. This is the third in a trilogy so either you're already here for the ride, or you should start at the start, but let me tell you - The Interdependency may be Scalzi's best work to date, and is deserving of the reviews and awards it has garnered. The audiobook performance by Wil Wheaton is also top notch, and his accents and voices are a delight to hear.
Definitely worth a read, or two. (I immediately reread as an audiobook after finishing my hardcover. Yes I enjoyed it that much!)
The plots and machinations set up in the first two books come to a head as the stakes continue to escalate. I love Kiva Lagos SO MUCH, she is awesome. I also love Cardenia Wu-Patrick, and how her compassion and love of Lord Marce (and pie) humanize her and make her the leader that I wish we had here in our present day and time. And Nadashe is a great villain that we all love to hate. Scalzi made me almost throw my book across the room when (spoiler) happened - this is on a short list of books for me that almost went flying due to my visceral reaction to what just happened in them. This is the third in a trilogy so either you're already here for the ride, or you should start at the start, but let me tell you - The Interdependency may be Scalzi's best work to date, and is deserving of the reviews and awards it has garnered. The audiobook performance by Wil Wheaton is also top notch, and his accents and voices are a delight to hear.
Definitely worth a read, or two. (I immediately reread as an audiobook after finishing my hardcover. Yes I enjoyed it that much!)