A review by alesia_charles
Bitter Waters by Wen Spencer

5.0

The third volume adds a new element - a group of fanatics whose leader has interpreted the Ontongard as demons, and who've been startlingly effective at fighting them due to combining that belief with empirical study and modern technology. That combo is why I give this one five stars; that and the fact that the Temple of New Reason are more interesting opponents, character-wise, than the Ontongard. They've captured some alien technology and, due to flaws in their translation of Ontongard communications and their leader's insanity, think they're going to wipe out the aliens. They are wrong, wrong, wrong, which is why Ukiah and the Pack have to stop them rather than ally with them.

Also features a genetically-engineered drug and an excellent climactic battle scene.