A review by stacyaj
Beyond the Empire by K.B. Wagers

4.0

Most of the third book was engaging and page-turning, but the conclusion felt a bit weak to me. Wilson started off as an intriguing opponent in this massive war, but I just couldn’t suspend my disbelief at the reason he would murder the queen’s daughters and granddaughter, support an intergalactic war, and allow thousands of innocents to get slaughtered in the wake of it all. Maybe I could have bought into it had Wagers fleshed out Wilson’s motivations better, but the entire reason for the central conflict just fell flat for me. That said, most of the book kept up with the exciting adventure through space that the second one was and I really enjoyed the first 3/4 of the book.