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A review by ivanyv
Call to Arms by Joshua Dalzelle
3.0
I'd give it 4 stars if it weren't for the finale. Fast paced action and interesting developments all around, so it's a shame it had to end that way.
I did not expect, not once, that I was in for a "deus-ex machina" ending. I can't even find the proper words to express my frustration. A far superior race that needs humanity because they are too pacifist to fight for themselves? An astronaut from the 21st century? An "American"?... god I want to throw up.
I'm no writer but I'd rather the author explored the "Phage test" thing more and used that to save humanity in the end somehow (without ripping off Ender's Game of course).
I'm interested in learning more about the Phage in the third book, but now I couldn't care less about "us".
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I did not expect, not once, that I was in for a "deus-ex machina" ending. I can't even find the proper words to express my frustration. A far superior race that needs humanity because they are too pacifist to fight for themselves? An astronaut from the 21st century? An "American"?... god I want to throw up.
I'm no writer but I'd rather the author explored the "Phage test" thing more and used that to save humanity in the end somehow (without ripping off Ender's Game of course).
I'm interested in learning more about the Phage in the third book, but now I couldn't care less about "us".