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ewwa333's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
jmoses's review against another edition
5.0
So....I read this immediately after I finished [b:Behind the Throne|28118539|Behind the Throne (The Indranan War #1)|K.B. Wagers|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463566588s/28118539.jpg|48129333]. I finished it the same day. It's as good as the first one, so go read what I said about that, and just add "again" to the end.
queenmackenzie's review
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
xkou's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
msonn's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
tensy's review against another edition
4.0
Wagers continues the story of Empress Hail Bristol as she moves into her role as Empress of the Indranan empire. This is a mix of political and military sci-fi with most of the action taking place in the second half of the book. I've enjoyed Wagers' gender reversals with the government being run by matriarch's, the army and naval fleet run by women and men fighting to gain equal footing within the empire. I really enjoy her overall character development, but both of the novels in the series have way too many incidental characters and I often find myself totally confused about who anyone is talking about since these people go in and out so frequently.
ghutter05's review against another edition
4.0
Picked this up as soon as I finished the first one, and was not disappointed. It's mostly off-world this time, and no more hardcore SF than the first -- which I like, I'm fine with hand-waving the science. It has a Han-Solo-cutting-a-swath-through-the-galaxies kind of vibe, with a side of realistic emotions, and I'm totally along for that ride.
eastofthesunwestofthemoon's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars. I listened to the audio book. This second in series is quite good, and feels more space opera than the first. While it helps a lot to have read volume 1, this is in some ways a better story and certainly has more action on a broader scale. The characters in Hail's ever-expanding core group really drive the story, and they seem too idealistic and altruistic (especially for gun runners, pirates, and galactic criminals of other stripe) to be really believable. But that's not keeping me from enjoying the tale. On to book 3.
jhouses's review against another edition
2.0
Un poco mas de lo mismo que el anterior. Se deja leer y, al alejarse de la corte, desprende un aroma a Miles Vorkosigan de Hacendado que tira para atrás. Pero en estas fechas es literatura de evasión que entretiene sin complejos así que a por el tercero. Además como es muy reiterativa se puede leer en diagonal sin perder mucho.