pjonsson's review
3.0
For the previous couple of books in the series it has been a question as to whether I should give 3 or 4 stars. I would have liked to give 3 ½ actually. For this one it was more a question of 2 or 3 stars. In the end I gave 3 since it’s clear that some of my gripes about this book is personal preference and perhaps not so much that the book is bad in itself.
The blurb for the book states things like “Armadas clash and outposts fall…” which lead me to believe that the book was finally going to be about the humans and the Zor going on the offensive, learning the technology behind the Vuhl and that we were going to see some nice space battles.
However, that was not to be. The first battle in the book is recited as a debriefing after it happened. The rest of the actual battles and technological advancements are quickly skipped over in the book with only very brief descriptions, if any at all.
During the course of the first half there's more and more scheming and plotting between factions of humans with different views on how to conduct the war. Half way through the author starts to involve AI’s going sentient and start their own schemes. Most of the book is spent talking about mythology, hidden plans and the latest schemes.
I’m afraid I feel this book is turning more and more into a science fiction/fantasy soap opera. It ends in a cliffhanger that, to me, is constructed only to permit more installments to be written as well. The author claims that the publisher do not want to invest in more books being written though and, given how this book developed, I’m not sure I would pick any of them up if more was written.
The blurb for the book states things like “Armadas clash and outposts fall…” which lead me to believe that the book was finally going to be about the humans and the Zor going on the offensive, learning the technology behind the Vuhl and that we were going to see some nice space battles.
However, that was not to be. The first battle in the book is recited as a debriefing after it happened. The rest of the actual battles and technological advancements are quickly skipped over in the book with only very brief descriptions, if any at all.
During the course of the first half there's more and more scheming and plotting between factions of humans with different views on how to conduct the war. Half way through the author starts to involve AI’s going sentient and start their own schemes. Most of the book is spent talking about mythology, hidden plans and the latest schemes.
I’m afraid I feel this book is turning more and more into a science fiction/fantasy soap opera. It ends in a cliffhanger that, to me, is constructed only to permit more installments to be written as well. The author claims that the publisher do not want to invest in more books being written though and, given how this book developed, I’m not sure I would pick any of them up if more was written.
More...