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A review by jercox
Hell's Foundations Quiver: A Novel in the Safehold Series by David Weber
2.0
I have gotten seriously tired of how many words are used to advance the storyline so little. We've seen people introduced to the inner circle a few times. It's risky and hard for them, we get it, move on. It's a big world, with people on both sides and lots of emotions. Pick a few important ones, and move the story along. Both the events of the story and the character dialog has gotten very predictable; if you read the first seven, you could probably write the dialog and be correct about every major event before it happens.
I liked the world, it had great potential for story telling. But this story has gotten so bogged down that I skimmed large sections, and eventually looked up a plot summary online rather than finish. And yes, I correctly guessed at the entire end state of the book before reading past the 40% mark.
If you love the series for all of the character dialogue and detailed exploration of weapons development in an early industrial era, have a go at this one. For the rest - quit now if you haven't already. The issues with this one were there in the last several books, but have just gotten worse.
I liked the world, it had great potential for story telling. But this story has gotten so bogged down that I skimmed large sections, and eventually looked up a plot summary online rather than finish. And yes, I correctly guessed at the entire end state of the book before reading past the 40% mark.
If you love the series for all of the character dialogue and detailed exploration of weapons development in an early industrial era, have a go at this one. For the rest - quit now if you haven't already. The issues with this one were there in the last several books, but have just gotten worse.