A review by iffer
Gridlock by Antony Johnston, Justin Greenwood

3.0

This second installment of The Fuse was entertaining, but it didn't have any bang (excuse the bad pun). I enjoyed this volume about as much as I enjoy story arcs of prime-time police procedurals, but it didn't take much advantage of its space setting, in terms of visuals or story-building. Except for the last few (admittedly intriguing) pages that set up the cliff-hanger for the next story arc, the character development was largely ignored. It also felt like this volume jumped around a lot, making it slightly confusing. In addition, I tired of hearing "This isn't Europe," from the characters to repeatedly remind us that The Fuse was supposed to be a gritty frontier, although it merely seems like the present day versus "Star Trek" Federation cleanliness and happiness.