Review: A Little Comedown From Book One
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 19, 2011
Before I begin, this is the second book of a series - if you haven't read Book 1, you need to readRight Ascension (Edge of Apocalypse).  Otherwise, you'll be saying "huh?" throughout the story.I judge my science fiction on a modified version of the Baen criteria: the scientific advances / future technology needs to be somewhat believable, if there are aliens they need to be presented in some realistic format with names I can pronounce in my head while I read, and must have some type of plot with circumstances - good or bad - with their resolution I can get my head around, believe, and be interested in turning to the next page to learn more; that's quite a mouthful, but we've all read a lot of bad science fiction over the years.With all that being said, this book hits it on most fronts - like Book One of the series I still can't pronounce the names of the alien races, but Book Two seems a bit rushed and incomplete to me.  There's not too much interaction with Daniel, and (without having a spoiler) I found a couple of the situations near the end a bit unrealistic.  The author did a great job setting the stage for ten years since the conclusion of Book One, then about two-thirds into the Kindle version it seemed as if there must have been a mad push to get this story told, completed, and out the door.  Many scenes could / should have been developed more as they were incomplete.I still enjoyed the series overall.  The author left it open at the end as if there might be a sequel, but I will probably wait and see what other reviewers think of it instead of immediately rushing out to buy it as I did with this one.  The author has a nice writing style, and I would like to see him try his hand at more sci fi.