Review: OK read, but losing interesting in series
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2012
"Spinward Fringe Fracture" is a continuing story in the Spinward Fringe Broadcast series, and it also appears to be book one of the Rogue Element Trilogy. Having read the preceding books in the series, this one felt like starting over in many ways because of the way the author chose to continue the story.The once unflinching hero, Jacob Valance, is struggling with doubts and uncertainty about his mission. His daughter, Alice, is dying, and he's on unsure ground with his resurrected love, Ayan. On top of all this, he is reunited with members of the original First Light crew -- men and women he didn't serve with directly, but knows through memories. I personally liked the strong, sure of himself Jacob Valance better that we met in earlier books, although there were some flashes of that in this book.Overall, I thought this book was a bit of a let down especially considering how it ends with nothing resolved. I was reading on a Kindle and didn't notice I was nearing the end of the book. I was literally surprised when I reached the last page and thought to myself, "That's it?!?" I have the next book in the series and will give it a read at some point, but I'm starting to lose interest in the series.