Review: A generally satisfying conclusion to a well written series.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
I've only recently discovered the Syncronicity War series and as such, was able to read all four books within a week. I actually had very low expectations in the first ten pages of the first novel, as I felt it was very choppy. However, as it built up steam, it became more fluid and the storyline became more complex, and convoluted, yet remained connected and plausible (for a military sci fi book, that is).Overall, it is an interesting series, and I am glad the author made a decision to resolve the war, instead of trying to flesh it out for an unknown number of books for revenue.One thing I feel the novel could have become even more. When I think about it, Mr Wehr has a pretty strong well connected plot. Authors like Neal Asher and Iain Banks would have turned his 300 page books into longer ones with more vivid and descriptive world building, descriptions, character development. It has the foundation to become one that other people compare sci fi to. There are flashes of this. For example, in the original timeline, the bio weapon transfers from an earth colony to earth via the innocent actions of a child who wants to take some lollies behind the adult's back and he accidentally coughs into the jar. This was well written and more of this more in depth writing could have made this a great book. Of course this is all a personal opinion and I fully recognize that my own tastes are not what everyone likes.