Review: a different sort of space opera
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2012
Maybe it was the density of the text (the leading is unchangeable and way too tight), maybe it was the detail of the battles, not sure -- but this book seemed to go on forever. When one skims a great deal of what are supposed to be exciting battle scenes it indicates a lot of trimming is needed.The story is a battle between good and evil, god and satan. It's setting up a new mythology. It's a different premise than any I've read before, which is interesting. A god origin story, or a "Childhood's End" setup. I would've liked less battle and more about each of the three main characters and more "what happens next." The characters are not really filled out -- even the main character is not that well formed. Needed more back story for each of three main characters and fewer anti-matter bombs.I thought the penultimate end was just wrong -- I don't want to say anything more because I don't want to add spoilers.Would I buy another book by Dandridge? Yes, probably.