Review: Unusually good character development
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2012
This is a review for both books of this series.  The character development by the author on many of the characters in this story shows astonishing craftmanship.  To watch Gisbo "grow" was rewarding indeed.  The personalities and capabilities of other main characters (and there are many) are also meticulously detailed (relative to many other authors' works in this genre).  It is a very exciting and interesting tale with creative concepts and several complimentary subplots.  I only gave this book four stars because I felt that the author rushed through the ending.  An incredible amount of build-up to what should have been a fight scene for the ages just didn't quite happen for me.  Perhaps my expectations were too high, but for example, (SEMI-SPOILER) why would you build up a fight between Gisbo's cousin and a mechanized evil beast and then not describe some of it? I will definitely read additional installments....I must know what's behind that darn door.