Review: Not a real book - only an introduction to the "real" book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2013
I would rate this book 5 stars for the writing alone.  But it is not a complete book.  It is more like some sample chapters to introduce you to the rest of the book.  It would be nice if it was advertised as sample chapters (13 of them, actually).  As a stand-alone piece, it sucks.  But then, it wasn't meant to be a stand-alone piece.  I forgive this trespass for one reason only - it rocks.  I immediately bought the set of 6 for my Kindle when I got done with chapter 13.  It is a dirty trick to set it up like they did... yet they haven't destroyed my goodwill just because it's so good.  If they had advertised it as introduction chapters to the rest of the series (I suspect that all 6 parts together are ONE book, truly), I would have given it 5 stars.  If it wasn't so darn good, this move would have earned them 1 star.Be aware that a LOT of characters are introduced in these 13 chapters.  It can be confusing.  I had to remind myself frequently, by turning back several pages, who the character was and what he or she was doing last time we "saw" them.  I'm into the second part now - and the characters are fleshed out much more, so it's becoming even more enjoyable.  I am particularly loving Nicolai... and starting to hate Doc.  We'll see how I'm feeling about those two when all is said and done.Overall, I do highly recommend it.  I think the marketing decision was crappy, but that could be remedied simply by changing the description on Amazon, Goodreads, and where ever else they are promoting this "book."