Review: Very unusual for today's Fiction
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2014
I have read all three books of the series. I am tempted to give this one a four, as it is a little rougher than the next two. This series is very unique in that it doesn't follow the usual "Socialism is good, Corporations are evil, Big government is my friend" ideology. The first book is a bit clunky, getting these points over, but improves greatly in the following books. This was VERY refreshing!Another point that stuck me was that this was reminiscent of the 60's Sci Fi, where authors spent a lot of time setting up "universes" of different social/cultural possibilities. They tended to get a little long winded describing these concepts and there is a bit of this in this novel.The other thing different about this story is the mix of hard Sci Fi and Fantasy. Very difficult to pull off and I think he does it here.There are other qualities to this book that are indicative of a very talented writer. For example, I was impressed at the authors ability to believably write the POV of another gender and ethnicity.The other slight criticism would be in the ending. It was a good stopping point, but executed weakly. These are all minor criticisms and I highly recommend this and his other books!