Review: Needs work on pacing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
By the author's own words, space is vast. Yet, in too many instances in this book, the hunted are found time and time again by enemy forces. This forced the pace of the overall story to a slow crawl. The scenes that were written are good but most assuredly NOT what I was wanting to read in this novel. I was looking forward to the resolution of the open seat of the emperor and the betrayal within the ranks of the aristocracy. Neither of these was dealt with in any fashion. In fact, they were largely ignored or built up into even more monumental problems. Based on the pacing of the first two books, these should have been resolved in this one. This sorely disappointed me.I had expectations from this story that were unfulfilled and that has colored my enjoyment and opinion of the book overall. However, I freely admit that the author is skilled and did a very credible job on this example of his art. Anyone who reads this book without the expectation of resolution to the aforementioned two plot lines will find the story highly enjoyable and well worth their money. I recommend this series to any space opera fan.