Review: Another Read in a Day
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
This latest addition had me picking up speed with reading it as I raced through some passages too caught up in wanting to know what happened next, to who survived and didn't. I found that sometimes I would quickly read through a battle, see who survived and then went back for a slower read to drink in all the lovely details that this author keeps placing in his books. It was surprising to see who didn't make it through the book, some that have been around a very long time. It just shows how the author created characters to care for during the series and how involved one could get with them.There were my favorites, Streth, Ariel, Clarissa, Jeremy and the gang of five as well as others that gave a sense of connection and continuity, more so than the random fighter pilot introduced in one paragraph only to die a paragraph later. I think the threat to the long time characters was more intense. I found that oddly enough, I was more concerned with Clarissa's survival than Amanda's.There were sacrifices, tragic losses, surprise victories and turn overs to keep the pace up, but not too fast, from beginning to end. With exciting battles, meeting of interesting allies, and unveiling a little more of the setting.Also I've been meaning to mention this for books now, but any, like me, who are space settlement enthusiast, this setting has some wonderful inclusions of orbital habitats. Its by no means a central part of the story, but its nice to see in any sci-fi setting's background.All in all, another book where I intended on a few pages today and more tomorrow, and ended up putting aside everything else to finish reading the latest book in a day.There were a bit too many losses to call it my favorite of the series, I think, so far, book four remains my favorite one, but this one was certainly the most epic of the series to date. I look forward to more in this series (and hopefully the return of one particular character left with a doubtful question mark, one of my two favorite characters...hope springs eternal and all).The only problem with finishing it in a day means a longer wait until the next book, but very glad there are plans for more books.