Review: Extremely good Introduction! (I'm stingy with stars.)
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2011
Despite me giving only 3 stars for this one, this is actually a *good* introduction to the universe -- the viewpoint character is a human, and seeing his Pelted crewmembers through his eyes provides some of the context that the others may lack.There's a bit of space battle. There's an exciting twist. There's some universe introduction and building. It's told smoothly, without huge infodumps. I'm curling up and anticipating something nice and juicy with the buildup... And it stops, and I fall splat on my face and wail, "But... Where's the REST of it?!?!"If there is later a sequel, this would probably pull up to four stars, easy, and likely even a full five. On its own, it rings a little hollow as a story.But it's a bargain at the price, a good introduction to the universe if you haven't read the others, and it fills out some universe-building and technology if you *have* read the others, so it's perfectly worthwhile to pick up.