Review: Second just as good as the first!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
If you haven't yet, read the first book of this trilogy before this one. The first book, a great sci-fi read, takes place mainly in Great Britain. The action here, moves to the continent. New characters are added to the cast and they are as original and well-developed as the first bunch. Also, there's more back-story and emotional resonance. The heroes and villains were never cardboard, but in the second book, we can begin to feel some pity for the villains and some disgust for the heroes. There are more sci-fi elements as well, to spice up the dystopian theme carried over from the first book. No spoilers here! But in the tradition of great science fiction, the events in this near-future novel are more and more a mirror of the present world.