Review: full of action and the introduction of Duet was brilliant
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2014
See my review of Book 1 under that title.I purchased the Omnibus of the Clone Chronicles and didn't stop between CLone 2 and Clone 1 so this review might be a little convoluted and spoilery.  But the reason is because I could not stop reading!  I loved Trio so much and all the secondary characters.  Clone 2 was full of action and the introduction of Duet was brilliant.  She's the perfect addition to the group dynamic, she highlights both the danger and purity of spirit that exists in the clones.  I think Clone 2 was actually my favorite because we start to get some hints and larger revelations.  The Teks were a super cool premise, however I was frustrated because I still don't understand what purpose their adaptation/mutation serves in the ultimate plot line.  Especially because it's not utilized by the crawlers.Clone 1 was unfortunately kind of a let down.  The action maintained and I loved the character resolutions as they were satisfying, emotional and authentic.  But the science just wasn't there.  For instance <spoiler>why did Solo's crawlers have flaws?  What did Brock have all the feral and bright qualities but none of Trio's group did after transformation.  Trio said she made them "perfect" but how?  Especially since that's what Brock said Solo did for him, so shouldn't they have been the same?  What was the adaptation given to Trio's group, or was there none and they were just bigger and better? And why couldn't Solo do what Trio did?  What was the imperfection she was incapable of fixing?  And why could Trio do it. I was really confused.  Plus the idea that someone can just metaphysically reach into another person's DNA and rewrite it didn't resonate with me and there wasn't any science to back up what she did or how she did it.</spoiler>On the plus side though, the deaths/rebirths and role of DOG were fabulous and I really enjoyed the series as a casual reader, but thinking about it too hard makes my head hurt with questions.