Review: Solid Plots
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2012
Phoenix in Chaos (Exodus book three) by Robert Stadnik is beauty in motion.  The author slowly but steadily unravels the mystery of the traitor on board the ship.  Who is actively sabotaging Phoenix's mission?  Who is actively recruiting dissidents against the young captain?  The author spends about the first third of the book on this subject.Finally freed of this plotline, the author embarks on more sightseeing with alien species, and finally we see the gloves come off.  Robert Stadnik, when he finally finishes with the Exodus series, may consider trying his hand at the horror genre.  Some of the encounters are horrific, and the body count finally starts to rise.The final third of the book goes back to the human offensive against the Screen, and their response to such machinations.  It is here where I believe the author could have stretched out the physical and emotional impacts of the events a bit more.  Alas, the author seems more interested in wrapping up the third book (hopefully to get a head start on book four).  I sincerely hope Robert Stadnik will devote a substantial portion of the next book, tentatively titled "Fury of the Phoenix," to dealing with the aftermath of the Screen offensive, and changes to the human spaceship as a result.Phoenix in Chaos is a solid installment in the Exodus series, and fans will enjoy this novel.