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slow burn story, pays off in the end

Revisado: 05-21-22

I have learned to quite a few of the authors stories. I found fallen dragon to be in the more engaging end of the spectrum. you have to power through the first 1/3 of the book which is mostly set-up.

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solid conclusion to story arc

Revisado: 02-28-22

this book was short but satisfying end to the story. I am very glad there wasn't a Hollywood style ending.

my only comment is to the narrator.
"anthropic principle" is what you meant to say
"anthropomorphic principle" is what you said and is not a thing.

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interesting but hard to follow

Revisado: 05-25-21

I read some of the other reviews before picking this one up. I didn't believe that the book would be as difficult to follow as the other readers suggested.
the first third of the book is interesting and easy to follow. what gets complicated is when the author decides to start adding new characters with obscure names at random and expecting the reader to follow what is going on.
II can honestly say that I wanted to like this book but I kept zoning out for the last 10 to 14 hours of it. I think the conclusion was supposed to be heartwarming, but I honestly was just glad that this book was over and I could move on to something else.

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great story

Revisado: 01-28-21

very well written story with a cast of likeable characters. Narration also exceeded expectations. normally I cringe when a man tries to do a female voice... much less one with a foreign accent. the male and female voice were all distinct, appropriate, and didn't break the immersion in the story.

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pulled it off

Revisado: 12-07-20

I was dubious about the possibility of a sequel to such and iconic and clearly self contained story line ready player one.
The story of RPT was distinct enough from RPO to not fall into the rehashing trap that we all worried this book world turn out to be.
if you are looking for brand new sci-fi concepts, you came to the wrong place. if you want an interesting exploration of the transition point of a species from physical to purely virtual, you came to the right place.
solid story with characters that you are already invested in.
can't wait for the "quest for the *&$#slayer'" novella.
I also wouldn't say no to a wade-iverse trilogy.

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novel approach to first connect

Revisado: 09-24-20

overall I liked the story. the narrator made the female lead character sound like she was whining constantly which made it a bit difficult to listen to.
it is more a story about galactic sociology than any kind of typical hard SciFi. my initial inclination was to judge it against other first contact stories, but that would be unfair. the action and science are secondary to the interpersonal relationships.
long intimate discussions about alien emotions are not really my thing, but the author did a fine job writing the story that she set out to write.
definitely worth a listen... if nothing else, it's nice to get some variety from the typical dialogue about fancy future tech and ballistic trajectories.

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good story, unbalanced pacing

Revisado: 02-13-20

SPOILER ALERT the plot elements were all there and well thought out. I would suggest that this should have been 3 separate books. the first book being the proof of concept through the Florida fight. the second being the secret war. and the third being the moon base and exploration. it feels like the later two sections were very rushed.
otherwise, I liked the story and enjoyed the human elements mixed with the science.
my on nit pick is the ridiculous things that are said about physicians on behalf of physicists. as a physician who studied theoretical physics at the graduate level, I can assure you that it is uninformed at best.

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great story, fun follow-up to quantum space

Revisado: 07-06-18

overall I enjoyed the story. as a physicist I found it a little hard to accept some of the more outlandish claims, but that doesn't take away from the story... it is science fiction after all. I went in wanting to be entertained and I want disappointed.

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great story, cringe worthy female narrator

Revisado: 06-20-18

I read the first two books when they first came out. I forgot about the series until I saw this on audible. The story is even better than the first two. great to see the group coming together.
my only issue is that the female narrator who does the girls sounds cringe worthy when doing the child voice and outright racist doing the Indian male voice. I give her 1 star... everything else is 5 stars.

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great end to the story

Revisado: 06-06-18

it's not what you expect and it's definitely not what you wanted... but it's an amazing closed culmination and conclusion to the story arcs put forth in the first two books.

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