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Meandering. Getting ready to get ready.

Revisado: 02-17-24

Not my favorite of Mr. Alanson’s.
I’m at chapter 14 and de used I was done. After an opening intrigue of backstory setup, the story just meandered through day-in-the-life banter between the protagonist and a dog and a couple of “drop-ins”… overall, after 14 chapters this story seems to still be “getting ready to get ready”.

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"Good, good, good!" "Amaze...!"

Revisado: 08-12-21

A compelling sci-fi plot; characters I cared about; intelligent banter between characters; I LOVED this story. Can't wait for the (hopefully) inevitable movie.

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I just couldn't get into this

Revisado: 04-28-18

I picked this one up because I've been a fan of the author's other works with the Expeditionary Force series. But, for me, I just couldn't get into this one. After 5 chapters and about 5-1/2 hours of "day in the life" scenes with little real action or conflict that moved the plot sequences along, I decided it was time to hang it up and move on.

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Good but same chorus, different verse

Revisado: 04-04-18

After 12 books, I think I'm probably done with the series for now. Still great narration and otherwise a good yarn but I fear each new book in the series has started to slip into a repeat of the last book for me. I've been hoping for some kind of backstory that helps to answer a lingering question about the nature of the "straka" that got them to this world to begin with... and why it prevents them from going back. Also, why are characters from World War II pretty much the most advanced species to be brought to this world from the straka space-time? For example, why not someone from the first centry? Or, why not someone from the 21st century for that matter?

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Promising premise, but meager backstory

Revisado: 03-11-17

Great narrator. But, as far as the story itself...well, I stuck it out to the end. But to tell ya the truth, I couldn't really get into this.

The story stays pretty much in a dystopian future -- but pretty much all the action and drama stays in that period. The thing is, with stories set in a dystopian world, there's interest for me in knowing the "what happened" backstory -- how did we get from "what was" to "what is"? This wasn't really addressed by the author. Consequently, the story ended up feeling like a cliche'd action/adventure about 2D characters going out to hunt for things they needed for the ship, while fighting made up monsters and dealing with peasant unrest back at home.

Then, wash. Rinse. Repeat... for scene after scene.

My judgment: Save the credit unless you really gotta have something while you wait for your 'go to' authors to publish their next piece.

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Great mix of sci-fi action and wry humor

Revisado: 03-11-17

This started with a good "what if" premise but with a slow start. I almost dropped it back in the 'return' box b/c of that start. Only the "what if" kept me me balancing on the edge. Then, about 1-1/2 hours into the audiobook there was that introduction of a new character. Initially I thought "...'wtf'...?" But stick with it, he grows on you.

If you like the kind of sci-fi / action / wry humor from, say, Guardians of the Galaxy, then you'll probably like this story.

Recommended.

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Great follow up to the first book, but now torn...

Revisado: 12-11-16

There was a little bit of "Terminator," a little "Manchurian Candidate," a little "WWW," and a little "Ender's Game" in this series so far.

What I absolutely enjoyed was finding myself become so invested in the characters. We basically "grew up" together from our start together in book 1; the character development left me realizing that I cared about them -- and what happens to them.

The plot was a great build from book 1, with great promise for book 3. But...

...I'm now torn. I was looking forward to Book 3 but many/most of the reviews there (except, of course, for those that seemed to be from paid reviewers or 'bots' offering single-sentence 5-star reviews from first-name-only reviewers) suggest that the author may have just "called in" the third book. I did indeed read some of the "spoilers" and feel that the common theme across those reviews suggests that book 3 will have done a grave injustice to my friends from book 2. Sad.

So, with that, I think I'll stop here and choose to enjoy the characters as they were at the end of book 2 and then simply imagine the wonderful story that book 3 could have been... :(

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Great narrator. Good ride. Chinsy ending.

Revisado: 12-03-16

The best part of this book? The performer. Great pacing, voice inflection, character differentiation. Mr. Gardner did a great job here.

The story, however, was... meh. Oh, don't get me wrong. Mr. King is a great story teller, which made for a great ride. But his endings? His endings tend to (my opinion)... They tend to... (y'know).

I hung with it for the entire 47 hours and 52 minutes. At the end of it all, I ended up where I usually do every time I think of giving Stephen King "another try." That is, I find myself wondering, "what was the point of THAT ending?" and "WHY did I invest in yet ANOTHER Stephen King story?" and "This happens. Every. Time."

This was no different. Great enough ride. But that ending was... I dunno. Kinda chinsy.

No spoilers here, but, dude, that "hand of god" thing... Really??

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Slow start... I ran out of gas.

Revisado: 12-03-16

I stuck with it for the first 8 hours... ultimately, I decided this just didn't have enough juice for me to stick with it. I ran out of gas. For some reason I expected battles with demons, angels and fantasy creatures. I also expected a lot more dialog. Maybe that's all coming yet down the line. But, after 8 hours without much of that, I figured it was time for me to move on. :(

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Jason Bourne x Batman x Medieval Times = Awesome

Revisado: 11-29-16

I love the characters and how their relationships change and grow over time. The story arc is brilliant with interesting back stories that keeps you totally engaged. I started book 1 just 5 days ago. And then wrapped up book 2 this afternoon. Couldn't put it down.

A bit of Jason Bourne and a bit of batman -- set in an alternate medieval earth and sprinkled with a bit of political intrigue and mage (as in magicians!)-based legalese that all come together to either work exceedingly well or crumble in an illogical heap. (Hint: It works exceedingly well.)

I thoroughly enjoyed both books. Totally brilliant. Now waiting for book 3.

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