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First disappointment of the series.

Revisado: 12-26-23

The series is great, but this book was tough to get through. Too much filler, not enough plot. I think I'll wait a while before starting the next book.

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Like two separate books.

Revisado: 09-10-23

I enjoyed the first half of this book. The second half seemed to drag on and on and was difficult to get through.

Despite a promising start, I was so disappointed by the style and content of the second half of this book that I will not be continuing this series.

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Too much nothing. Time to end this series.

Revisado: 02-07-23

This book could be shortened to 1/3 of it's length and not lose any plot or character development or entertainment value. So much of this story was plodding and felt like it's only purpose was to fill pages.

I love this series and I think EWR is incredibly talented, but this book was difficult to get through and I was eager for it to be over.

If the next book is not the series finale I think I'll skip it and wait for the conclusion.

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Overrated.

Revisado: 09-20-21

The last 2 books in this series are a slog to get the through before the story mercifully ends with a sputter and a fizzle. I liked the first book. The second one was disappointing but decent enough for me to give the last book a shot. I should have skipped it. If you're on the fence and debating whether or not to finish the series, don't bother- it doesn't pay off.

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Not broken into chapters, detracts from story.

Revisado: 08-08-21

Decent story, lackluster performance. Absence of real chapters made it difficult to get through. I lost my place several times and ended up missing parts of the story because it's nearly impossible to scroll back to your exact location in an 8 hour "chapter".

On top of the technical issues, the book is incredibly slow. None of the characters are memorable or add much to the story.

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Overproduced but worth listening to.

Revisado: 01-09-20

Some of the sound effects were too much. The dialogue was difficult to make out at points, especially during the combat scenes.

But the story was good and the individual actors all did a great job. And I liked the feeling of being TOLD a story, rather than just listening to someone reading.

I liked it and I'm glad I listened to it, but I think I would have liked it more in the regular audiobook format.

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Mediocre writing, horrible narration.

Revisado: 09-23-19

This dialog in this book is nearly impossible to follow since the writing is abrupt and all the characters sound exactly the same.

This is Banks' worst performance to date by a large margin, which is really saying something because his performances are usually tolerable at best.

I will NEVER listen to another book narrated by John Banks, although I may give Esslemont another chance.

I've finished more than 60 books on Audibe and this is the first time I've ever requested a refund.

This is a sad and disappointing conclusion to a once great series. I genuinely wish I skipped this book and ended on a high note.

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Esslemont's best work to date.

Revisado: 07-28-19

This book is a major improvement over Esslemont's first two books in this series. Story is good, characters are solid, narration is good. Brilliant.

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Poor narration, technical errors, decent story.

Revisado: 07-14-19

This book was better than the last but the narration was incredibly poor. All the characters sound exactly the same which made the dialog-heavy scenes difficult to follow.

So far the ICE books are awful compared to the SE books and if I had listened to these first I don't think I would have finished the series. If I didn't know better I'd think this was fan fiction rather than a genuine collaboration.

The only thing that makes this book worth reading is it's potential relevance later in the series. It does not stand on it's own.

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Does just fine without Skippy and Colonel Joe.

Revisado: 06-14-19

Deathtrap is a pleasant digression from the main Ex. Force plot line, which feels a little repetitive of late. The characters have more than enough personality to carry the story and you don't feel like you're missing much even with Skippy and Joe out of the picture.

Overall I enjoyed this book and I'd rank it in the middle of the pack in the Ex Force series.

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