Samuel S

Strange

Revisado: 08-26-24

The story is generally well delivered and some moralisation is interesting but many of the characters are completely irredeemable so following their stories doesn't hold any of the catharsis or satisfaction that most Weber books are full of.

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Engaging

Revisado: 02-21-24

The only thing I dislike is that there are probably no more sequels coming.

The conclusion wasn't what I expected and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

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Worthwhile

Revisado: 09-26-21

A little bit beyond what I can personally suspend disbelief for but all together pretty good. The characters are masterful but the stories are out there.

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I want more

Revisado: 07-11-21

Honestly just reviewing this because I want them to release the fourth book in this format.

Great series. Great characters. Unique and interesting world. I didn't like the change in reader but I'm not picky.

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Excellent

Revisado: 07-11-21

More world building. Solid plot. Left me wanting more. Encountered a couple problems with playback but the reader was fine.

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Excellent

Revisado: 07-11-21

Builds an interesting world and tells an excellent story with vibrant characters. The performance is adequate.

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the void is pointless

Revisado: 02-08-21

The void, this stories namesake, is essentially worthless to the story. The happenings in the void don't appear to have any value to the story in any way shape or form until the very end.

Essentially half the book is a wish fullfillment fantasy that is describing the inside of what is essentially a plot device.

meh.

I probably will buy the third book and skip over most of the void content simply because I have audible credits stacking up.

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Do not buy this book

Revisado: 12-14-20

I don't want to write redundant reviews for all of this abhorrent series so this is my warning to you.

There are enough somewhat interesting hooks to pull you in but it is not worth it. At first the world building is pretty great and you are thrown into an actiony adventure. The author kept writing new side plots in that detracted from the story and each one initially draws the audience in until it is revealed to also be worthless.

Unfortunately the characters suck in almost every facet, they are idiots who keep pointless secrets as a plot device and treat each other without any respect or empathy. For example: halfway through the full series a character is escorting a woman whose life he's saved multiple times and she starts having her subordinates throw rocks and feces at him because he won't give her his most prized possession.

The only reason I kept going through these audio books was because I was driving multiple thousands of miles for personal reasons and needed something to engage my mind while doing 10-20 hours runs on the road. I wish I'd just listened to baby shark on repeat. These books are absolute bottom tier garbage.

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esto le resultó útil a 28 personas

Mildly cerebral. Interesting.

Revisado: 10-19-20

A slow, vividly descriptive story with generally few faults. Sticks within sciences established in the story and accounts for its plot. Doesn't follow the obvious story as I expected it but isn't exceptionally surprising. The author clearly spent significant effort making sure the puzzle peices fit together properly and didn't fall into the common trap of forcing plot points via idiotic character decisionmaking.

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Exceeded expectations

Revisado: 06-10-20

Good writing, good story, good characters, and interesting ideas.

The only detraction to the story in my opinion is the premise that sets the scene.

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