Sean Patrick Fannon

Is This Our Future?

Revisado: 12-04-24

Strong characters, even stronger story. Frighteningly plausible, and constantly engaging. The believable science only strengthens the narrative without cluttering it

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Much More What I Hoped For

Revisado: 12-16-22

International intrigue with many nations and war all-but-unleashed. Outstanding. I prefer the narration of the earlier books, but only slightly. Overall a great entry in this series.

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Enjoyable, but not as strong

Revisado: 12-13-22

I love the books by these authors, and I applaud the daring it took to tackle this particular subject. While I greatly appreciate the deeply personal connections, I'd like just a little more thriller and narrative surprise. Overall solid and important to the whole continuity of this alt history universe.

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Time Travel Right Off the Bat?

Revisado: 06-26-21

Don't get me wrong, it was well done, but it was also the same confusing and, at times, hand-waving and deus ex machina you tend to get with time travel influenced plots.

For all that, I'm in for the ride. The world building is compelling, the characters engaging, the balance between "super" and "woah, stuff got a little too real" nicely attained, and the lead character far more engaging than I expected at first. It felt like a YA novel at first; the narration certainly felt that way. Ultimately, no, but the narrator's voice kept taking me there. She's skillful enough, and gave emotion and drama across the board - but her male voices were, frankly, painful and sometimes hard to even understand.

Others have said "Too much God." I'm a pagan, and I found her Catholicism in the face of tragedy and death just right.

Definitely recommend, looking forward to the next.

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Enter the JCU with a Charming & Wonderful New Hero

Revisado: 07-16-20

I met Ian Healy at a sci-fi con. Dashing with his cool had and warm smile, he is a fine advocate for his own work. I was a guest at the show, he a book seller. As I was already wanting to start reading more superhero fiction, he had little trouble convincing me to check out his work. It didn't hurt that he's also a fellow gamer.

I started asking about continuity - it's important to me when I get into any new property. He made it clear that the Just Cause Universe has a lot of complex depth... and I was hooked before reading the first book, Just Cause.

Now I am even more hooked. Every character has a richness to them, no matter how little screen time they get, and Mustang Sally's journey from up-and-coming legacy hero to one of the premiere heroes of the JCU (you'll discover in later books) is a well-crafted through line in this series.

Welcome to the JCU, and enjoy the ride!

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Delightful, Diverting, and a Fine JCU Detour

Revisado: 07-16-20

While I am very much a fan of the entire series, I wasn't sure I wanted to go to "Young Teen Hero" land, so I avoided this one for a while. Being a continuity fiend, however, meant I eventually had to catch up on this book.

I am glad I did - the characterizations are exceptional, and not cookie-cutter or trite. The story reveals more depth than I expected, as well. The performance has a lot of enthusiasm, but the reading can come off a bit stilted and overly-precise instead of cool and natural.

There are others in this series that I enjoyed more, but I am truly glad I listened to Neighborhood Watch and look forward to learning more about the story of these characters going forward.

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Same Old Never Clear

Revisado: 10-02-18

Engaging, but as usual, the intense desire to be uber clever supersedes any chance of understanding what the hell actually happened.

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