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Great Read

Revisado: 08-23-24

This is only sort of a haunted house. It certainly starts out as a haunted house story although from a unique perspective. It’s kind of the written version of a found footage flick. As the story progresses though it takes on a more Cthulhuian direction. I won’t spoil the end, but it goes hard towards mystery. Definitely worth my time and very enjoyable. Usually, I don’t like having multiple narrators, but in this case it worked.

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Best of the whole series

Revisado: 01-23-24

This is great read. The rest of the series never really matches the excitement of this one. Weber is a master at writing ship to ship battles.

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Very good!

Revisado: 06-16-23

Wonderful addition to the lit RPG genre. It has a great blend of analogues for gaming without feeling like a game. Largely, it feels like a fantasy novel, with just enough gaming. Feel to give it an extra pop. Overall I very much enjoyed it.

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A snoozer

Revisado: 02-08-19

This one was a real snoozer. Lots of people have been giving Jonathan Davis a hard time for some poor pronunciation choices and inconsistencies with the previous books. I thought Mr. Davis did a good job, yes some of the pronunciations were inconsistent or wrong, but it was still enjoyable to listen to. The real problem was the lack of anything approaching excitement. In this massive novel there was one painfully short burst of excitement. I find the story idea of this series to be tremendous but I’m often disappointed with the execution. If you like meetings upon meetings that generate mountains of dialogue then you will love this. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll continue the series. I’m too far into quit now. I am truly interested in what will happen next. I just wish it happened with a little more excitement and a little less talking.

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Wonderful!

Revisado: 10-07-15

This is become one of my favorite sci-fi novels bar none. It’s a shame the author passed away before he could continue and grow in this rich universe. I’ve listen to it multiple times and sure that I will many more. If you are a fan of military sci-fi in space opera the series mashes them together perfectly. While the main characters self-hatred gets a little bit much to take at times, overall it is simply delightful.

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Great Story, but not as exciting as expected

Revisado: 09-09-15

Well, this is a great little read. I learned a fair amount about the Apollo 13 flight. The story is great! Great drama that is all the more gripping due to the fact it really happened! The narrator does a solid job. However, I was looking for more of a novelization than this turned out to be. It didn't read like a textbook to be sure, but it still lacked something. I never forgot I was reading a non-fiction book. The style was still in the non-fiction vein. I was hoping for a true story that read like a novel and this didn't meet the expectation. However, it was god and I'd recommend it.

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Awesome!!! The

Revisado: 06-14-15

This was the first book by Kristen Ashley that I've read. Won't be the last!

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A long suffering reader ploughs on

Revisado: 03-08-14

This was are very tough review for me. My first impulse was to give it only two stars, but I ultimately awarded a third. The easiest way to explain my opinion is to supply simple pros and cons list, so here goes.

Pros:
1. Weber spends a lot of time discussing the details of war that are often overlooked (This is also a con and I'll explain why in the cons list). The importance of manufacturing, uniform measures, supply routes, intelligence, and a myriad of other details are both interesting and rarely come up in the genre.
2. The history of technological development and it's impact on the world is also very interesting and rarely covered in the science fiction world.
3. The underlying plot is very engaging. I really want to see what happens when and if the grand inquisitor finds out the truth. I am curiouser and curiouser about the alien species that nearly destroyed humanity.

Cons
1. The things interesting in #1-2 above become drudgery after getting the details hour after hour. At times I felt more like I was reading a dry history textbook than a novel. The great characters and plot are crowded out by ceaseless discussion of how long it takes to manufacture a gun and why cavalry rant as good in war as you might imagine. Even well researched info gets boring after a while.
2. Most of the endless discussion from the first con, is delivered in prose. Sometimes whole chapters slip by with almost no dialogue at all!
3. The main plot is moving along about the same rate as Jabba the Hut in a foot race. In the last several novels very little has actually happened. A subtitle for several of the books might be "The War continues".

Honestly, I still think it deserves a 2 star rating, but I am interested enough in the plot I'll probably read the next one. I have a hard time giving two star to a novel if I plan to read the next book in the series. There are glimmers of greatness that keep me ganging in there. I am hoping it will suddenly improve and I'll be glad I hung in there. Books 8-10 of Wheel of Time made we want to give up too, but I'm glad I kept reading. I'll hang in there and award 3 stars.

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Very strong entry

Revisado: 02-20-14

O.K., after reading many other reviews, I feel the need to defend this novel a bit. There are certainly similarities, between this novel and the previous two, but it's not fair to call them identical. I think that this series is the story of Recluse more than it is the story of any particular person. On that regard we get treated to some great developments in this novel. We finally see how the steam engines we saw in the first novel became a part of Recluse and learn where the book on order comes from. I am excited to read the next novel where I hope to read of the destruction of Fair Haven and learn more about Justin. This was a great entry in this excellent series.

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Great story, but not a great mechanic (for me)

Revisado: 09-11-13

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes. The story is quite good. It is an interesting plot with good world building.

What did you like best about this story?

The idea of the time tombs was an interesting twist on the time travel motif. Also, loved the tale of Rachel and the backwards travel.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Probably. A couple of the voices spend familiar.

Could you see Hyperion being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

That would be tough.

Any additional comments?

Unlike other, I didn't like the Canterbury Tales style of storytelling. I find the start of stories to be the hardest to read and this book gave me six beginnings.

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