Reviews

Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey

boxcarbuddha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

chasecain's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kraigers737's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

nongshaw's review

4.0

ah yeah

krk2010's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

skabam's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

brrohu's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

5.0

mrliterate's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

franrodalg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I have watched season 3 of the TV show several times, so I knew what would happen. This was still phenomenal. I knew how it was going to end, yet it still gripped me all the way through. 

Not reaching the ultimate 10/10 for probably excessively petty reasons: this version of Avasarala took a bit longer to grow on me than the TV counterpart, and Amos&Prax climax was so absolutely sublime in the show that it was difficult to match here.

Still, one of my all time favourite novels and I can't wait to keep going. Struggling to not bulk buy the entire series at the moment, to be honest...

yaakovakiva's review against another edition

5.0

FANTASTIC second book in the series, zero sophomore slump, great new characters and the narration on the audiobook is top notch (impeccable accents, great tone and pacing). What a fucking ending. I got a little irritated with a certain characters repeated apologies and self loathing in the middle section of the book, but overall this was possibly even better than the first book.

*I created an art piece based on the protomolecule from the series. Check it out!