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crystalstarrlight's review against another edition
2.0
Bullet Review:
What horsesh!t. That Deus Ex Machina (because that's what it was - unless you'd rather us "@$$-pull) was absolutely ridiculous and negated EVERYTHING in the last volume.
What a quick way to make me hate all these characters I thought I liked.
And stop having whiney brats in these books. The teenaged angst and whining can be left at the door, next to the Nike's.
Doubtful I'll continue the series.
What horsesh!t. That Deus Ex Machina (because that's what it was - unless you'd rather us "@$$-pull) was absolutely ridiculous and negated EVERYTHING in the last volume.
What a quick way to make me hate all these characters I thought I liked.
And stop having whiney brats in these books. The teenaged angst and whining can be left at the door, next to the Nike's.
Doubtful I'll continue the series.
_ottavia_'s review against another edition
2.0
The ideas are always great but somehow it's still far from being well-developed. At times it's confusing and it's hard to follow the plot properly. I'm gonna stick with it tough, beacuse Scalera (an italian, ah!) is wonderful, and I'm hopeful the writing will improve.
stopnodont's review against another edition
3.0
Meet the new volume, same as the old volume. Happy to buy the whole series in used-but-great condition for $7 a pop if for no other reason then filling out my new bookshelf.
kennethtcox's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
as_in_crazy's review against another edition
5.0
As I like to describe it to my customers, "Remember that TV show 'Sliders?' It's basically 'Sliders' but much more nihilistic. The pointlessness of everything is echoed by one of the characters saying 'How can anything matter when every possible thing happens?'" But I have hope for the survival of some of our heroes. and even if they don't I'm going to be entertained.
zare_i's review against another edition
4.0
Story does not get any better for our heroes. While still at the mercy of the Pillar for their next destination it seems that there are some side-effects to all of this parallel-universe-hopping. It seems that Pillar plays a very important religious role in some of the worlds but how is it possible when the very first Pillar device was built by Grant's team?
Excellent story, becomes somewhat convoluted as it progresses. Hopefully some of the lose ends will be tied in the follow up books.
Recommended to all fans of SF action/adventure stories.
Excellent story, becomes somewhat convoluted as it progresses. Hopefully some of the lose ends will be tied in the follow up books.
Recommended to all fans of SF action/adventure stories.
ppetropoulakis's review against another edition
4.0
The group is stranded in one dimension of the multiverse where we see the full scope of the series. It is quite amazing how complicated this series can be with crossing timelines and dimensions. Very interesting story that does not get any less complicated but only keeps on building subplots.
dreevesss's review against another edition
4.0
Not quite as compelling as Volume 1, but entertaining to say the least. I love deep sci-fi like this and think it’d make one hell of a movie or miniseries. My only gripe is that a lot of the characters look them same, so you end up getting them mixed up—but, really, this is a small gripe.