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mrbear30021's review
4.0
Full Disclosure. I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Wow. Mr. Campbell knows how to grab your attention and doesn't have to work at keeping it. I was riveted to this story, which I started reading immediately following the first book. Multi dimensional characters, some political intrigue, and an external threat scratching at the door. Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but it seam to me that clues of things to come are liberally sprinkled throughout the first two books. I have a couple theories of what to expect, but actually, I hope I'm wrong as I love to be surprised by a good twist in the plot.
As with the first book, I was irked by the sudden ending. It felt like a poor edit like when you are watching an old classic movie on TV and they drop a commercial right in the middle of a scene. Though, I am beginning to wonder if it was done that way for a reason. I suppose I'll find out soon enough as I am gung ho to start book three.
If you haven't read the first book, get it and read it. While your getting the first book, you might as well pick up the rest of them too. You'll thank me when you have them so you can keep the story going without interruption until ou reach whatever conclusion Mr. Campbell has planned.
Wow. Mr. Campbell knows how to grab your attention and doesn't have to work at keeping it. I was riveted to this story, which I started reading immediately following the first book. Multi dimensional characters, some political intrigue, and an external threat scratching at the door. Perhaps I am reading too much into it, but it seam to me that clues of things to come are liberally sprinkled throughout the first two books. I have a couple theories of what to expect, but actually, I hope I'm wrong as I love to be surprised by a good twist in the plot.
As with the first book, I was irked by the sudden ending. It felt like a poor edit like when you are watching an old classic movie on TV and they drop a commercial right in the middle of a scene. Though, I am beginning to wonder if it was done that way for a reason. I suppose I'll find out soon enough as I am gung ho to start book three.
If you haven't read the first book, get it and read it. While your getting the first book, you might as well pick up the rest of them too. You'll thank me when you have them so you can keep the story going without interruption until ou reach whatever conclusion Mr. Campbell has planned.
lmorchard's review
5.0
More hard sci-fi goodness - I think you should read book 1, if you haven't.
The preface talks about the vastness of space even just in the solar system and the mechanics of traversing it - which is foreshadowing as the titular notion of trajectory turns out to be all but an implied character throughout the book. And, it's interesting to see characters' perspectives & reactions versus communication breakdowns and the incomplete & shifting picture of the situation any of them have at any particular time.
The plot feels at times like a cross between Jaws and The Cold Equations. Good stuff.
The preface talks about the vastness of space even just in the solar system and the mechanics of traversing it - which is foreshadowing as the titular notion of trajectory turns out to be all but an implied character throughout the book. And, it's interesting to see characters' perspectives & reactions versus communication breakdowns and the incomplete & shifting picture of the situation any of them have at any particular time.
The plot feels at times like a cross between Jaws and The Cold Equations. Good stuff.
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