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vkshiro's review against another edition
3.0
It was hard for me to get into this book at first because I had a hard time remembering what had happened in the previous books of the series. The rapid switching between characters also made it hard to get into. But once it started to flow better it was more enjoyable. I would have given it a 3.5 but it didn't really seem like the final book of the series. The battle was finished but not the war and none of the mysteries brought up when Odyssey found the Dyson sphere were addressed. If this really is the last of the series, I'll be very disappointed.
claire_loves_books's review against another edition
3.0
This book felt a bit more repetitive than the previous ones, I still enjoyed it but it was a bit long for me.
varbles's review against another edition
4.0
It's not going to win any literature awards; pretty much the entire book is a single running battle. But it is fun, quick, and engaging. It is the perfect brain candy book.
graff_fuller's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This story was "balls to the wall" action, almost the entire time.
From the previous book...I thought a main character had died...in world, so did EVERYONE else. It was like he was TOO stubborn to die.
BUT, the way that he survived was so much fun to read about. It was SUPER satisfying.
I am liking the Priminae more and more, but like all NEW friends, I am holding back, just a little...and I hope to be proven wrong.
We still do NOT know who the REAL bad guys are. We've seen little bits and pieces of them, but I feel that THESE are the Others that were first mentioned at the beginning of this series. This threat of the Drasin, is ONLY the drones of this other group of people. I believe that they are the Others of the Priminae.
Now that the Priminae are bulking up in a military fashion, I'm hoping that they do NOT turn to their pacifistic ways, right when they need to press forward to find their true ENEMY.
Hopefully the Earth's courageous will encourage the Priminae to press their advantage...while they have the tech to do it.
Also, I do hope that the Terrans (Earthers) can create a NEW Odyssey ship, that merges the pluses of the Priminae ships, but retains the classic greatness of the old Odyssey ship. I missed that in this story.
Great combat scenes, whether it was Gundam to Drasin, or ship to ship, or whatever...it was a LOT of fun to read.
Also, we were introduced to a good group of new faces, and I do hope that a lot of them return in the next story, too.
From the previous book...I thought a main character had died...in world, so did EVERYONE else. It was like he was TOO stubborn to die.
BUT, the way that he survived was so much fun to read about. It was SUPER satisfying.
I am liking the Priminae more and more, but like all NEW friends, I am holding back, just a little...and I hope to be proven wrong.
We still do NOT know who the REAL bad guys are. We've seen little bits and pieces of them, but I feel that THESE are the Others that were first mentioned at the beginning of this series. This threat of the Drasin, is ONLY the drones of this other group of people. I believe that they are the Others of the Priminae.
Now that the Priminae are bulking up in a military fashion, I'm hoping that they do NOT turn to their pacifistic ways, right when they need to press forward to find their true ENEMY.
Hopefully the Earth's courageous will encourage the Priminae to press their advantage...while they have the tech to do it.
Also, I do hope that the Terrans (Earthers) can create a NEW Odyssey ship, that merges the pluses of the Priminae ships, but retains the classic greatness of the old Odyssey ship. I missed that in this story.
Great combat scenes, whether it was Gundam to Drasin, or ship to ship, or whatever...it was a LOT of fun to read.
Also, we were introduced to a good group of new faces, and I do hope that a lot of them return in the next story, too.
pjonsson's review against another edition
5.0
I have been looking forward to this book since I read Homeworld. I have to say that I am certainly not disappointed. This is a great book. Eric Weston is back and he kicks butts. This time not so much in space but on the ground. Actually, this book is somewhat different from previous instalments in that a lot of it takes place as marine-style action on the ground. Although not my favorite type of reading compared to space action it is good stuff. Weston turns out to be a fairly badass marine. It of course helps that he has a few combat suits, a few equally badass friends and a really mean Priminae weapon to help him.
Luckily there is a decent amount of action in space as well even though the Priminae themselves are a wee bit late to the party. The humans survivors that fled have, with the help of the Priminae, gotten themselves some new and shiny armor in space. This time with the capacity for dishing out some real mayhem. It might not be enough though since the Drasins got some surprises of their own.
I really enjoyed this book. There is a lot of our main hero, Weston, in it and, as I wrote, he is doing some serious butt-kicking. There are very little annoying politics in this book. Only one stupid senator (of course) tries to be obstructive and he quickly gets a size 45 planted exactly where he deserves it. The one thing I have to say that I was not too thrilled with was this Gaia entity that popped up every so often. To me it was a wee bit too much magic over it and it kind of disrupted the good and believable sci-fi character of the book.
Except for this minor complaint this was a great book. The characters are well done. I even liked the president in this one. The story is great and the action is hot both in space and on the ground. The book blurb on most of the sites I have visited gives the impression that this is the conclusion and the last book in the series. Well, I am not so sure. At least I hope this is not the case since the book is really not a conclusion. Sure, the humans do win back their home planet, at least for now, but the fight is far from over and the book ends with a huge teaser for some new “thing” to materialize.
Luckily there is a decent amount of action in space as well even though the Priminae themselves are a wee bit late to the party. The humans survivors that fled have, with the help of the Priminae, gotten themselves some new and shiny armor in space. This time with the capacity for dishing out some real mayhem. It might not be enough though since the Drasins got some surprises of their own.
I really enjoyed this book. There is a lot of our main hero, Weston, in it and, as I wrote, he is doing some serious butt-kicking. There are very little annoying politics in this book. Only one stupid senator (of course) tries to be obstructive and he quickly gets a size 45 planted exactly where he deserves it. The one thing I have to say that I was not too thrilled with was this Gaia entity that popped up every so often. To me it was a wee bit too much magic over it and it kind of disrupted the good and believable sci-fi character of the book.
Except for this minor complaint this was a great book. The characters are well done. I even liked the president in this one. The story is great and the action is hot both in space and on the ground. The book blurb on most of the sites I have visited gives the impression that this is the conclusion and the last book in the series. Well, I am not so sure. At least I hope this is not the case since the book is really not a conclusion. Sure, the humans do win back their home planet, at least for now, but the fight is far from over and the book ends with a huge teaser for some new “thing” to materialize.
tuftymctavish's review against another edition
4.0
This one continues the action from the last book and I was in to it! Simples. Mixed land-based combat with a bit of the space stuff to shift the balance around a little.
vailynst's review against another edition
3.0
Notes:
Books 3 & 4 go together really well. It's like one long extended novel broken in two. If I think of the books as an episode, the pacing makes more sense. Some really cool things happened but not sure if EC will be able to pull it off. To be determined!
Books 3 & 4 go together really well. It's like one long extended novel broken in two. If I think of the books as an episode, the pacing makes more sense. Some really cool things happened but not sure if EC will be able to pull it off. To be determined!
trish204's review against another edition
4.0
So this is the end of at least this first story arch in the Odyssey universe. Fortunately I know that there will be more to come (first a stand-alone novel at the end of this month that is set in the same universe and at least has one appearance by Cpt. Weston - so let's hope that there will be more in the not-so-distant future).
Careful! Spoilers ahead!
I have to say that it was a real treat to see Cpt. Eric Weston showing that he deserved all the respect he got in the previous books by demonstrating just how good a tactician and even a Marine he is. Also, for the reader it was a somewhat nice change from the space battles. Nevertheless, I found myself missing them in more than the first half of the book since I really like how the author describes them. But the battles on the ground were gripping as well and the characters again were very likable (except for Shioban).
Like the others before it, this book also was action-filled and kept me on edge until the very end (and with that I even mean throughout the epilogue)! And hey, at least Earth lived to fight another day, even if badly scarred, right?!
Of course, I will probably never stop mourning the wonderful "Odyssey" since she was the first and I, personally, preferred many of her weapons over those of the "Odysseus". But I got used to the Archangels piloting the big ships now so maybe I'll get used to no-more-stealth / no-more-underdog as well?
The only part I didn't like too much and for which I deducted one star even, was the sheer incredible scale of some of the weapons (fifty mega-ton warheads, the "space-cannon" they fired from Earth to help Weston) as well as the fact that Weston could simply call old war friends and they would appear almost out of thin air to help him although they hadn't had contact in such a long time. It just felt slightly wrong somehow. And for some reason I would have preferred it if the Terrans had found a way to deal with the Drasin force themselves instead of 16 Priminae ships saving the day (by the way: what made them go against Central's order?). But I guess I should be mighty glad they did!
Anyway, I'm very curious now about the entity in the "Odysseus" (actually, about all the entities), as well as the connection between Terrans, Priminae, Drasin and the Empire and their historical background, respectively.
Careful! Spoilers ahead!
I have to say that it was a real treat to see Cpt. Eric Weston showing that he deserved all the respect he got in the previous books by demonstrating just how good a tactician and even a Marine he is. Also, for the reader it was a somewhat nice change from the space battles. Nevertheless, I found myself missing them in more than the first half of the book since I really like how the author describes them. But the battles on the ground were gripping as well and the characters again were very likable (except for Shioban).
Like the others before it, this book also was action-filled and kept me on edge until the very end (and with that I even mean throughout the epilogue)! And hey, at least Earth lived to fight another day, even if badly scarred, right?!
Of course, I will probably never stop mourning the wonderful "Odyssey" since she was the first and I, personally, preferred many of her weapons over those of the "Odysseus". But I got used to the Archangels piloting the big ships now so maybe I'll get used to no-more-stealth / no-more-underdog as well?
The only part I didn't like too much and for which I deducted one star even, was the sheer incredible scale of some of the weapons (fifty mega-ton warheads, the "space-cannon" they fired from Earth to help Weston) as well as the fact that Weston could simply call old war friends and they would appear almost out of thin air to help him although they hadn't had contact in such a long time. It just felt slightly wrong somehow. And for some reason I would have preferred it if the Terrans had found a way to deal with the Drasin force themselves instead of 16 Priminae ships saving the day (by the way: what made them go against Central's order?). But I guess I should be mighty glad they did!
Anyway, I'm very curious now about the entity in the "Odysseus" (actually, about all the entities), as well as the connection between Terrans, Priminae, Drasin and the Empire and their historical background, respectively.
auspea's review against another edition
2.0
I loved books 1-3. This one didn't do it for me, it was a struggle just to finish. I listened to this audiobook series and maybe changing the narrator on the 4th book had something to do with it but it had bigger problems than the narrators performance. Fighter jock hero that becomes starship captain, ok, but fighter jock that becomes starship captain that crashes spaceship and becomes commando hero, not so much. Plus if you can build 6 of the most technologically advance spacecraft in the universe, you would think they would bring enough ammo to defeat the known threat.
kennesaw59's review against another edition
2.0
Compared to the first 2 in the series this was disappointing. The battle scenes were repetitive and boring. The plot was predictable and the there was a way to much story focused on Earth and not nearly enough of the space battles that made the first two books so good.