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shonari's review
4.0
Kingdom Come is a thrilling cosmic adventure, blending action and moral dilemmas. Van becomes the universe's most wanted man after a good deed goes wrong.
Van's character growth and the detailed universe add depth to the story but expect some complexity with multiple plots and characters.
In short, it's a must-read for space adventure fans, leaving you eager for the next chapter in Van's cosmic journey.
Van's character growth and the detailed universe add depth to the story but expect some complexity with multiple plots and characters.
In short, it's a must-read for space adventure fans, leaving you eager for the next chapter in Van's cosmic journey.
pjonsson's review
4.0
This was a good book in the Backyard Starship series. The books in this series generally provides light but fun adventure stories with a very likable crew of humans, AI’s and aliens. Although there is a red thread between the books each books generally have a decent conclusion of the particular adventure that makes up each book which I very much appreciate.
I got a bit of oh-no-not-that-crap feeling at the beginning of the book when it looked like Van was going to be framed for some “crime” that he, obviously, did not commit due to political shenanigans. Luckily that part didn’t really play that big role in the story and our heroes went about their business as usual for most of the book.
It did help of course that the Peacemakers stood buy him and made sure the political asshats got more or less nowhere with the bovine excrements.
I really like Van and his team. They work well together, they are quite funny and they kick ass. Each of them can be quite hilarious but I especially like his sharp tongued AI and the can-I-please-bust-some-heads Icky. The Peacemaker, former stickler for procedures, master running most of the Peacemakers are growing on me as well.
Apart from the usual head busting and criminal catching routine there are both some personal development for Van and Torina as well as, quite some, revelations about the beginning of the Peacemakers and several characters in the overall story arc.
Of course there are also quite some decent action in the book including bringing the Peacemaker’s mythical bad-ass cruiser into play, albeit briefly. Speaking of bad-ass ships, I really hope that they finally get their battle cruiser, aptly named Iowa, in a working (as in kick-ass) state sometime soon.
Overall this was a good book. Nice mix of adventure, fun dialogue, crime investigation, story arc progression and action.
I got a bit of oh-no-not-that-crap feeling at the beginning of the book when it looked like Van was going to be framed for some “crime” that he, obviously, did not commit due to political shenanigans. Luckily that part didn’t really play that big role in the story and our heroes went about their business as usual for most of the book.
It did help of course that the Peacemakers stood buy him and made sure the political asshats got more or less nowhere with the bovine excrements.
I really like Van and his team. They work well together, they are quite funny and they kick ass. Each of them can be quite hilarious but I especially like his sharp tongued AI and the can-I-please-bust-some-heads Icky. The Peacemaker, former stickler for procedures, master running most of the Peacemakers are growing on me as well.
Apart from the usual head busting and criminal catching routine there are both some personal development for Van and Torina as well as, quite some, revelations about the beginning of the Peacemakers and several characters in the overall story arc.
Of course there are also quite some decent action in the book including bringing the Peacemaker’s mythical bad-ass cruiser into play, albeit briefly. Speaking of bad-ass ships, I really hope that they finally get their battle cruiser, aptly named Iowa, in a working (as in kick-ass) state sometime soon.
Overall this was a good book. Nice mix of adventure, fun dialogue, crime investigation, story arc progression and action.
neotears's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
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