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enbylievable's review
4.0
Loved it! Excellent characters (Moria was a heckin inspiration, although at the end, Vague and Pogrom were enjoyable.) Awesome sci-fI adventure, would recommend to anyone who enjoys: extensive gore and body horror, Alien races and cultures, strong and hyper-intelligent woman leads, cyborgs, cybernetic brain enhancements, space warping, intensive physics, and space battles.
makiba's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
star_ansible's review against another edition
2.0
more shameful beach reading i almost had to brown bag it
zare_i's review against another edition
4.0
Prador Moon is sort of a prequel (same like Shadow of Scorpion by the same author) to the Ian Cormac series.[return][return]Novel starts with Prador battleships attacking Polity Avalon space station under disguise of diplomatic mission. Soon entire border worlds are under attack by ruthless invaders and Polity s AI s begin to plan how to deal with the new threat they know that Prador hold advantage in certain areas of weapons technology and are also aware that invaders must not be allowed access to runcible technology (teleporter like mechanisms).[return][return]Entire novel is non-stop action, from first to the last page. Maybe that is the reason why it feels somewhat unfinished I guess there will be novels in the future following the storyline.[return][return]If you like Polity universe and you are interested in background elements (Jebel up-close-and-personal and his Avalonians for one) then give this one a try I think you ll like it.[return][return]Recommended.
curiouskey's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/5.
What could have been a decent war story is hampered by its simplicity and almost total lack of character.
One amusing moment is when a character describes himself as a sociopath and you have to sit back and think "well, I'm glad he told me, I wouldn't have been able to tell him apart from the rest otherwise!"
What could have been a decent war story is hampered by its simplicity and almost total lack of character.
One amusing moment is when a character describes himself as a sociopath and you have to sit back and think "well, I'm glad he told me, I wouldn't have been able to tell him apart from the rest otherwise!"
infinispace's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5 - Chronologically this is the first Polity book. If feels lacking in plot and character motivation, and is just 220 pages of action. Which can be fun, but overall lacks some depth.
tmeysenburg's review against another edition
3.0
Very cool world building. I loved how AI and brain enhancements effect the universe. Sadly, just not much of a story arc. I'll certainly give this author another chance.
mattmcthorn's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
4.0
ikhebgeenaccount's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75