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A review by katmarhan
Magnificat by Julian May
4.0
9/10
A fitting ending to the Galactic Milieu trilogy. The author mixes Uncle Rogi’s personal memoirs and reflections with more traditional omniscient narration giving insights into the other main characters thoughts and feelings. By doing so, May gives the reader a full appreciation of the Metapsychic Rebellion, the Mental Man project, and the Fury/Hydra plot from the perspectives of the Rebels, the Loyalists, the plotters, the victims, and the exotic races. All the books (the Saga of the Pliocene Exile, Intervention, and this trilogy) are connected and now the links among them are clear.
A tiny, tiny quibble—too many words are devoted to describing the decor of rooms and the clothes of the characters. While it adds to the readers’ ability it visualize the scenes, it also takes the reader (well, this reader) out of the flow of the story.
A fitting ending to the Galactic Milieu trilogy. The author mixes Uncle Rogi’s personal memoirs and reflections with more traditional omniscient narration giving insights into the other main characters thoughts and feelings. By doing so, May gives the reader a full appreciation of the Metapsychic Rebellion, the Mental Man project, and the Fury/Hydra plot from the perspectives of the Rebels, the Loyalists, the plotters, the victims, and the exotic races. All the books (the Saga of the Pliocene Exile, Intervention, and this trilogy) are connected and now the links among them are clear.
A tiny, tiny quibble—too many words are devoted to describing the decor of rooms and the clothes of the characters. While it adds to the readers’ ability it visualize the scenes, it also takes the reader (well, this reader) out of the flow of the story.