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Bright Phoenix (Without the Dawn)

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In Roger Elwood's final book in this 6 part series he attempts to tie together all the various plot lines in the past 5 books. Unfortunately, this book as the others falls short in literally every aspect. Elwood continues to place characters from the middle ages into the 1990s. What do I mean? The characters talk and react as if they are in King Arthurs court. This is confusing when you realize that the book is primarily about the evils of biological warfare and the internet. Why are there knights on horses fighting with longbows and swords at the end of the second millenium? Equally frustrating is the scant attention to detail. Europe has been decimated by a genetically engineered plague. Yet, we are given no details as to how this occurred and only the vaguest of descriptions of government(s) response. This is a confusing, frustrating, and very unsatisfying book and series. Unreal, one dimensional characters and plotlines, and poor theological treatises on evil make this an amateurish book to be avoided. I have enjoyed Roger Elwood's books in the past. But this is probably one of the worst books I have ever read by him (or any other author). I hope his next book will be a vast improvement.