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3.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely a challenging read, March 2, 2011
Of the three in the trilogy, TNA is by far the densest. You just want it to end so you can reach the conclusion. It had none of the build-up and character development of TRD. It just seems to drift. And for everyone you keeps referring to the possessed as zombies...please try to get it right. The souls who inhabit the unwilling victims by means of the reality dysfunction are not mindless, brain eating zombies. With their energistic powers and ability to control matter and appearance, they are about as far from zombies as possible. Regardless, it's still an interesting and fascinatingly complex story. I enjoyed it. And I'd definitely like to hang out in Tranquility (or even Valisk) for a while. What a cool idea...sentient, living biospheres inhabiting the space around gas giants. Where do I sign up?
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the read!, May 8, 2011
It's long, but it's worth reading just to know what happens so you can get to the last book. It starts off a little slow, as we have to reconnect with all the different characters and settings from the previous book *and* also get introducted to even more characters! First book kind of revolved a lot around Lalonde, the first planet "invaded" (but nowhere near exclusively with it), this book juggles around even more planets and people, as there are several major situations unfolding. That last phrase about situations unfolding is probably the best way to describe the book, as it's about waiting for all these situations to reach their own fruition, but with the climax coming in the last book of the trilogy, so it may not feel as focused. There's so much more to learn about the invaders, so many different ways they manifest. We also get to become acquainted with another one of those ex-Edenist Serpents, except this one is more a rogue Tranquility than another Laton, and also see the various ways people try to cope and deal with the invaders. The main plot with Joshua Calvert revolves around the mysterious Dr Mzu (whose story starts off with a bit of shock!), but what the other characters are up to is also a lot of fun to follow, like watching Louise learn how to survive away from her sheltered upbringing on backwards Norfolk, although she suffers (*cough*) from being extremely lucky (and wealthy) like some of our other main characters. It's a minor quibble that, for me, didn't detract from staying up for hours with this fun and imaginative series, including this second book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent and engaging story, January 9, 2011
The story was very interesting and quite engaging. At the end I could not wait to see what will happen to our civilization.
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