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The Thrones of Kronos (Exordium Series)

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One of the biggest hazards of a multi-volume novel is an ending that fails to deliver on the promise built up in earlier books. Have no fear in this case -- Smith and Trowbridge bring together all the elements of this richly textured milleu to deliver a slam-bang conclusion that simultaneously ties it off in a satisfying way and leaves open the possibility of future novels set in this fascinating universe.

Do not pass up this great novel -- and lets hope that the publishers get their wits about them and start buying more works by these phenomenal authors!

I just finished reading it for the fifth time, and it just gets deeper and more profound and more exciting and better.

It is the very best space adventure ever, so why did the IDIOT publishers make it impossible for people I recommend it to to find? Who could be so stupid?

The main thrust of the plot from the previous books is completed, but a new storyline is opened. I was prepared to be frustrated by this book when the name was changed from what was listed at the end of the previous book, but it turned out very well. The plots are resolved, and the fate of the attack by Dol'jhar on the Thousand Suns is revealed. Two personal and one general plots are started at the end, however, and I would clearly expect new novels to follow. The grand style that requires careful reading for full effect continues here, and the careful character development is still a joy to read

FIVE LONG BOOKS MAKE THE BEST STORY ARC SINCE DUNE AND LOTR. MOST ARE OUTTA PRINT BUT MAYBE THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE THRU USED VENDORS. IT TOOK DUNE OVER 10 YEARS AND LORD OF THE RINGS EVEN MORE TO GIT FAMOUS.

THIS IS ON MY ALL TYME TOP 10 LIST. READ SIX TIMES AND MORE IF I LIVE PAST 69...

Let me first say that I couldn't put down the first two books of this series. They were well written, tightly plotted, and the story moved at a rapid pace that made me stay up far later than I should have more than once. However, the last three books in the series bogged down horribly in irrelevant side-stories. I kept waiting for something to happen. I ended up skimming 300 pages of this book, looking for a relevant plotline.

Worst of all, the moment toward which the series had been building for so long, the confrontation between the main protagonist and main antagonist, NEVER HAPPENED! Instead, the authors betrayed their readers by avoiding that confrontation in what was an obvious ploy to provide material for future books.

Sherwood Smith's excellent collaboration with Andre Norton in the Solar Queen series drew me into this series. However, after this disappointing experience, I don't plan on trusting this author again.