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More LIke "Naked Ending", Jun 12 2004
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This review is from: The Naked God: Faith - Part 2 (Mass Market Paperback)
The first book of the series got me interested enough to read the rest, and although I had problems with many aspects of the story, I kept reading, hoping that the ending would make it worthwhile. I was warned about the ending by a cousin, but I kept on, hoping that he was just being too critical. He was not. The bad guys were really bad, which is good, but the good guys were not particularly good. It was very difficult to like any character much past his or her introduction, as they all tended to shed any morals they had at the first opportunity. The expectation was that the ending would point them in the right direction, but instead we got the wave of a magic wand, and everything's okay, even though no one deserves it. The shame of it is that the effort, the scope, and many of the ideas were impressive. A touch of decency would have gone a long way.
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Brilliant end to a brilliant series., April 21 2004
This review is from: The Naked God: Faith - Part 2 (Mass Market Paperback)
If you got this far that means you are already hooked on this series. And what a great series it is. Finishing off something of this scale is always a daunting task. One the one hand there is the danger of leaving lots of loose ends dangling, which annoys some readers and leaves you wondering if there will be further sequels. On the other hand there is a danger in trying to tie up every loose end. Hamilton falls somewhere in-between on this one. He solves the immediate problem in a rather neat way, that puts the loose ends on a long finger, beyong the scope of any immediate sequel. Not everyone will love the end, but for me, it works!
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Starship Theatre, Pt.VI, Mar 23 2004
This review is from: The Naked God: Faith - Part 2 (Mass Market Paperback)
For hard core Sci-Fi, the "Night's Dawn" Trilogy has it ALL!!!He-Man heroes, classy heroines, nasty bad guys (not to Even forget THE DEAD RETURNING!!!) New Worlds and Old;Aliens, space battles, suspense, intergalactic conflict and politics; who could ask for MORE? Starships, living space habitats, Biotech, Neurotech, Cyborgs, Genetic Engineering; it's all here; just be prepared to read nothing else for the next couple of MONTHS, 'cause this one is IT!! I originally was hooked into this Epic in the Hardcover Sci-Fi Book Club Edition, buying "The Neutronium Alchemist" first (somehow, I missed "The Reality Disfunction" when first offered; then had to wait another two weeks for that delivery rather than read the story out of sequence. THEN was forced to go through several cowhides, chewing leather and making a complete nuisance of myself until "The Naked God" was finally published and released in Nov. '99. BOTTOM LINE: If you're going to dive into this Epic, Buy the complete Trilogy as a complete set and be prepared to be enthralled by a whole new universe of the caliber of Heinlein, Asimov, or Clarke (and to stay for awhile!!!)
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