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Turgid, lacking depth - lacking any merit, really, Mars 12 2008
Good SF should allow the reader to be able to indulge in what Tolkien called the suspension of disbelief: that is, to accept as "real" things that you know are really impossible. It should also have a good plot, strong characters, and be well written. This dreadful tome fails on all counts. It starts off reasonably well but quickly lapses into a series of short chapters that deal in turn with an array of uninteresting, wooden characters, not one of whom inspires the reader to give a hoot. Some are derivative, including a feisty hot shot female pilot - basically a Lucy Skywalker. There are people who live in what would seem to be giant mushrooms, turn green and communicate telepathically - and instantly, across interstellar distances - via .... wait for it .... trees!
If there is a plot it is not well presented or developed. Rather, it comes across as a series of short vignettes, few of which hold the reader in suspense.
The writing style is wooden and turgid. There are frequent "floating" sentences, in the middle of paragraphs, that should have begun with "I should have mentioned that ..." as they seem to have no actual link with the paragraphs in which they are embedded, but appear to be saying something that should have been said earlier. Was this thing edited by anybody?
To be honest, I made it about two-thirds of the way through this book, always waiting for something to happen. But nothing much did, and what did happen - for example, attacks on skymines by beings that live in gas giants - was described only in a cursory manner. At that point I simply gave up.
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Promising but not perfect, Avril 30 2004
Kevin Anderson has produced a conceptually interesting universe and plot but his unfortunate writing style and some internal consistency problems keep this from being an excellent read. That said, the book is enjoyable and story is interesting. As one might expect, the book has many characters and plot threads and some of these are better than others. Unfortuately, some of the intersting characters are shuffled to the background and the stereotypical characters take the foreground.My biggest criticism is that it takes a half the book to get the characters introduced and the plot underway and then another quarter of the book goes by before the plot is really moving. Additionally, KA seems to find it necessary to constantly remind the reader of certain facts about his characters. C'mon, I was paying attention. Honest! This just draws out the book and highlights the clumsy composition. All in all, I enjoyed the book and will probably invest the time in reading the sequel(s) but I certainly hoped for a little more. I'm looking forward to the writer that can produce a futureverse with the same depth and interest that George R. R. Martin has done for fantasy worlds. Unfortunatley, KA is not that author but has done a respectable job with this novel.
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No need for a sequel, Déc 9 2003
I usually don't like to type bad reviews, but this book just plain didn't do it for me. The plot itself, how a futuristic galactic society must deal with an overwhelming and incomprehensible threat, was a good one and caused me to buy the book in the first place. I generally like Alien Invasion stories and from reading the cover, it seemed like this one had the makings of a great read. Boy, was I ever wrong. To sum it up, the book starts slow and goes nowhere fast. The author seems to be writing a sci-fi version of Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" series, but instead of introducing us to a few detailed characters at a time, he throws a whole slew of them at you, each one telling their story in 3-5 pages at a time. Just as you start getting the feel for the character, the chapter ends and a new character comes into play. Usually on a whole different planet and at a different time, so there's no consistency with the plot development. Now, combine that with terrible writing, and an ever increasingly illogical plot and it just makes for a very mediocre read. I have no intention of buying the sequel (IT'S IN HARDBACK!!!!! Like anyone would buy this in hardback??!!), so don't look for any further reviews on this series. As soon as I forced myself to finish it, in the vain hope it would get better, I read Walter Jon Williams Dread Empire Fall: The Praxis, which is also the first book in a series and I breathed this HUGE sigh of relief. It is such a pleasure to read a good book after finishing a bad one. Sorry Mr. Anderson, I guess you should stick to copying Star Wars novels or whatever it was you were doing before writing Hidden Empire.
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