The final book in this series, and everything gets all wrapped up in a surprisingly short book. In fact the book felt rushed, as if the author had something better to do and had to get this out of the way.
Like the others in the series, this book leans heavily on the clever and witty comments, and less on character development and world-building background. As usual I had hoped to hear more about the normal people, and they are all summarized in a very broad way over a few pages.
The ending and how it comes about is less than satisfying, and without giving things away we once again have the tricky situation of is the character really dead or not.
Overall I was disappointed in the series overall, but very entertained with the characters and how they are clever/smug/witty/reprehensible. A good book on a small scale, but lacking when considered as a space epic.
Next I’m reading The Changeling by Victor LaValle.
