Rating: Summary: Fresh and Interesting Review: Tired of the Liaden universe? Ready for something a little different? If you are then TOMORROW LOG may be just the thing for you. Not that I need a break from Liaden myself, I am an unrepentant fan, but TL was a wonderful departure from their blockbuster series.As with everything else Lee and Miller have produced TL is a well written, tightly formulated story with rich well-developed characters and an interesting plot. While I admit Gem and Corbinye, the two main characters, didn't grab me with the same intensity or fascination that their Liaden characters did they certainly held my attention. TL is a fun read! A mixture of high technology, alien mysticism with just a bit of romance thrown in. It is a quick read, a problem I have found with most of their single novels, and while it ends appropriately it certainly leaves you looking for more. This is a good book even as a stand alone story and a fine beginning for a series if that is in fact what they intend. I certainly RECOMMEND this work to all those who enjoy the lighthearted type of space opera that Lee and Miller have become justly famous for.
Rating: Summary: Fresh and Interesting Review: Tired of the Liaden universe? Ready for something a little different? If you are then TOMORROW LOG may be just the thing for you. Not that I need a break from Liaden myself, I am an unrepentant fan, but TL was a wonderful departure from their blockbuster series. As with everything else Lee and Miller have produced TL is a well written, tightly formulated story with rich well-developed characters and an interesting plot. While I admit Gem and Corbinye, the two main characters, didn't grab me with the same intensity or fascination that their Liaden characters did they certainly held my attention. TL is a fun read! A mixture of high technology, alien mysticism with just a bit of romance thrown in. It is a quick read, a problem I have found with most of their single novels, and while it ends appropriately it certainly leaves you looking for more. This is a good book even as a stand alone story and a fine beginning for a series if that is in fact what they intend. I certainly RECOMMEND this work to all those who enjoy the lighthearted type of space opera that Lee and Miller have become justly famous for.
Rating: Summary: Fine, but not great Review: With "The Tomorrow Log," authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller introduce new characters, Gem, a thief who was once part of a close-knit community on a ship, and his cousin, Corbinye, who tracks him down to bring him back to his family. This book was fine - well written, interesting characters, good plots, and all of the hallmarks of a good space opera. The problem is, it just doesn't compare to Lee and Miller's Liaden novels, with their wonderfully intricate plots, terrific characters and intriguing storylines. I would read "Tomorrow Log" again, but it isn't on par with the Liaden stories, for me, at least.
Rating: Summary: Fine, but not great Review: With "The Tomorrow Log," authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller introduce new characters, Gem, a thief who was once part of a close-knit community on a ship, and his cousin, Corbinye, who tracks him down to bring him back to his family. This book was fine - well written, interesting characters, good plots, and all of the hallmarks of a good space opera. The problem is, it just doesn't compare to Lee and Miller's Liaden novels, with their wonderfully intricate plots, terrific characters and intriguing storylines. I would read "Tomorrow Log" again, but it isn't on par with the Liaden stories, for me, at least.
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