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Summary: Starred review from Publishers Weekly
Review: "The books of Confluence are highly entertaining and beautifully written. McAuley is one of the field's finest practitioners and here he is writing at the top of his form".
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Summary: Ancient of Days
Review: I enjoyed this book more than his first. McAuley got around to explaining how all came into being and now a lot of it makes more sense. I recommend this series for those who are waiting for the next Jordan (Wheel of Time) book. Yama reminds me of Rand (e.g. people want to kill/serve him and people are afraid of his powers and some want to use him).
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Summary: Excellent read. Better than the first (Child of the River).
Review: I enjoyed this book more than his first. McAuley got around to explaining how all came into being and now a lot of it makes more sense. I recommend this series for those who are waiting for the next Jordan (Wheel of Time) book. Yama reminds me of Rand (e.g. people want to kill/serve him and people are afraid of his powers and some want to use him).
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Summary: Urmmmm?
Review: I liked the first book. I started on the second book with great gusto. I got about halfway through and put it down. I was just confused. Too much plotting, too little detail on the plotting. It's a shame because in the first book I actually cared for the characters.The book is still unfinished. I still might pick it up later and try to undo the first impression!
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Summary: Urmmmm?
Review: I liked the first book. I started on the second book with great gusto. I got about halfway through and put it down. I was just confused. Too much plotting, too little detail on the plotting. It's a shame because in the first book I actually cared for the characters. The book is still unfinished. I still might pick it up later and try to undo the first impression!
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Summary: Ancient of Days
Review: I read this book, knowing nothing about it, I was completly amazed! It was a great book!
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Summary: Better books out there ...
Review: I've read all three of the books in the trilogy and I'm posting my thoughts here. Why? Because after the first book I thought the series would pick up. I was interesting in finding out what the eventual outcome of the plot would be (i.e. Yama's origin, the identity of the Preservers, the war with the heretics). Two books later, I can say that I was disappointed. The end was clever, but it really felt tacked on ... it had little to do with most of the plot (such as Dr. Dismas and the feral machines). The series would have been better if much of the unnecessary description had been cut and some of the side excursions cut out. There really was only enough good material for 1 1/2 books, not three.
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Summary: Better books out there ...
Review: I've read all three of the books in the trilogy and I'm posting my thoughts here. Why? Because after the first book I thought the series would pick up. I was interesting in finding out what the eventual outcome of the plot would be (i.e. Yama's origin, the identity of the Preservers, the war with the heretics). Two books later, I can say that I was disappointed. The end was clever, but it really felt tacked on ... it had little to do with most of the plot (such as Dr. Dismas and the feral machines). The series would have been better if much of the unnecessary description had been cut and some of the side excursions cut out. There really was only enough good material for 1 1/2 books, not three.
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Summary: Imaginative, but not too interesting
Review: I've read both books in this series and I'm not totally sold on all the hype. These books are OK, but not great. The premise is interesting and imaginative, but did hold my attention. I think the main problem is the author's confusing writing style. His main character is a stereotyped version of every other "young hero with extraordinary powers, making his way through a dangerous world pursued by evil/politically motivated government/authoritative officials", that we've seen countless times in modern SF. His supporting characters are weak and uninteresting. I like the initial book's premise in which the goo and the bad sides weren't so clear cut and the reader is still not sure if the hero is following the right path. With a little more attention to detail in the writing, this series might pan out in the end.
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Summary: Imaginative, but not too interesting
Review: I've read both books in this series and I'm not totally sold on all the hype. These books are OK, but not great. The premise is interesting and imaginative, but did hold my attention. I think the main problem is the author's confusing writing style. His main character is a stereotyped version of every other "young hero with extraordinary powers, making his way through a dangerous world pursued by evil/politically motivated government/authoritative officials", that we've seen countless times in modern SF. His supporting characters are weak and uninteresting. I like the initial book's premise in which the goo and the bad sides weren't so clear cut and the reader is still not sure if the hero is following the right path. With a little more attention to detail in the writing, this series might pan out in the end.
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