Title: What the heck is going on?
Review: They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I think when they say that they mean some things are better than they look but the reverse holds true that what's inside the cover can be worse than the outside. When I picked up this book I was expecting a fun space opera, the premise certainly sounded exciting. A dozen races settling the solar system. An advanced technology beyond the reach of humanity. A ragtag band of mercenaries. A hunt to find the secrets of interstellar travel. Certainly sounded good to me when I bought it. But the resulting read was a confusing jumbled mess. Virtually the entire time I was reading it I was thinking: "What the heck is going on here?" The pacing seemed to have no rhythm whatsoever. I couldn't attach to the characters in any significant way. Only three races were mentioned and I couldn't make heads or tails of them. The premise was wasted on poor execution.
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