Title: Mixed reviews
Review: As someone who is interested in military history and wargaming, I find the continuous fighting added a lot of excitement to the book. Especially since we have two roughly "balanced" groups fighting it out. I actually like the frequent manuevers on both side, as it resembles some war history with the red and blue arrows representing armies clashing across the map. However, I like many other reviewers do find the ending too neat. Sure, it rings true with the "victory through enlightenment" philosophy of the Islanders, but it is not truely exciting. After developing so many polar characters, I am surprised there is we don't have the various "legends" fight it out, while Leaton and Cuddy pumps out increasingly innovative war machines on both sides. However, there is a teaser at the end, and the story has not yet exhausted possiblities in Central/South Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, so the hope is there will be more this than the trilogy.
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