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Title: Surprising disappointment
Review: I've a big fan, and unfortunately, this book is just not up to par. Other folks have been frustrated by the same things that things that I'll summarize here...- space battles that are over before they start- way too many characters- endless (endless!) background explanation, to the point that often I forgot where the plot was because David Weber was off explaining some nuance that I just plain don't care about.I found myself skipping over pages at a time in reading, just to get through this. If this were any other author, or any other series, I would have stopped & wouldn't have finished the book. I slogged through it though, and after 800+ pages of buildup, even at the end, the ending came abruptly. It's as if he said "Okay, deadline's tomorrow, lets finish this puppy".
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