I have to say this installment left me rather peeved - not good because I really liked Origins and thought this was shaping up to be a good series. Having now completed the first trilogy of this series I do feel that there are some inconsistancies in the plot that make Triton and the previous installments in need of some revision.  For example, I don't know what the author's point was in allowing Alice to retrieve Jonas in the previous book and then having him die in Triton.  Further, it made no logical sense that Vindyne or Regent Galactic would put an explosive device within Jonas' body when they had tried so hard to extort information out of him.  It just felt like Jonas and Ayan had become redundant to the story arc and so the best solution seemed to be to kill them off.  I do feel the author has moved away from the original concept of the story arc which was about Jonas, Ayan, the First Light Crew and Free-ground - there was no real resolution, no addressing what happened after the crew were forced to leave and thus leaving poor Jonas in the clutches of Vindyne.  I believe the author missed an opportunity to add more to the Jonas/Ayan and First Light story arc - just felt unfinished. the only other sour note is that all the books in the series I have read so far have had terrible formatting/spelling errors and editing.
However, in spite of what I felt was a less successful story, Triton did deliver some great Lalonde style - good character development, sense of humour and a developing and interesting universe filled with wonderous scientific tech. This is, I believe, inspite of inconsistancies, is still a good read.
I have to say this installment left me rather peeved - not good because I really liked Origins and thought this was shaping up to be a good series. Having now completed the first trilogy of this series I do feel that there are some inconsistancies in the plot that make Triton and the previous installments in need of some revision. For example, I don't know what the author's point was in allowing Alice to retrieve Jonas in the previous book and then having him die in Triton. Further, it made no logical sense that Vindyne or Regent Galactic would put an explosive device within Jonas' body when they had tried so hard to extort information out of him. It just felt like Jonas and Ayan had become redundant to the story arc and so the best solution seemed to be to kill them off. I do feel the author has moved away from the original concept of the story arc which was about Jonas, Ayan, the First Light Crew and Free-ground - there was no real resolution, no addressing what happened after the crew were forced to leave and thus leaving poor Jonas in the clutches of Vindyne. I believe the author missed an opportunity to add more to the Jonas/Ayan and First Light story arc - just felt unfinished. the only other sour note is that all the books in the series I have read so far have had terrible formatting/spelling errors and editing. However, in spite of what I felt was a less successful story, Triton did deliver some great Lalonde style - good character development, sense of humour and a developing and interesting universe filled with wonderous scientific tech. This is, I believe, inspite of inconsistancies, is still a good read.