The second volume of the Small Medium trilogy puts Chase Berrymore and the cast of the previous book in a new Excellent sequel to the previous volume.
The second volume of the Small Medium trilogy puts Chase Berrymore and the cast of the previous book in a new settings, with new and different objectives and challenges (there's a god that might disagree about "different"). Adds a few colorful characters and places a number of obstacles as our heroine has to become her better version.
Kudos also to the mechanics introduced here. The results are full of natural feeling, but you need humor to have the class of Oracle and Grifter to combine to make a... Medium (and that finally gives the source of the trilogy name)....more
It is not the book you expected going from the first.
It is a fine book depicting the progress of a post-alien invasion world trying to rebuild itself,It is not the book you expected going from the first.
It is a fine book depicting the progress of a post-alien invasion world trying to rebuild itself, and deciphering alien technology to secure themselves. However, it is not a sequel to the previous one. There is lip service to the original ending of the first, in a total of TWO entire chapters. That's it. And while it is an enjoyable, well-written tale, it's not what you wanted out of a sequel from the original Out of the Dark.
In addition, there's two different books & stories in there. I'm avoiding spoilering the difference, but it's definitively not something I'd expected either. I would have rather read two completely separate books, each revolving around their setting. As it is, it feels like two different writers merging two novels into one, which might (or might not) be the case.
The abysmally low rating of 3-stars for a David Weber book reflects these - imho, very pronounced - flaws. The technique is top-notch, but the way it's applied isn't what I wanted out of that book....more
An interesting diversion in the series; no Conryu Corda at all!
This book is out of the main sequence, and introduces another wizard (a russian earth-oAn interesting diversion in the series; no Conryu Corda at all!
This book is out of the main sequence, and introduces another wizard (a russian earth-oriented girl) whose adventures lead her toward the Alliance and Conryu at the end. It's interesting because it shows up the wider world of the Aegis, the weirdly distorted history. Plus, of course, you've got russian resistance, which means badasses. And more Le Fay plot.
I even have to admit that I would probably be more entertained if the series didn't focus so much on Conryu after all. Having an entire book where he doesn't show up at all except in a newspaper article felt better than the previous one....more
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