Excellence posted: Okay, I can finally join in having finished City of Pearl this weekend. I can see what classic literary tricks hooked the editor in first page, then first chapter. But as a whole book, I was far from impressed.
Raven posted: I've enjoyed all the books the series so far. Ironically, I like them a lot better than Karen Traviss’s Star Wars books, and despite what she says about her Star Wars books, I think that they're head and shoulders above. They aren't always innovative (though there’s one or two interesting twists on existing ideas), but they do have a deft and interesting take on the characters, and the overall plot is interesting. They probably won’t rank as classics of sf literature (though I believe that Karen Traviss has the potential to write such a classic) but they’re well worth reading.
Excellence posted:On the positive side, well, the first chapter was a hooker
Excellence posted: Pacing wasn't an issue for me. City was just too sedative in action and lack of any sort of finale. It fizzled out as quietly as it begun; and I have to say, teh constant reminder of Frankland's unaltered body was a dead giveaway of what would happen.
