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Originally Posted by taosaur
I just wrapped up the audiobooks, and while the last three-ish hours took ages for me to get through, the last 30-odd minutes was very satisfying. The expository prefaces to each chapter did have me groaning toward the end there.
On the whole, there was more than enough here that was enjoyable that I'm glad to have 'read' the series, but I can't say it was crafted in a way that I'm particularly impressed with the author. The best of it was the characterization of most of the crew members and a few key villains (though not so much the 'Big Bad'), and the action scenes centered on one or two of the main characters (though not so much the military engagements). The worst of it was when he seemed to be writing self-congratulatory essays about his own world-building.
The magic systems and fighting styles were more superhero/anime than sword-and-sorcery style magic, to me. I would almost call them superpower systems rather than magic systems. On the whole, this series seemed to borrow more from Full Metal Alchemist and X-Men than Tolkien et al.
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OK, sold. Going on my TBR list now. Thanks.