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fjtorres · 08-17-2012, 10:50 PM

The first two Dahak books are great. The third isn't bad but its not a great fit with the scope of the first two; it is a generic castaway adventure while the first two are full-scale space opera. It's odd in that he had a perfect setup for an entirely different story that followed the main plot of the first two and he ignored it. The OMNIBUS at Baen is a great buy. But if in doubt, MUTINEER'S MOON is in the free library.

Safehold is readable with a great premise held back by excruciatingly s-l-o-w plot development. It is in many ways an alternate history series in Space Opera drag. And not cheap, being Agency Priced.

08-17-2012, 10:50 PM	#5
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	The first two Dahak books are great. The third isn't bad but its not a great fit with the scope of the first two; it is a generic castaway adventure while the first two are full-scale space opera. It's odd in that he had a perfect setup for an entirely different story that followed the main plot of the first two and he ignored it. The OMNIBUS at Baen is a great buy. But if in doubt, MUTINEER'S MOON is in the free library. Safehold is readable with a great premise held back by excruciatingly s-l-o-w plot development. It is in many ways an alternate history series in Space Opera drag. And not cheap, being Agency Priced. Last edited by fjtorres; 08-17-2012 at 10:53 PM.