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Old 09-12-2014, 10:55 AM   #149
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Originally Posted by DrNefario View Post
Hymn Before Battle was the one I tried. I didn't really rate it.
I just finished it. I enjoyed the second half more than the first. More action, pacing was better...more stuff 'happened.'

The tech was fun, though a few things made me go "huh?" Like,
Spoiler:
how can the suits run so fast without breaking off the legs of the occupant? Inertial dampening wouldn't stop joints and tendons from tearing off.


What I actually liked best about it was that while it was unabashedly the first of series, with story lines left open for other books, it was a completely satisfying self-contained novel. It didn't leave me feeling like it was just a first chapter. There was a definite feeling of "The End" rather than "To Be Continued...."

I should go find that thread of sf books that are NOT parts of series, because I'm getting kind of tired of that.
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