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5.0 out of 5 starsbest one yet
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2019
There are 4 reviews so far, all 5'ers, all accurate (thank goodness for some answers - it's been obvious through 10 prior volumes Maddox is a real New Man just not fully developed, and that his mom could not have escaped New Man space without help).
Many of the characters finally emerge as real people. Finally the author allows some of them to cooperate, which is against his DNA no matter which of his series you read. But it's not like it was a wrapping up.
There is a space battle, but it does not consume the novel. And yes, I'd call it a novel, about people, not just mindless space opera. Congratulations Vaughn, you've moved up in the world. And it's even a fairly interesting space battle as far as made up rules space battles go and not over done. I was disappointed the modified bugs were still so stupid. And I don't quite remember what happened many books back in the fight with the Builder that gave Maddox an advantage with the new Erill thingie. Perhaps that Builder's pronouncement that bugs were superior was just to goad Maddox? Why did it allow itself to be defeated so easily? Well, Lisa and her Builder are still out there. Perhaps we can get some answers, and perhaps the enlightened Ludendorf can find Dana and convince her he's changed? Hmm, that might be a stretch. But after this one, I see the author is not stuck in a rut after all and anything is possible.
