New Frontier

This book (which I read as the singular 4 books) is very easy and quick to read. All the books are unambiguously part of the first story. Much time is spent on introducing the characters which for the most part are interesting. Of course there are some famous favourite characters to introduce this 'new' series. The ending really sold me. Without spoiling the content I can confidently tell you that it's silly Sci-Fi bullshit of the highest caliber (a very good thing).

Here are some things I didn't like: -Personally I don't need that much sex in my stories. -M'k'n'zy is very unsympathetic to me and the first book, which is all about him, made me reconsider reading it a bit but i pushed through. He stays unlikable (to me) throughout the 4 parts but experiences first signs of character growth at the end, to introduce his main Thing basically.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as evidenced by the fact that I tore through the entire omnibus in 4 days. David's writing is concise and engaging, and his characters have a diversity of backgrounds and personalities that Hollywood would do well to learn from. Though several of the plot points are rather predictable, the turnaround on them is relatively quick, and they never seem to bog down the plot for long. I was also pleasantly surprised to find a number of protagonists who aren't hilariously dysfunctional (not yet, at least) which makes for a very refreshing change from a lot of modern pop culture.

It was an entertaining and engaging read, and I'm looking forward to picking up more in the series.