Yohan Yuki Xieㆍ사요한・謝雪矢 reviewed New Alliance by Nathan Hystad
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4 stars
Fun until …
The novel's title was about the Alliance but the story isn't. It was disappointing if I'll be honest here. There was also a lack of background on other things, like the Collector and the pocket dimension. More than half the novel was about the rescue from this but it was lacking depth.
Also, what happened to the only one known to have escaped the pocket dimension? Why didn't any of the characters rermembered that bit of information, surely those left behind learned of it, especially that faction that wants to go home?
The previous novels were excellent. This one felt rushed or compressed. Too many ideas or stories to tell jam-packed into one novel, ending up being cut here and there. The powerstones storyline is fine, that's for the next book. But the Alliance plot barely started yet the title is about it.
One last thing. Stars …
Fun until …
The novel's title was about the Alliance but the story isn't. It was disappointing if I'll be honest here. There was also a lack of background on other things, like the Collector and the pocket dimension. More than half the novel was about the rescue from this but it was lacking depth.
Also, what happened to the only one known to have escaped the pocket dimension? Why didn't any of the characters rermembered that bit of information, surely those left behind learned of it, especially that faction that wants to go home?
The previous novels were excellent. This one felt rushed or compressed. Too many ideas or stories to tell jam-packed into one novel, ending up being cut here and there. The powerstones storyline is fine, that's for the next book. But the Alliance plot barely started yet the title is about it.
One last thing. Stars don't shine without a thick atmosphere between the naked eyes/cameras and the light from the stars, like in space.
Despite all that, I still give this 4 out of 5 stars. It's that good.