Review by Nathan P. Butler
Well, it's not a bad continuation of the series, but after the three-part Rebellion/Retaliation/Retribution story arc, this one sort of falls flat. We see the fallout of Abydans on Earth for over a year, and we get to see the first colonization efforts of a new planet. Heck, we even get a new race of enemies that tie into Ra's background, and we finally get a name for Ra's race, sort of.
However, we also get a story that drags on and on, Daniel at his most self-defeating, and, of course, yet another blasted rank for "Adam Kawalsky, the magical rank-jumping Space Marine."
If you're reading the series, you should continue with this one. There's more background on the history of Ra's race, and it's nice to see the trials and tribulations of starting a new colony. Just don't expect anything even remotely as interesting as the previous three books.
Then again, this book is basically the first part of a two-part story, so perhaps Resistance will pick up the slack from Reconnaissance ...
Rating: * *
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