Picked up a copy of Precipice yesterday evening an finished it off.
It is defnitely different. The story break down in to distinct parts which eventually come together for various characters.
Pennington and T'Prynn go out in search (mostly T'Prynn) to gain leverage to save her career. This substory is somewhat interesting, including T"Prynn's way of getting of Vulcan. Some character development for both characters which seems really relevant.
Reyes, a Tholian, and Gorkon have an interesting story, in a sense doomed from the start, but is different sort of look into Klingon concepts.
Quinn and Macallen (spelling) has potential, but in some ways, Quinn's backstory comes across as very convenient way resolve some difficulties faced by the characters. It was enjoyable, but sort of pulled me out of the story at times.
Events on the station continued onward, with some progress, yet I didn't feel like the semi-big reveal was well done. I'd have preferred to have seen a different approach. Desai's seeming new love interest, almost seems a bit one-dimensional at times, but is still believable.
A few events were tied up and it was nice to see various issues resolved, (won't be spoiling them), but at the end, I'd say it was a decent story, fairly well written, but somehow seemed a bit under whelming compared to previous Vanguard books.
It is defnitely different. The story break down in to distinct parts which eventually come together for various characters.
Pennington and T'Prynn go out in search (mostly T'Prynn) to gain leverage to save her career. This substory is somewhat interesting, including T"Prynn's way of getting of Vulcan. Some character development for both characters which seems really relevant.
Reyes, a Tholian, and Gorkon have an interesting story, in a sense doomed from the start, but is different sort of look into Klingon concepts.
Quinn and Macallen (spelling) has potential, but in some ways, Quinn's backstory comes across as very convenient way resolve some difficulties faced by the characters. It was enjoyable, but sort of pulled me out of the story at times.
Events on the station continued onward, with some progress, yet I didn't feel like the semi-big reveal was well done. I'd have preferred to have seen a different approach. Desai's seeming new love interest, almost seems a bit one-dimensional at times, but is still believable.
A few events were tied up and it was nice to see various issues resolved, (won't be spoiling them), but at the end, I'd say it was a decent story, fairly well written, but somehow seemed a bit under whelming compared to previous Vanguard books.
. I mean, at least on the surface. But if I look at "Summon the Thunder" and "Reap the Whirlwind" they are approximately 410 pages each. If I figure that it takes you 4 hours then that breaks down to about 1.70 pages a minute. I guess that does not sound too bad. Hats off to you still. I can't sit still for 4 hours straight and read. My eyes get tired, my mind wonders, I get bored or tired and go do something else (no fault to the writers). Either I need ADD meds or simply do not have enough focus. I would love to be able to get through them (or any book) faster.
I've been really anxious to get my hands on this for a while now, but hearing this makes me even more curious.
