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The Orphaned Worlds (2010)

by Michael Cobley(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1841496332 (ISBN13: 9781841496337)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Not Avail

series

Humanity's Fire

review 1: I found this book heavy going at the start mainly because there is so much to try and keep up with. Although I'd read the first book there was much more to get to grips with as the plot develops in numerous different ways and locations.It continues the Work of the first book in weaving and latterly bringing everything together nicely so that the scene is set for the final book. The more you read, the more you begin to piece things together and really begin to care about the main protagonists.l can't wait to get started on the final book in the trilogy to see what happens in what is a classic good versus evil drama. It's going to be a bumpy ride I think!
review 2: I'm not sure what's more upsetting; the fact that Cobley seemed to be trying to channel Kevin J And... moreerson in the way he tells this story, or the fact that he failed miserably.I was very nervous coming into this book after finishing the first in the series, and it would seem my fears were justified. Not only was this a let down from the already mediocre debut, but his attempt to set up additional story-lines stumbled and failed.Though the only positive I can say about the way he did create new situations, is that it was leaps and bounds above how he resolved things.It almost feels like Cobley went into this series with the attempt to figure out how he can solve every single problem with a Deus Ex Machina. I can't recall a single problem that came up which was actually solved through the use of cunning and ingenuity.What is amusing about the entire thing though, is that the only real character development we seem to get, is when someone previously left undeveloped, swoops in out of nowhere to solve the problem of another underdeveloped character, and manages to grow a little bit as a person in the process.Maybe that's entirely the point. Perhaps this is a brilliant attempt to show the concept of a Deus Ex Machina as a theme/character of itself, and it is so smart that it completely went over my head.I doubt it though. less

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