08-14-2006, 12:01 PM
You're right about not having read the preceeding books. I wonder if a person new to the series would pick up on the characters. That sort of gets skipped over, but I don't think in JMRoberts or Lindsey Davis that they get a lot of character development either in the later books.
Still, I liked this one, with plenty of action and intrigue. I was sorry to get to the end of the book. They always seem too short.
I am not offended by the Dan Brown-ish references; it was a plot twist that worked into the main theme. Maybe a little too "au courant", but he does mention another reference to back it up. I am not sure if Scarrow, now that he's into the 7th book in the series, is starting to add in themes that he can bring up in later books for additional plot twists.
I would give it four out of five because it seems to be an intermediate act that is dependent upon the next book to resolve.
Still, I liked this one, with plenty of action and intrigue. I was sorry to get to the end of the book. They always seem too short.
I am not offended by the Dan Brown-ish references; it was a plot twist that worked into the main theme. Maybe a little too "au courant", but he does mention another reference to back it up. I am not sure if Scarrow, now that he's into the 7th book in the series, is starting to add in themes that he can bring up in later books for additional plot twists.
I would give it four out of five because it seems to be an intermediate act that is dependent upon the next book to resolve.
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
