Gregg Nicholas

This book is more ‘Historical Fiction' than ‘Science Fiction'. There were some sections of the book that I had trouble following due to the author's usage of words and phrases that I couldn't find in the dictionary. The characters seem somewhat mentally challenged because they spend two thirds of the book, looking for the answer to a mystery, that the reader can already guess at based on the clues they were given.

Tedious court intrigue with confusing, made-up language.

With the end of this story the trilogy is finished. I can't help but hope that there are groups in our own world who are struggling to preserve true freedom. Freedom from surveillance, freedom from control, freedom to think differently and express those thoughts without fear of reprisal.

At times, the story gets bogged down in economics or politics. The ‘ethics' discussion is central to this series - and I'm not confident that the right decisions were made by the main characters. . . If indeed there are any ‘right' decisions.

Toward the end of this story, several crises are resolved. Unfortunately, the ‘science' that resolves these problems is completely unbelievable and unscientific. It's almost as if the author painted himself into a corner - and decided to fix technological problems by allowing a genie in a lamp to pop up. Quite disappointing.