The Last Colony by John Scalzi
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Book Reviews of The Last Colony
Book Review: good plot, shallow execution
Summary: 3 Stars
I agree with some that have said this book feels like a rush job. But it was still enjoyable. Probable another 100 pages could have added depth to the book. I wanted to know more about the "werewolf" natives and the overall colonization process. Lots of stuff was just skimmed over. And I still do not know what an Obin looks like. It was a breezy, enjoyable book that could have been a better finale to a terrific trilogy. Scalzi is still great but this is not up to par with Old Man's War and Ghost Brigades.Book Review: Completing a trilogy
Summary: 3 Stars
I liked the first of the series this book is the third in (Old Man's War) while thinking it a bit light. But the second (The Ghost Brigades) is wonderful - a well paced, plotted and interesting trip into the Universe introduced in Old Mans War.
But this third book doesn't live up to The Ghost Brigades. It's entertaining but not as creative or engaging and ends with a complete deus ex machina solution.
Book Review: Not as good as Old Man's War or Ghost Brigades
Summary: 3 Stars
Not too bad to read on a plane - which is where I read it - but definitely not as good a read as the two Scalzi books that preceded it. Too much talking, not enough action, and a less compelling story line.Book Review: Disappointing!
Summary: 2 Stars
I was looking forward to reading more by this author after reading "Old Man's War". I waited for the price on this book to drop, and I can't imagine why it took so long. I was excited when it finally arrived, but got halfway into it and gave up. What a disappointment!
The story might have been fun to read when I was a teenager. It certainly reads like young adult fiction, with alien bad guys that look like werewolves, a host of one dimensional characters, and a few just plain silly plot constructions. Scalzi also spends entirely too much time walking the reader through all he mundane politics and logistics of colonizing a new world with a bunch of amateurs. All of it's simply too unlikely, to the point of being irritating.
Not everybody can be Michael Crichton or Richard K Morgan, obviously, but with this poor effort, Scalzi doesn't even try.