The Collapsing Empire

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Immensely readable. It is a page-turner.

The cynic in me has my guard up. John scalzi is one of my very favorite authors and he does not disappoint.

Each of the empire’s systems is designed in interdependency. Control of the interdependency lies in a hierarchical guild structure.

Cons

The book drags on with very little suspense or tension, obnoxiously profane dialogue, and confusing direction. Also to ask extra money for the final book is just really uncool because it is only in the third book that everything nosedives into a compl... Read More

Most of the men are weak ineffectual ciphers. The use of expletives and moronic dialogue makes reading difficult. Scalzi is no george r.

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Highlights

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Quality

As usual he weaves in a good dose character development as well

Excellent character development made this book very easy to read

Because there are multiple points of view the beginning chapters feel disconnected as the reader switches between narrators

Its the basis of all commerce within the interdependecy and its collapse would mean isolation and failure of the various member... Read More

Price

Once you start you will anyway and you might as well save that one dollar

Competitiveness

Several families control various monopolies on trade and travel

The intrigue is as least as good as anything miles vorkosigan ever concocted

Control of the interdependency lies in a hierarchical guild structure with greyland’s guild house at the top but in constant co... Read More

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This product had a total of 13,835 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 29 2024.