Finished: The Devil's Garden by John Schettler
So this was supposed to be the last book in the Kirov saga. Fast forward to the end of the book & you discover that in fact it is not(sorry for the spoiler). The author includes a note apologising, but apparently the story just needed more.
Now don't get me wrong, this was another brilliantly researched and well written book. However, reading it, you get the impression that the author really isn't sure how to end it. Or even if it should end - there are new characters introduced and at this stage in a series, should we really be getting new characters? Especially ones who make it feel like the story won't be concluded in the next book either That rather the author has opened up an entirely new rabbit warren which he can explore.
Seriously I hope he manages to wrap everything up in a neat package in the next book, because I think this is what this series deserves. It does NOT deserve to carry on like Lost - completely Lost and coming to an entirely unsatisfactory please God let it be over, tacked together ending.
This edition sees Federov retrieve Orlov from 1942 and the Kirov under Karpov upset the apple cart even further in 1945, before mysteriously(ok not so mysteriously) catapulting even further back in time! It is revealed that it is in fact Karpov who is the source of this whole mess.. or is he? Stay tuned for the (hopefully)final installment titled "Armageddon".
Started: Solaris Rising: The new Solaris Book of Science Fiction Edited by Ian Whates
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