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Totally different from the previous ones, even if there are recurring themes. It is only at the end that the link is made with vol2/3 of the original uplift. Conceived from the start as a saga spanning on several books, don't read this if you don't have the following volume handy :-)

As often with Ballard, this is a tale of alienation, of what can happen when your world suddenly crashes around you.

Interresting. Not exactly a follow-up to previous, but many references so it helps to have read it, but not necessary. Exploring yet another branch of the uplift world. Nice read.

Nice. No need to have read the first one to read this. It is an extention, but some 2 centuries later, so....

Interesting book, easy and fast reading. Nice twist. Recommended !

Not bad at all, but sometimes feels like a pretext to unpack the history of all the malversations in the vatican banking sector of the 70ies/80ies. Which is fine for those who know nothing about it I suppose, but unfortunately it wasn't my case, so I found those a bit boring. Otherwise, has a decent plot, if a bit convoluted.

Probably my twisted sense of humor coupled with current events :-)

Interesting. Curious to see the next one in the saga. Quite inventive. worth a look if you like space opera saga :-)

@ben_hr Well it's been recommended by somebody I trust, so I guess it should :-) If you look at my timeline, you'll see I've done quite a number of series on what I call "space opera" themes (Taylor's Bob (very interesting as well if you haven't read it), McDevitt's "Hutch", Benford, etc). They are all very different, but very enjoyable as well. So far this one is holding. I hope it will continue because the same person lend me the whole collection (startide, the uplift war, etc) :-) According to her the uplift war is the best. we'll see :-)