good - Rated 
i enjoyed the book, but i dont think it was as good as the others. i dont know why but the others i could not put down, but this one i could.
but if you have read 1 to 5 then you just have to carry on i guess.
Hope! Dashed hope... then more hope! Oh, dashed again. - Rated
Why, I wonder does Kevin Anderson build a whole plot-line for some characters then kill them off seemingly at random? In this volume of the SofSS, he does it several times. The death of the character(s) becomes a frustration instead a tragedy, leaving the reader confused and wondering "What was the point of that thread ever starting?". It's like deciding characters will say "We have a great idea, we'll go and do this!" followed by "And at that moment a Piano fell on them all.". Why bother with stating the existence of the idea? It did nothing.
For me, this complaint sums up what is wrong with the entire book. Hopes are simply dashed repeatedly, to the extent that by the halfway mark, we know that any character who is doing something that could rescue someone, advance the fight or solve a problem is going to die before they actually get a chance to act. What's the point of reading the build-up when our minds are cynically predicting disaster already?
Oh dear. I do hope the final 900 chapters (sarcasm now, you see how upset I am?) have a point when they're published. I'll buy the book, because I need to have an ending. I'll be battling to keep an open mind while the plot re-convinces me that hopes are not always dashed in the Saga.
Enjoyable space opera - Rated 
To get the best out of this novel you should read the previous volumes of the saga first. Nevertheless, the author does provide a quick catch up on the plot so far and the history of the main characters. This is not, and presumably was never intended to be, a saga that stretches the mind. There are no deep or challenging ideas. Yet it is an enjoyable relaxing read. In science fiction there is a place for stories like this just as in mainstream fiction westerns (cowboys, etc.) may juxtapose with the perceptive writing of Jane Austen.
Is there no end? - Rated 
After the first five books Ive got to say I was pretty bored of this series,but as im such a sucker i found myself buying yet another book,this time Ive promised myself that i will not give Kevin any more of my hard earned cash (although i will probably end up buying the next ones second hand,just for something to read you understand)this has got to be the worst book by far.I can only take so much of sooooo powerful beings ,and characters that are so good you want to puke, please please hurry up and finish this series so I never have to read any more
still going strong - Rated 
the 'saga' has been going for 6 books now and its still an intrigueing read. all the people who voted 1 did you read in the dark or somthing? as the saga goes still not the best but a good continuation
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