Mixedthe third book was a little bit Hit or Miss Absolution Gap I like some of the ideas but I think narratively it didn't quite stick the landing
Absolution gap (2003)
Others: Mixed They are ancient killing machines, designed to locate and destroy any life form reaching a certain level of intelligence. Now, stirred from eons of sleep, the Inhibitors have descended on their latest target: Humanity." "The first wave of Inhibitors has sent war veteran Clavain and a ragtag group of refugees into hiding. Their leadership is faltering, and their situation is growing more desperate. But their little colony has just received an unexpected visitor: an avenging angel with the power to lead mankind to safety - or draw down its darkest enemy." As she leads them to an apparently insignificant moon light-years away, it begins to dawn on Clavain and his companions that to beat one enemy, it may be necessary to forge an alliance with something much worse.
- ISBN:
- 9780441011582
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- 565 pages
Genres: science fiction
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