MixedThis one has some highs, it has some lows, but it evens out at a very vanilla 7 out of 10 because it didn't stick the landing for me and it didn't reach beyond my expectations, which is what I was really looking for.
Leviathan Falls (2021)
Others: Leaning positive The biggest science fiction series of the decade comes to an incredible conclusion in the ninth and final novel in James S.A. Corey’s Hugo-award winning space opera that inspired the Prime Original series. “An all-time genre classic.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review) Hugo Award Winner for Best Series The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again. In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte’s missing daughter. . . and the shattered emperor himself. And on the Rocinante, James Holden and his crew struggle to build a future for humanity out of the shards and ruins of all that has come before. As nearly unimaginable forces prepare to annihilate all human life, Holden and a group of unlikely allies discover a last, desperate chance to unite all of humanity, with the promise of a vast galactic civilization free from wars, factions, lies, and secrets if they win. But the price of victory may be worse than the cost of defeat.
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MixedIt was a satisfying wrap-up, and I think the wrap-ups of the characters were really satisfying. But by the end, the actual plot stuff felt pretty boring.
Loved itI will say the last one which is just a symptom of like really long series I really enjoyed but I guess relative to the other books I've read recently was maybe slightly less good but it was still amazing
Loved itthis is the ninth and final book and I think they stuck The Landing it's not my number one but I think there's a lot to like about this book firstly I felt like it was a relatively ambitious ending to the series in terms of the style and structure
Mixedthe ending honestly the final book was not quite perfect for me but despite that it was so good and i can't criticize it here i just want to again gush and really encourage all of you to finish out the series