I like the author (read through a few of his other series) but it gets a little tiring how often he switches between perspectives. Each perspective is a different plotline and they all tie together in the finale but it feels like a 50-100 page story is being stretched into 300.

Especially since the dialog can be a bit boring imo (each character has some quirk and all their lines / actions tend to be predictable when taking this into account). IIRC, the Children of Time books aren't so bad in this regard (less drama, more reverse-engineering alien tech), but I definitely think the newest book for The Final Architecture kinda suffers from this.

But yeah nonetheless I really enjoy how creative the world building / overall plots are and would definitely recommend his stuff to anyone who likes sci-fi.

Sounds like he’s been heavily inspired by Vernor Vinge’s “Zones of Thought” trilogy.

Which, whole it suffers from some of the same issues, has some great world building and creative ideas.

Which, while it suffers from some of the same issues, has some great world building and creative ideas.

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Nothing turns me off an author who can write prose well faster than switching perspectives every chapter - you're throwing out one of, if not _the_ biggest advantage of long-form narrative : the ability to get deeply into the head of a character.

I had to stop reading Cloud Cuckoo Land because of this. And while I'm shouting into the void, this goes for you too, TV/movie producers:

Just tell the damn story straight. If you can't do that and make it interesting, you need a better story.

Ooh, the third is out?

Yep. It's Children of Memory.

Nice, thanks! :)