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Loading... Magnificatby Julian May
None. I really enjoyed this series. To me, this was a great opportunity to revisit some of the great characters of the Many-Colored Land series, and read about all that lead up to the events of that series. May does a good job creating characters that are easy to like, even as you wish you didn't like such flawed people, or those who may have only their best interests in mind. Unlike some of her other books, the characters did not weaken the book for me, and I thought the plot was enjoyable. (  ) Karlstar | Jan 24, 2012 |  GALACTIC MILIEU  rustyoldboat | May 28, 2011 | Marc Remillard is a fully committed rebel now, and has his own plans for humanity. His Mental Man is a huge brain, with fully harnessed mental powers and no bodily weaknesses. He ties into the xenophobia of the rebels, using his plans to make humans the most powerful operants in the galaxy to fuel their desire to help him. He develops technological aids to their power to try and help offset their numerical disadvantage, when opposed by the pro-Unity operant faction. Marc's big problem is that the pro-Unity forces are led by his brother Jack, and his with Dorothea, both of whom are more powerful than he is. This ends in an exciting climactic battle of mental superpower and technological weaponry. http://superprose.blogspot.com/2006/12/galactic-milieu-magnificat.html (  )  makenew3 | Aug 18, 2009 | The final book. It offput me from the start since it began by revealing all of the mysteries that came before. Still, a good read, and almost makes me want to read the Pleistocene books. (  ) Mdshrk1 | Jul 10, 2008 | The first two novels are expertly woven into another cerebral and complex novel, where the jaw-droppers of the first two novels are resolved. Well, actually, one is fully resolved. The other's somewhat vague conclusion (and lack of follow-through with the novel's opening pages) makes me wonder if this series shouldn't have been a four part wonder instead of a trilogy. One of May's more enjoyable techniques throughout the three books was to make a statement as though the reader already knew about a particular event, and then fill in the details in a natural, almost conversational way. That is somewhat less satisfying when the "everyone already knows" statements are made at the end of a series with no more data forthcoming. All in all, however, I highly recommend this series to science fiction fans who need something in which to sink their mind's teeth. ( ) SanyaWeathers | Jun 19, 2008 | no reviews | add a review
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