Freedom's Choice (1997)

A good second installment of this series. The plot continues to move along, and growth of the Botany's colony and colonists continues to be interesting and complex. My only critique is that the characters don't seem to change very much--they're almost stereotyped to be exactly the way they were originally introduced, and the only reason I think this book can get away with that fact is that the characters were originally extremely varied anyway. For all that the characters arcs seem stagnant, the plot of the story is interesting and moves along a quick pace. The menace of the Eosi becomes much more clear, and the mystery of the "Farmers" is both partially clarified...and ultimately still an enigma. ( )

I had a hard time getting through this book, sequel to Freedom's Landing. ( )

I suppose a criticism of the book could be the speed at which the "captives" acquire new technology. There are no setbacks in their goals which does not seem realistic. That does not bother me much as the skill set of the various "dropped" captives is varied and in a way I can see how if they worked together such adaptations could happen.

The story moves along at a logical fast pace. I like the character and story development. It makes for a satisfying fast interesting read...I am looking forward to the next in the series ( )

Well written, entertaining story. Leads you to sequel. ( )

1997