The Lost Colony

This is one of those very rare cases where the final part of a trilogy not only provides a satisfying ending, but makes the whole trilogy better by reframing the events in the previous parts.

The Lost Colony can be divided into two parts - the adventures in the jungle and then the narrative avalanche. I knew that The Long Winter was supposed to be a duology and thought for quite a long time that this was going to be one of those drawn out finales.
Boy was I wrong.

I believe it's important to avoid any kind of spoilers, just because the second half not only provides answers to all the questions, but it does so in a great way. This is one of the best "show don't tell" examples. You are shown the series of events from a different perspective show more so you can naturally come to the same conclusion as the characters.

It's been a while since I got blindsided in such a satisfying way. show less

This was the weakest of the 3 books, but in the end there was a mind bending payoff.

Other than the first few chapters setting the stage, the rest of the first half was disappointing and hard to read. What a slog to read a text version of Jurassic park. Finally that ended and we returned to learn about more about the grid. I read the first part of the reveal one evening, and was troubled to make sense of it. Feared it was going to be one of those sci-fi stories that pushed too far and had a ridiculous ending. I had to make a few notes and think about what I had read and was finally able to get an understanding of it. Was able to start the next read with optimism for the finish. What a whirlwind. Amazing trio of books. I will read more of show more AG again some day, but need a breather after this with something less intense.

The extended epilogue online seemed over the top. Don't bother, wish I would have skipped that. show less

Much of what is commented in the poor reviews has merit. Some parts of.the story, such as the E. Rex attack and the alternate story, goes on far to in long. Seems Mr. Riddle had originally written a story that was 250 pages long and his publisher told him he had to make it longer to be a "real" story.

Having said that, I love stories that make your brain hurt with the complexities of quantum mechanics, spacetime and all that other crazy stuff that is real but still beyond human comprehension. Mr. Riddle uses this to come up with a really cool way story line that can truly make your brain hurt trying to understand the explanation of what is going on in the story.

This book is a huge letdown compared to the prior ones in the series. It also has both plot holes galore, and a series of lucky "coincidences" necessary for the plot to work out that are so absurdly remote that they basically look like plot holes as well.

A real disappointment after an interesting start. A very convoluted story without a satisfactory outcome. There are huge plot holes and for me it was an unsatisfactory read. This is my own persona opinion and yors may differ; so give it a shot.

Not as good as the first two books in the series, but an OK read if you want to see how the author wraps everything up.

Absolutely superb

This book as well as the two before are in my top books category. I absolutely loved the storyline and the fact you would never figure out where the story is going. Great job!