Twilight Wars: Empire Falling: A Twilight Imperium Novel by Robbie MacNivenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A galaxy spanning space opera where two civilizations, the Sol Federal (that’s us if that was not obvious) and the Letnev (a militant species that is perpetually trying to throw off the oppressive hegemony of the imperial Lazax) go head to head in a stunning invasion and blockade of a new Sol Federation colony. Out gunned and on their own, the colony leaders attempt to prevent their complete annihilation by the Letnev invaders as the slow wheels of imperial politics struggles to even take notice of the conflict between their client civilizations. So after an exciting start, the story settles into back room deals, betrayal and political intrigue until everything inevitably explodes two thirds in … with the final Part III picking up after nearly a century of conflict.
Unfortunately there is a second story imbedded within the main arc that didn’t really contribute much to the main plot (outside of a secondary conflict between Arr and Tol … and a second interspecies war). While this part was still interesting, switching back and forth made the whole feel choppy and easy to put down. And while Part III brings the stories together, it also gives us an entirely different conflict resolution than what was introduced in the beginning. Ultimately this would have been three (stories), but there is simply not enough there to make three novels. Ultimately this gives us an decent story, but not interesting enough to make any sequels a must read. In other words … it was fun, but forgettable.
I was given this free advance reader copy (ARC) ebook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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