Books like Dark Light

Better than the previous novel, but very uneven. The shifting perspectives in the last novel was annoying and in this one, the use of the present tense format is often irritating. I stick with this series simply because it is an interesting concept. The last chapter was really the worst of it all, which is unfortunate: highly descriptive with a clear attempt to build to a climax but with a weak payoff. I've found that the attempt to combine the political aspects and the more science fictional elements is not terribly successful. The case isn't well made that the main characters are sufficiently motivated (personally or otherwise) to be as politically active as they are in this story. One of the main weaknesses to the whole story is that for newcomers on the scene, the cosmonauts are able to place themselves in leadership roles and stimulate political upheaval much too quickly and easily.