I'm really of two minds about this book. The cover blurb describes the main character Aristide as a semi-retired computer scientist turned swordsman. That description is what caught my eye when I was considering this book. Unfortunately those two seemingly opposite jobs are almost incidental to the storyline as a whole. The swordsman aspect essentially disappears 1/3 of the way in the book.
Another problem I had with the book is that it almost seems like this book is part of a series or at least in a shared universe with other of his novels. There are numerous references to previous events - the Seraphim plague, the Existential Crisis and the Big Belch which all have direct impact on the story but to my mind are never explained well enough to fully understand their impact on the story and the universe as a whole.
I did enjoy the book though it was definitely not what I was expecting from the description. But in a universe of dozens of pocket universes with technology ranging from Iron Age to 35th Century and inhabited by essentially immortal people the story ends up being a standard space battle morality tale.
Another problem I had with the book is that it almost seems like this book is part of a series or at least in a shared universe with other of his novels. There are numerous references to previous events - the Seraphim plague, the Existential Crisis and the Big Belch which all have direct impact on the story but to my mind are never explained well enough to fully understand their impact on the story and the universe as a whole.
I did enjoy the book though it was definitely not what I was expecting from the description. But in a universe of dozens of pocket universes with technology ranging from Iron Age to 35th Century and inhabited by essentially immortal people the story ends up being a standard space battle morality tale.
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