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A review by davykent
Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey
5.0
I was worried about the 30-year time skip, but I ended up really enjoying Persepolis Rising and it is one of my favourite books of the series.
Granted, the time skip still bothers me. I find it exceptionally unlikely that Holden and Naomi wouldn't pull on the Duarte and missing ships string, not even once, in that time span. So to get from the end of #6 to the beginning of #7 takes a bit of mental gymnastics.
Once you go through accepting this, however, the book itself is solid. Like I said, one of my favourites. Persepolis Rising also has a giant cliffhanger ending, which I typically dislike, but in this case I'm mellowed by the fact that I can start reading Tiamat's Wrath the moment I'm ready. I would have been significantly less impressed if I had read this book at release.
Granted, the time skip still bothers me. I find it exceptionally unlikely that Holden and Naomi wouldn't pull on the Duarte and missing ships string, not even once, in that time span. So to get from the end of #6 to the beginning of #7 takes a bit of mental gymnastics.
Once you go through accepting this, however, the book itself is solid. Like I said, one of my favourites. Persepolis Rising also has a giant cliffhanger ending, which I typically dislike, but in this case I'm mellowed by the fact that I can start reading Tiamat's Wrath the moment I'm ready. I would have been significantly less impressed if I had read this book at release.