Dirge

The book starts out kind-of slow, but once the attack on Argus V takes place, things get a lot more interesting. At that point it became a bit of an interstellar murder mystery, and I couldn't put the book down. HOW everyone finds out who did it and what the Humans would do about it, and how the Thranx would get involved, was what kept me turning the pages. The new race in the book, the Pitar, were for me a little bit unbelievable. I don't really believe in parallel evolution, so a race that looks almost exactly like humans for me was a bit far-fetched. Also, the Pitar struck me as being very 2-dimensional. They were all the same. There should have been good Pitar, bad Pitar, different Pitar with different personalities, but there weren't. That bothered me. Nevertheless, it was interesting to see how the Humans would find out who attacked Argus V, see how they would react, and how this story would draw the Humans and the Thranx closer together. Definitely worth a read by anyone who is interested in the relationship between Humans and the Thranx, and how the Humanx Commonwealth was formed.

Twists and Turns....Makes the whole of the Commonwealth make sense. If you are a Flinx or just a Foster Commonwealth fan this book is a must.

This book did not have all the action or grandness of a usual Foster book. It was still a good read though and I think he is setting up some really good stuff for the sequel.If you are an avid Humanx commonwealth reader though (as I am) this is a 'must read'-Dashro

If you like any of the commonwealth books, you'll enjoy this one. While it's not the best of them all, it had a very solid story and fit very well with the others. I really enjoyed learning more about the founding of the commonwealth. Fosters writing was, as always, excellent