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Liked It “McDevitt is such a great scifi writer that even his less than brilliant works are still great. Cauldron is part of the Priscilla Hutchins series and should be read at the last as it reveals some secrets from earlier McDevitt books. The central theme of the story is the development of a new,...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Well, the series is now at an end.. and I feel less for reading it. The books rarely answered anything, and when they did, the answers felt contrived and pathetic. |
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“McDevitt is such a great scifi writer that even his less than brilliant works are still great. Cauldron is part of the Priscilla Hutchins series and should be read at the last as it reveals some secrets from earlier McDevitt books. The central theme of the story is the development of a new, faster star drive that "folds space" -- it is used to travel to the core of our galaxy where great mysteries are solved. Parts of this book are not as well developed as McDevitt's earlier books in this series, in my humble opinion, yet the book is still a pleasure to read.”
Tom S wrote this review Saturday, March 24, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Disappointing, and a little silly at times (silly in a bad way, not in a humorous way).”
Scott Reeves wrote this review Saturday, April 23, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not what I was expecting, but well written. Combines futuristic scenarios like space travel with a very believable characters.”
Mary Kate wrote this review Thursday, February 3, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A very hardcore Sci-Fi book, and while the characters are not that well defined, the summerization of the Omegas was amusing.”
Peter R wrote this review Friday, January 14, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not a very satisfying end to an excellent series about the pains and struggles of exploring the galaxy and looking for other civilizations.”
Aron Z wrote this review Sunday, July 25, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Well, the series is now at an end.. and I feel less for reading it. The books rarely answered anything, and when they did, the answers felt contrived and pathetic.
Rando Calrissian wrote this review Friday, April 30, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
"But Randy you say, it was about the characters!" Well, if so then it also sucks, since the characters were shallow and poorly written.. the main character hardly seemed different in this book than she did in the first book.
Man, I am disappointed and doubt I will read another book by Jack McDevitt.”
“As I just jumped into the series on this book, I was a bit confused at the characters who are easy to mix up. However, this book has many strong and high tension points that kept me on the edge of my seat while reading.”
Morri wrote this review Monday, February 1, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“fitting for the times
John H wrote this review Tuesday, November 3, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“Typical McDevitt "Hutch" novel, enjoyable as the rest. His universe is a very lonely one: where great alien races have developed and thrived, only to disappear or collapse into ruin. I like how he resolved the Omega mystery. His characters are enjoyable even if they don't grow or change a lot.”
Bobby L wrote this review Wednesday, July 15, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
