This one deserves a re-read with the other two, it's been a while since I read the first two in the series. There are repercussions from the previous books that mean that it all comes together at the end. There are two alien ships in space near earth and people from earth go to see what's going on and it will change everything.
There's politics and space shennigans and a lot of different characters doing different things. It's a good read with strong characters and I really want to find the other two and go back to the start again. ( )

Well, that ended fairly dramatically. Excellently done. ( )

Also very good!

This is the third book in the Jenny Casey series and what a thrilling ending. This series could qualify as a spy thriller as well as Sci/Fi because it ended with thrills and solved mysteries aplenty. It was also a very prescient book. It was published in 2005 and it was filled with references to nanotechnology, quantum computing, and space elevators, as well as First Contact with alien species. What was also neat about this book and this series, was that I am reading another science book, this one by Ira Flatow, host of NPR's science talk show Science Friday, and in that book I read an essay on space elevators and nanotechnology as well as quantum computing. Low and behold I am reading about the same things in a fictional future world. I also still love the idea of a "woman of a certain age" as heroine, and Jenny did nothing to disappoint me in this final installment. While there are some fantastical elements in this novel and some plot threads that end, or go nowhere, overall it was a good series to read. The author left plenty of room for expansion on the story and I hope that someday she will write about Jenny and her "family" of misfits and malcontents again. I will definitely be reading more of Bears work in the future. ( )

Jun11:

Characters: The cast doesn't change much for the last book. A few new scientists add a little something, but the old carryovers are great.

Plot: A little better than the middle book. Some fun first-contact work and exploration. Some action.

Style: Gets it done. Engaging to read. ( )