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Trwa wielka miedzygwiezdna wojna miedzy istotami zywymi i maszynami. Sily Gwiezdne znalazly sie po stronie maszyn - ale na jak dlugo?
Trzeci tom serii przynosi punkt zwrotny dla Kyle Riggsa i jego gwiezdnych marines. Jasne staje sie, w jaki rodzaj wojny wplatala sie Ziemia. Na lasce makrosów, ludzie musza walczyc przeciwko nowym, najrózniejszym rasom obcych, zarówno takim, które zasluguja na zaglade, jak i takim, które bronia sie przed najezdzca. Sytuacja robi sie smiertelnie powazna.
Trzeci tom serii przynosi punkt zwrotny dla Kyle Riggsa i jego gwiezdnych marines. Jasne staje sie, w jaki rodzaj wojny wplatala sie Ziemia. Na lasce makrosów, ludzie musza walczyc przeciwko nowym, najrózniejszym rasom obcych, zarówno takim, które zasluguja na zaglade, jak i takim, które bronia sie przed najezdzca. Sytuacja robi sie smiertelnie powazna.
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First published August 22, 2011
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September 24, 2025
Военната кампания срещу "червеите" приключва с много жертви за наемниците от Земята.
Макросите прехвърлят оцелелите бойци на "Звездната армада" в съседната планетна система, която има цели шест обитаеми свята, но не и разумен живот на тях. Те са присвоени и експлоатирани от машините, а бившите обитатели на една от планетите (познати ни като "кентаврите" от първата книга), са в изгнание на шест огромни космически станции.
Те са сключили пакт за ненападение с роботите-унищожители, които обаче хитреят - пращат нашите момчета начело с полковник Ригс да ги изтребят, уж като независима сила. Това му идва твърде много и полковникът сериозно се замисля, дали има смисъл земляните да продължат да служат на тези бездушни убийци.
Семето на бунта е посято и ще видим, до къде ще ни доведе това!
P.S. Историята е добра, но книгата определено се нуждае от редактор и коректор.
Макросите прехвърлят оцелелите бойци на "Звездната армада" в съседната планетна система, която има цели шест обитаеми свята, но не и разумен живот на тях. Те са присвоени и експлоатирани от машините, а бившите обитатели на една от планетите (познати ни като "кентаврите" от първата книга), са в изгнание на шест огромни космически станции.
Те са сключили пакт за ненападение с роботите-унищожители, които обаче хитреят - пращат нашите момчета начело с полковник Ригс да ги изтребят, уж като независима сила. Това му идва твърде много и полковникът сериозно се замисля, дали има смисъл земляните да продължат да служат на тези бездушни убийци.
Семето на бунта е посято и ще видим, до къде ще ни доведе това!
P.S. Историята е добра, но книгата определено се нуждае от редактор и коректор.
August 2, 2014
Author B.V. Larson's protagonist Kyle Riggs is a long way from his former life as a San Joaquin Valley professor/gentleman farmer. Hell, it's disintegrated. In "Rebellion," Larson steers Riggs closer to the light. Riggs and his increasingly powerful space marines had been the allied lackeys of the machine race bent on the destruction of all living things. Riggs is supposed to exterminate (sounds like Dr. Who's Daleks) the Centaurs, a goat-like race of herd creatures. He instead double crosses the machine Macros. The Centaurs give him a mass, but interrupted, download of their collective knowledge. Riggs' crew dumps that into a specialized Nano brainbox. When it sounds somewhat sentient, he names the creature Marvin, thus establishing one of the more interesting characters in the series. His girlfriend Sandra is in a coma, injured beyond repair even with her nanite-infused healing capacity. Marvin, who comes off a bit like Curious George, figures a way to repair her. He and Riggs discover that the Macros had kept a colony of intelligent bacteria on the ship Riggs has commandeered from the machines. These bacteria can be trained to do things like repair human flesh. But they need outside material to do so. Marvin puts Riggs in the position of having to make even more bizarre moral decisions. But it foreshadows much to come. And since this is a first-person storyline, the series benefits from all Riggs' inner turmoil. Is he doing the right thing? Is he risking the lives of entire species. Heck yes! But without him, they'd all be atomized. Another of Riggs' discoveries is his strange attraction for Major Jasmine Sarin. Nothing much comes of it, but keep reading. Larson what's going on in your life to inspire this?
January 18, 2018
I hated this series. The main protagonist is a narcissistic idiot that bumbles his way through the war. He creates more problems than he solves, is abusive to his closest allies. Uses and discards people on a whim as though they are disposable plates.
He lacks empathy. When he sheds his crocodile tears for his kids, it's not about the suffering they endured, but the suffering he endures. Which is very quickly forgotten about. Everyone around him is little more than a stepping stone to be walked on so that he may achieve his own goals.
He never truly admits his mistakes. In the rare event he does acknowledge his mistakes, he always makes it clear that it's someone else's fault, or that it's not really a mistake.
The series ruined the author and the narrator for me. I can't listen to the narrator anymore without wanting to punch him in the face.
He lacks empathy. When he sheds his crocodile tears for his kids, it's not about the suffering they endured, but the suffering he endures. Which is very quickly forgotten about. Everyone around him is little more than a stepping stone to be walked on so that he may achieve his own goals.
He never truly admits his mistakes. In the rare event he does acknowledge his mistakes, he always makes it clear that it's someone else's fault, or that it's not really a mistake.
The series ruined the author and the narrator for me. I can't listen to the narrator anymore without wanting to punch him in the face.
June 23, 2022
Very good book, highly recommended, it is truly impressive and fantastic, pay close attention, quite interesting, I highly recommend it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 15, 2016
Kyle Riggs remains a really bad commander. His faceless Marines die in droves because of his bad decisions and yet he remains in charge and people still inexplicably follow him. Oh, and now he's attracted to ANOTHER one of his female staff officers (because that'll go over well).
The book picks up right where Vol 2 (Extinction) leaves off with the human contingent winning their first battle for their robotic masters and are immediately thrust into another one. Eventually, Riggs somewhat inexplicably decides to rebel (restarting the war his own treaty which subjected humans to vassalage created) despite being woefully undergunned, undermanned, and poorly commanded.
The slow reveal of the universe and underlying mysteries is the most interesting part of this series except insofar as the scenes inanity of Riggs-as-commander is fun for wholly different reasons.
The book picks up right where Vol 2 (Extinction) leaves off with the human contingent winning their first battle for their robotic masters and are immediately thrust into another one. Eventually, Riggs somewhat inexplicably decides to rebel (restarting the war his own treaty which subjected humans to vassalage created) despite being woefully undergunned, undermanned, and poorly commanded.
The slow reveal of the universe and underlying mysteries is the most interesting part of this series except insofar as the scenes inanity of Riggs-as-commander is fun for wholly different reasons.
November 3, 2011
I would say more of the same with this book compared to the other 2 in the series, but that wouldn't be quite true. In my "review" of Extinction, book 2, I mentioned that the characters were quite static and that there wasn't much in the way of discussions on morality, etc. There's definitely much more of that in this book, though those types of thoughts don't stop Colonel Riggs from doing the things he feels he needs to do.
To me, this was definitely a stronger book than Extinction, and like Swarm, gets me interested in the next book in the series. Conquest, book 4, isn't out yet, but I'll be looking forward to that one.
Need to decide now if I'm going to move on to a new series, or if I'm going to go back to Steven Erikson's Malazan series, reread books 1-8, and finish up with 9 and 10, now that the series is complete. Leaning toward Malazan.
To me, this was definitely a stronger book than Extinction, and like Swarm, gets me interested in the next book in the series. Conquest, book 4, isn't out yet, but I'll be looking forward to that one.
Need to decide now if I'm going to move on to a new series, or if I'm going to go back to Steven Erikson's Malazan series, reread books 1-8, and finish up with 9 and 10, now that the series is complete. Leaning toward Malazan.
February 28, 2012
Rebellion is the third in the series, and it's getting better and better! This is a sci-fi novel with humor, and easy read with a good story, save the Earth, kill the Macro's (machines), control Marvin (the egosentric and weird brain box), keep your moral and the girl. Yep! Larson did it again, and I have already bought the fourth one in the series - Conquest :-)
November 1, 2011
full of holes...but still enjoyable.
December 1, 2017
One dimensional characters, worst Commander in history, also mostly just a lucky asshat of a person.
Only redeeming factor is the slow reveal of the universe the characters live inn
Only redeeming factor is the slow reveal of the universe the characters live inn
September 1, 2022
Pierwsze dwie odsłony cyklu Star Force B.V. Larsona może specjalnie „szału nie kręciły”, ale słuchało mi się je na tyle przyjemnie, iż postanowiłam kontynuować przygodę z tą serią i sięgnęłam po jej trzecią odsłonę pod tytułem Bunt.
Walka w imię cudzych celów…
"Trwa wielka międzygwiezdna wojna między istotami żywymi i maszynami. Siły Gwiezdne znalazły się po stronie maszyn – ale na jak długo?
Trzeci tom serii przynosi punkt zwrotny dla Kyle Riggsa i jego gwiezdnych marines. Jasne staje się, w jaki rodzaj wojny wplątała się Ziemia. Na łasce makrosów, ludzie muszą walczyć przeciwko nowym, najróżniejszym rasom obcych, zarówno takim, które zasługują na zagładę, jak i takim, które bronią się przed najeźdźcą. Sytuacja robi się śmiertelnie poważna."
Jest akcja, jest impreza. ;)
Po drugiej lekko niemrawiej odsłonie cyklu trójeczka troszkę „przyspieszyła” i zrobiła się nieco bardziej interesująca.
Choć muszę przyznać, iż historia oraz jej rozwinięcie coraz bardziej przypominają mi takie rasowe filmy klasy B, a Kyle Riggs wyrasta na kosmicznego MacGyvera, który z nanitów potrafi zrobić dosłownie wszystko. Do tego gość jest prawdziwym bohaterem, który całkiem nieźle balansuje otrzymane zadania. Z jednej strony spełnia „zachcianki” makrosów i walczy przeciwko nowym rasom, a z drugiej kombinuje jak bez uszczerbku dla Ziemi, wyplątać się z tego niekorzystnego układu. I muszę przyznać, że to kombinowanie wychodzi mu całkiem zjadliwie.
Dla mnie jednak najważniejsze w tej odsłonie okazało się odsunięcie na drugi, a nawet trzeci plan nimfomanki Sandry. Akcja przestała toczyć się wokół tego kontrowersyjnego „wątku miłosnego”, a na pierwszy plan powróciła dynamika, klimat i to, co tygryski lubią najbardziej, czyli nowe światy i zamieszkujące je rasy wraz z opisami. No i jeszcze, ta „wisienka na torcie”, czyli nowy robocik z zaawansowaną sztuczną inteligencją.
Podsumowując. Bunt B.V. Larsona, mimo iż nie skupia się na psychologicznym rozwoju postaci i często opiera się na znanych schematach, to jednak jest całkiem niezłym kosmicznym czytadłem, przy którym można miło spędzić czas. Jeżeli macie ochotę właśnie na taki rodzaj kosmicznej przygody, to seria powinna Wam się spodobać. Jeżeli zaś postacie i ich rozwój są dla Was istotne, to lepiej trzymajcie się od tej serii z daleka. ;)
http://unserious.pl/2020/09/bunt/
Walka w imię cudzych celów…
"Trwa wielka międzygwiezdna wojna między istotami żywymi i maszynami. Siły Gwiezdne znalazły się po stronie maszyn – ale na jak długo?
Trzeci tom serii przynosi punkt zwrotny dla Kyle Riggsa i jego gwiezdnych marines. Jasne staje się, w jaki rodzaj wojny wplątała się Ziemia. Na łasce makrosów, ludzie muszą walczyć przeciwko nowym, najróżniejszym rasom obcych, zarówno takim, które zasługują na zagładę, jak i takim, które bronią się przed najeźdźcą. Sytuacja robi się śmiertelnie poważna."
Jest akcja, jest impreza. ;)
Po drugiej lekko niemrawiej odsłonie cyklu trójeczka troszkę „przyspieszyła” i zrobiła się nieco bardziej interesująca.
Choć muszę przyznać, iż historia oraz jej rozwinięcie coraz bardziej przypominają mi takie rasowe filmy klasy B, a Kyle Riggs wyrasta na kosmicznego MacGyvera, który z nanitów potrafi zrobić dosłownie wszystko. Do tego gość jest prawdziwym bohaterem, który całkiem nieźle balansuje otrzymane zadania. Z jednej strony spełnia „zachcianki” makrosów i walczy przeciwko nowym rasom, a z drugiej kombinuje jak bez uszczerbku dla Ziemi, wyplątać się z tego niekorzystnego układu. I muszę przyznać, że to kombinowanie wychodzi mu całkiem zjadliwie.
Dla mnie jednak najważniejsze w tej odsłonie okazało się odsunięcie na drugi, a nawet trzeci plan nimfomanki Sandry. Akcja przestała toczyć się wokół tego kontrowersyjnego „wątku miłosnego”, a na pierwszy plan powróciła dynamika, klimat i to, co tygryski lubią najbardziej, czyli nowe światy i zamieszkujące je rasy wraz z opisami. No i jeszcze, ta „wisienka na torcie”, czyli nowy robocik z zaawansowaną sztuczną inteligencją.
Podsumowując. Bunt B.V. Larsona, mimo iż nie skupia się na psychologicznym rozwoju postaci i często opiera się na znanych schematach, to jednak jest całkiem niezłym kosmicznym czytadłem, przy którym można miło spędzić czas. Jeżeli macie ochotę właśnie na taki rodzaj kosmicznej przygody, to seria powinna Wam się spodobać. Jeżeli zaś postacie i ich rozwój są dla Was istotne, to lepiej trzymajcie się od tej serii z daleka. ;)
http://unserious.pl/2020/09/bunt/
January 30, 2023
Another entertaining if so what far fetched instalment in the Star Force series, which starts immediately following Kyle Riggs' marines extraction from battling The Worms, and immediately find themselves being sent on another mission for the Macros. As usual Macro Command is giving out very little information or intelligence on the next mission making preparation very difficult. All they are told is that they will have to attack space stations.
It turns out that their target are the Centaur race the Kyle encountered when he first was taken aboard the Nano ship. Reluctant to follow the Macros' commands to effectively wipe out all of the Centaur life on the stations, Kyle has to decide if he and his marines should rebel against the Macros with all of the risk to Earth that a rebellion could entail, or to simple ignore their consciences and carry out an act amounting to genocide and see if they can live with it.
The story moves along at a good pace and the battle scenes are well done, some of personal interactions and dialogue leave a bit to be desired but overall I don't think this detracts too much from the fun
It turns out that their target are the Centaur race the Kyle encountered when he first was taken aboard the Nano ship. Reluctant to follow the Macros' commands to effectively wipe out all of the Centaur life on the stations, Kyle has to decide if he and his marines should rebel against the Macros with all of the risk to Earth that a rebellion could entail, or to simple ignore their consciences and carry out an act amounting to genocide and see if they can live with it.
The story moves along at a good pace and the battle scenes are well done, some of personal interactions and dialogue leave a bit to be desired but overall I don't think this detracts too much from the fun
March 1, 2019
So, I said I wanted to take a break from this series because all it seemed to be was pain and death and violence and grief and anger. This book somewhat follows that trend but also invokes strong elements of exploration, curiosity and chance. The crew makes contact with something like 4 sentient races (dwarfing the first book's 2 main alien contacts, the nanos and the macros). Marvin is an interesting addition and I'm unsure of how I should take its inclusion in the story moving forward. The humans may come to regret having released him. Riggs may come to regret it personally. The biofilm hive mind is also interesting, especially in that it isn't destroyed with the Jolly Roger. I'm 99% sure that Riggs is either going to have his body rebuilt by them or he's going to have to find some way to ditch Sandra because at this point... that bitch crazy. And, perhaps most importantly and asked in canon, where the hell are the nanos?
January 19, 2021
Impossible to Set Down
Larson never fails to more than meet expectations. His stories are second to none and occasionally, he poses a question that colors the whole book. In this case, the question is," What is the difference between coercion and cooperation? We all do something for a reward. We eat because our body forces us to eat by getting hungry. We invent machines and make steel do things it would never do on its own. We work with one another because we are convinced it is in our own self interest. In this story, nanites are forced into doing things for us. Of course, we run into the questions of what is sentience? What happens if AI is left to evolve itself? Do humans become their slaves? Or fuel? Are we destined to continuously fight one another? I'm not sure there is an answer, but Larson brings these questions together into a story that, like all his others, is impossible to set down once you start.
Larson never fails to more than meet expectations. His stories are second to none and occasionally, he poses a question that colors the whole book. In this case, the question is," What is the difference between coercion and cooperation? We all do something for a reward. We eat because our body forces us to eat by getting hungry. We invent machines and make steel do things it would never do on its own. We work with one another because we are convinced it is in our own self interest. In this story, nanites are forced into doing things for us. Of course, we run into the questions of what is sentience? What happens if AI is left to evolve itself? Do humans become their slaves? Or fuel? Are we destined to continuously fight one another? I'm not sure there is an answer, but Larson brings these questions together into a story that, like all his others, is impossible to set down once you start.
May 25, 2025
“Rebellion”, third in the 'Star Force' series, sees the Space Marine tasked by the Macros with the genocide as a race of creatures somewhat similar to centaurs.
By this stage Kyle Riggs knows that the deal he struck with the Macros is one-sided and completely in their favour.
With mountain casualties and dwindling resources it's pretty certain there will be no return to Earth.
It's time to strike back, even if it means rekindling the war.
While the previous book dealt with planetary war, this time it is set in space.
As the series now extends to 14 books it is a safe bet that Kyle, against the odds, finds a way to succeed.
It's a fast read, and not particularly memorable (I'm pretty sure that I read the series a long time ago), but I'm a sucker for Space Opera.
3 Stars.
By this stage Kyle Riggs knows that the deal he struck with the Macros is one-sided and completely in their favour.
With mountain casualties and dwindling resources it's pretty certain there will be no return to Earth.
It's time to strike back, even if it means rekindling the war.
While the previous book dealt with planetary war, this time it is set in space.
As the series now extends to 14 books it is a safe bet that Kyle, against the odds, finds a way to succeed.
It's a fast read, and not particularly memorable (I'm pretty sure that I read the series a long time ago), but I'm a sucker for Space Opera.
3 Stars.
July 14, 2017
I liked this story, been reading the books in order. It's an easy read and entertaining. Even when it gets technical or macho is not a drag. I think that to enjoy this book you have to be a sci-fi fan, maybe have enjoyed Galactica and themes alike.
The style is fine, you are not looking for an Asimovish saga here, but just an entertaining one. It does include some new interesting characters and good twists, but most of them you can foresee and just hope they happen soon to see how Larson solved them. I sometimes imagine him figuring them out and talking to his trial readers about it.
I'm reading the next one, to find answers and just have some well deserved me-time.
The style is fine, you are not looking for an Asimovish saga here, but just an entertaining one. It does include some new interesting characters and good twists, but most of them you can foresee and just hope they happen soon to see how Larson solved them. I sometimes imagine him figuring them out and talking to his trial readers about it.
I'm reading the next one, to find answers and just have some well deserved me-time.
February 7, 2019
Though the second book was not as good as the first, it wasn't horrible and so I decided to pick up the third. Though there was no character growth from book one to book three, this one was interesting. But the warning signs of a bad series were there: same plot outline, no character growth. Rebellion was OK, and after reading it I took a break from the series hoping a little distance between this one and the next would reinvigorate my interest in it.
October 28, 2023
This appears to be a promising resource for those fascinated by the world's wonders. Its success likely hinges on the author's ability to present information in an engaging way and organize the vast array of facts cohesively. If the book achieves this, it has the potential to be an entertaining and educational read for a diverse audience.
April 30, 2020
Nothing sophisticated, just an interesting, imaginative space adventure with intriguing characters. Escapist Sci-fi that doesn't strain the brain but also doesn't insult your intelligence. I'm reading all of his series of books.
April 23, 2022
Jakaś taka średnia ta seria do tej pory... Sporo głupot, począwszy od akcji z pierwszego tomu z porwaniem głównego bohatera, który nagle zapomniał o swojej rodzinie i lata sobie po kosmosie w najlepsze. A postać Sandry... Ah, szkoda gadać.
November 13, 2017
The true fight for the biotics is beginning. Are you ready?
November 23, 2017
3.5 stars.
October 8, 2018
Another Good One
Off to Book 4 now as this one is finished . I like the detail and humor that is in the storyline. Very vivid. Very entertaining.
Off to Book 4 now as this one is finished . I like the detail and humor that is in the storyline. Very vivid. Very entertaining.
July 6, 2019
Series is improving with characters other than Riggs occasionally being capable of independent competence. But it's still way too much of a one-man show to be really compelling.
Want to read
July 19, 2019
July 22, 2021
A new element was added to the series that kicked this book up to 4 stars.
February 19, 2019
Nice work
February 10, 2012
This is the 3rd book in the series and it doesn't stop for a breather. Colonel Kyle Riggs and his Star Force are now fighting for the Macros and they're not happy doing it. But, if they want to live, Colonel Riggs and his Marines had better fight very, very well. After a quick trip through a "star gate" and then to a planet completely devoid of human life. In fact, the predominate life form here are worms. Small, large, big, and very, very big worms that are highly intelligent and armed! It's Rigg's job to drive to the bottom of a worm-made stronghold and do something that will conclude the mission.
For some strange reason, Riggs never fully asks the MACROS what are his mission paramaters. He goes into battle without knowing his ultimate goal until he has gotten a lot of his Marines killed! He also seems to be the only competent Marine in his entire unit because he has to lead every single mission or winds up being in the middle of everything. It's certainly important that he has an improved body with nanites cause he certainly couldn't keep up the pace he manages without being enhanced.
After finally getting told the endpoint of his mission, he gets there and does what he's required. Now he's ready to pull out only he has a big problem. There's a giant worm coming to swallow his base camp and he doesn't have time to pack everything up. So, he's ready to pull up stakes and run except the MACROS don't want him to leave all his stuff behind. He has to guarantee them that his unit will be effective even if they leave all the surplus equipment. They actually don't need it since they are leaving a lot of dead Marines, also. Finally, he gets pulled out.
Don't think Colonel Riggs and his Star Force Marines are headed home...he told the MACROS his unit was still an effective fighting unit. That means they go fight again!
For some strange reason, Riggs never fully asks the MACROS what are his mission paramaters. He goes into battle without knowing his ultimate goal until he has gotten a lot of his Marines killed! He also seems to be the only competent Marine in his entire unit because he has to lead every single mission or winds up being in the middle of everything. It's certainly important that he has an improved body with nanites cause he certainly couldn't keep up the pace he manages without being enhanced.
After finally getting told the endpoint of his mission, he gets there and does what he's required. Now he's ready to pull out only he has a big problem. There's a giant worm coming to swallow his base camp and he doesn't have time to pack everything up. So, he's ready to pull up stakes and run except the MACROS don't want him to leave all his stuff behind. He has to guarantee them that his unit will be effective even if they leave all the surplus equipment. They actually don't need it since they are leaving a lot of dead Marines, also. Finally, he gets pulled out.
Don't think Colonel Riggs and his Star Force Marines are headed home...he told the MACROS his unit was still an effective fighting unit. That means they go fight again!
August 12, 2016
OK, I'm sold. These books are actually pretty good. I'm not getting any smarter by listening to them, but I'm having a lot of fun. Surprisingly well paced and varied in atmosphere. Lots of interesting ideas get played with. I only have two recurring complaints:
1: The good guys keep stumbling across incredible cosmic super-powers. I expect Kyle Riggs will have laser-eyes in the next book, and then his girlfriend will turn into a genie that can grant wishes and maybe there's a gun that shoots supernovas. This is kind of love-hate. The new escalations are fun but it spoils the tension and runs counter to the theme of problem-solving (which the books pull of surprisingly well).
2: The main character's perceptions of women is really grating. I'm not particularly sensitive on this topic, but, wow, this is bad. The female characters are fine: one-dimensional, but so are most of the men too and that's fine for this kind of book. The problem is in how Riggs perceives and manipulates them. Leaves a foul taste in my mind.
That said, the books are fun and satisfying in a popcorn-for-dinner sort of way. I'll keep reading.
The narration in the audiobook version is excellent too.
1: The good guys keep stumbling across incredible cosmic super-powers. I expect Kyle Riggs will have laser-eyes in the next book, and then his girlfriend will turn into a genie that can grant wishes and maybe there's a gun that shoots supernovas. This is kind of love-hate. The new escalations are fun but it spoils the tension and runs counter to the theme of problem-solving (which the books pull of surprisingly well).
2: The main character's perceptions of women is really grating. I'm not particularly sensitive on this topic, but, wow, this is bad. The female characters are fine: one-dimensional, but so are most of the men too and that's fine for this kind of book. The problem is in how Riggs perceives and manipulates them. Leaves a foul taste in my mind.
That said, the books are fun and satisfying in a popcorn-for-dinner sort of way. I'll keep reading.
The narration in the audiobook version is excellent too.
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