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The Slaver Wars: Galactic Conflict (Volume 6)
What a terrific series this is: I hope Mr. Weil can find a way to sustain it beyond his next book I very much enjoy his willingness to delve into the details of the humans/Altons vs. Hocklyn/AI's) technology, and the depth and tech detail to which he treats the clashes between the opposing forces. Character development is just what I would expect, enough to sustain interest and not so much that the central plot is cluttered with page-filling back stories and extraneous character portraits taking the reader away from the central plot line(s). Weil's focus on the "special five", and their relationships with lovers and friends, their close alliance with the Carethians, and the Altons, and of course, the Avenger's AI, Ariel, provide a solid fulcrum for the constant action occurring between the warring races. There's sufficient interaction, too, between the Hocklyn characters to help the reader appreciate that the Hocklyn empire, with or without the AIs, is still a determined enemy set to destroy the human/Alton races, and to continue their march through the galaxy. Galactic Conflict was a very satisfying read for me, as have been all the books in this great series I'm very much looking forward to Weil's next Slaver Wars book to find out whether (or not) the galaxy can be "saved" from the AI's!