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Resolution (Nulaperion Sequence book 3) by John Meaney
01/02/2006 . Source: Geoff Willmetts 
pub: Bantam Press. 405 page hardback. Price: £18.95 (UK). ISBN: 0-593-04737-0. Buy from Amazon US - Buy from Amazon UK
nb: US titles may only be available from Amazon US, and UK titles from Amazon UK. check out website: www.booksattransworld.co.uk and www.johnmeaney.com
This is the third book following the life of Lord Tom Corcorigan. He's come a long way since his poor beginnings, having an arm amputated for theft, being raised as a servant and then raised to the peerage where he became, amongst other things, a terrorist leader respected for killing one of the Oracles that dominated his society.
With this volume, he has been leading a successful married life with his beloved Elva before being called into service again to war against the Anomaly and bring peace to his world Nulapeiron. He is also following the story of how the pilots who travelled the space ways from the origin of 'Ro's Children' which is also neatly brought to a close here linking the two plots together. Elevated to Warlord, there doesn't seem to be anything Corcorigan can't do with all other characters bowing to his leadership.
As you might have noticed from my reviews of the previous two books, I've had some deep reservations about this series as it progressed, especially from a credibility point of view. Compared to the opening book, 'Paradox', this has turned into practically a light read lacking depth with every event falling into place with every character doing what they're told. Considering how easy it would be to spot Corcorigan with his missing arm, who refuses to have it re-grown, and how he acts as if he has one together with his recklessness, he either has a charmed life or an author who is eager to move onto his next book. I thought Meaney's first book 'To Hold Infinity' was a superb book but here its more like he's going through the motions which is a great shame. It almost feels like he was asked to write a trilogy and lost heart somewhere along the way and kept within the perimeters of the proposal.
If you like books that get progressively light and depend entirely on the hero then you'll probably like this book. It's just a shame that it was shaved of any meat.
GF Willmetts
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