The Gap Into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises (Gap #3) by Stephen R. Donaldson

[gilda_elise]

The stage is set of confrontation at Billingate--illegal shipyard, haven for pirates and brigands, where every vice flourishes and every appetite can be sated. Gateway to the alien realm of the Amnion, the shipyard is a clearinghouse for all they require to fulfill their mutagenic plans against humanity.

It is here that the fate of Morn Hyland is to be decided amid a kaleidoscopic whirl of plot and counterplot, treachery and betrayal.

As schemes unravel to reveal yet deeper designs, Morn, Nick, Angus' lives may all be forfeit as pawns in the titanic game played our between Warden Dios, dedicated director of the UMC Police, and the Dragon, greed-driven ruler of the UMC. Here, the future of humankind hangs on the uncertain fortune of Morn Hyland in a daring novel of epic power and suspense, relentlessly gripping from first page to last.

I’m happy to say that the series has finally hit its stride, this being the best book so far. The reader is given a deeper look into what is going on that even those who thought they knew, didn’t. Betrayals abound, as nothing seems to be what it is, so the reader is left wanting more. Luckily, there are still two more books.

I’m still not totally happy with the main characters of Morn, Nick, and Angus. Their flaws still rule their lives, and they have plenty. I could perhaps feel more sympathy for the three if they weren’t giving so much to themselves. It seems that the fault always lies with the stars. Who are the victims, who the villains?

I’m hoping there’s more character growth in the next two books, because at this point, while I’ve become more invested in the plot, in the characters not so much.






1. The Outsider
2. War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
3. Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts
4. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
5. Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
6. From Baghdad to America: Life after War for a Marine and His Rescued Dog (Lava #2)
7. The Gap Into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge (Gap #2)
8. The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery
9. First King of Shannara (Original Shannara Trilogy 0)
10. Legends of the Fall
11. Moon of the Crusted Snow
12. Mio, My Son
13. Circe
14. Al Franken: Giant of the Senate
15. Memoirs of a Polar Bear
16. Of Mice and Men
17. A Dog's Purpose
18. A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights: FDR and the Controversy Over "Whiteness"
19. The Gap Into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises (Gap #3)



And yet another book that doesn't fit into my Bingo card.