false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173300935m/270486.jpg 270486 3 This is the Kage Baker novel everyone has been waiting for: the conclusion to the story of Mendoza and The Company. In <i>The Sons of Heaven</i>, the forces gathering to seize power finally move on the Company. The immortal Lewis wakes to find himself blinded, crippled, and left with no weapons but his voice, his memory, and the friendship of one extraordinary little girl. Edward Alton Bell-Fairfax, resurrected Victorian superman, plans for world domination. The immortal Mendoza makes a desperate bargain to delay him. Enforcer Budu, assisted by Joseph, enlists an unexpected ally in his plans to free his old warriors and bring judgment on his former masters. Executive Facilitator Suleyman uses his intelligence operation to uncover the secret of Alpha-Omega, vital to the mortals' survival. The mortal masters of the Company, terrified of a coup, invest in a plan they believe will terminate their immortal servants. And they awaken a powerful AI whom they call Dr Zeus. This web of a story is filled with great climaxes, wonderful surprises, and gripping characters many readers have grown to love or hate. It's a triumph of SF! 262218 10 7 2007 The Sons of Heaven (The Company, #8) total:191|5:46|4:63|3:60|2:18|1:4| 191 702 255 31 2 3 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 19:43:52 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 20:17:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 18:32:38 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 18:37:29 -0800 2008
this closing volume, while interesting in the way that everything taking place in this universe tends to be, bothered me in too many ways...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 12:14:13 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 07:05:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 15:58:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 12:34:47 -0700 2009
I've read a lot of reviews by people who read this book when it first came out. They had been waiting for the end of the series, not knowing how many books that would be, for several yea...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 10:01:36 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:01:36 -0800 2009 Overall, critics raved about the reputed conclusion to Kage Baker's Company novels (after The Machine's Child). Readers of the previous nine in the series will recognize familiar faces: all of the characters that have appeared before have at least walk-ons in the latest volume. While the panoply of ...

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However - the ending is so complicated, and so confusing, that it leaves a distinctly unsatisfying feeling.

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This final book is a wonderful end to the series. A little depressing how quickly after the present that humans decline into a safety and pc obsessed society (that didn't read anymore!) ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 04:11:56 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 18 16:04:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=270486