I really wanted to like this book. I LOVED PROGENY and all of its literary references, the character development, the oodles of history nuggets and the fast pace - once the book finally got going - it did take while - like patiently waiting for an elderly relative to get to the point when s/he is in no hurry to do so. The author took even longer to get the story started in REMNANT despite an action-packed beginning. I kept waiting for the book to get going and get interesting and it NEVER did. I was so disappointed. I realized after finishing this book that I couldn't care less what happens to these characters any longer - they and their creator have fallen into the rabbit hole.