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In the final installment of an exhilarating sci-fi adventure trilogy in the vein of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising, Scott Sigler’s unforgettable heroine, Em Savage, must come to grips once and for all with the perilous mysteries of her own existence.
“We thought this place was our destiny—not our doom.”
Pawns in a millennia-old struggle, the young people known only as the Birthday Children were genetically engineered to survive on the planet Omeyocan—but they were never meant to live there. They were made to be “overwritten,” their minds wiped and replaced by the consciousness of the monsters who created them.
Em changed all of that.
She unified her people and led a revolt against their creators. Em and her friends escaped an ancient ghost ship and fled to Omeyocan. They thought they would find an uninhabited paradise. Instead, they found the ruins of a massive city long since swallowed by the jungle. And they weren’t alone. The Birthday Children fought for survival against the elements, jungle wildlife, the “Grownups” who created them . . . and, as evil corrupted their numbers, even against themselves.
With these opponents finally defeated, Em and her people realized that more threats were coming, traveling from across the universe to lay claim to their planet. The Birthday Children have prepared as best they can against this alien armada. Now, as the first ships reach orbit around Omeyocan, the final battle for the planet begins.
“We thought this place was our destiny—not our doom.”
Pawns in a millennia-old struggle, the young people known only as the Birthday Children were genetically engineered to survive on the planet Omeyocan—but they were never meant to live there. They were made to be “overwritten,” their minds wiped and replaced by the consciousness of the monsters who created them.
Em changed all of that.
She unified her people and led a revolt against their creators. Em and her friends escaped an ancient ghost ship and fled to Omeyocan. They thought they would find an uninhabited paradise. Instead, they found the ruins of a massive city long since swallowed by the jungle. And they weren’t alone. The Birthday Children fought for survival against the elements, jungle wildlife, the “Grownups” who created them . . . and, as evil corrupted their numbers, even against themselves.
With these opponents finally defeated, Em and her people realized that more threats were coming, traveling from across the universe to lay claim to their planet. The Birthday Children have prepared as best they can against this alien armada. Now, as the first ships reach orbit around Omeyocan, the final battle for the planet begins.
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#1 New York Times best-selling author Scott Sigler is the creator of fifteen novels, six novellas and dozens of short stories. He gives away his stories as weekly, serialized, audiobooks, with over 40 million episodes downloaded.
Scott launched his career by releasing his novels as author-read podcasts. His rabid fans were so hungry for each week’s episode that they dubbed themselves the “Junkies.” The first hit is always free …
He is also is a co-founder of Empty Set Entertainment, which publishes his Galactic Football League series. He lives in San Diego, CA, with his wife and wee little Dogs of Døøm.
iTunes by subscribing to his podcast. #1 New York Times best-selling author Scott Sigler is the creator of fifteen novels, six novellas and dozens of short stories. He gives away his stories as weekly, serialized, audiobooks, with over 40 million episodes downloaded.
Scott launched his career by releasing his novels as author-read podcasts. His rabid fans were so hungry for each week’s episode that they dubbed themselves the “Junkies.” The first hit is always free …
He is also is a co-founder of Empty Set Entertainment, which publishes his Galactic Football League series. He lives in San Diego, CA, with his wife and wee little Dogs of Døøm.
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February 14, 2017Tuesday, Feb 14, 2017
Another fun quote square as we ramp up to the March 7, 2017 release of ALONE.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Just one month until ALONE hits stores. Get those pre-orders in, my friends, because this trilogy goes out with a bang.
Sunday, January 22, 2016
Today we finished principle recording on the ALONE audiobook. We're really excited to finish the trilogy in style and entertain the hell out of you.
Emma Galvin narrated the first two books in the series, ALIVE and ALONE. We've made a change for Book III. As the author, I felt I needed to show the increasing maturity of characters who have been hardened by fire and steel, by blood and loss. Emma captured early Em well — our new narrator, A.B. Kovacs (pictured below) is ideally suited to voicing someone who has seen far too much violence and lost more than anyone ever should.
We expect the audiobook to go up for pre-order around February 7, one month before the ALONE hardcover, eBook and audiobook come out on March 7, 2016.
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016
YOU COULD BE A CHARACTER IN ALONE!
A new contest, where your name could be the name of a character in Book III of the Generations Trilogy. Click here or click the image to find out how you can be immortalized as one of the Birthday Children!
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
The SiglerFest2k16 attendees got a big surprise — galleys of ALONE.
Our annual fan fest in Las Vegas was a big hit this year. And look at those happy faces!
Thursday, May 19, 2016
2nd draft remarks are back from the editor Del Rey, so today I start on the 3rd draft. With the majority of the plot and pacing now set in stone, this draft is to delve a little deeper into emotion and feeling. Friendships, animosity and the battle for power come to the fore. This is a shorter window for edits, but the book is fairly rock solid so that shouldn't be a problem. After this, it's on to line edits.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
I'm working hard on the 2nd draft. There are some very cool elements bubbling to the surface, as well as some that are irritating me like sand in your swim trunks. It's amazing how a couple of tiny details can stand out and get in the way of the story. Those elements have to be ground down, sanded, polished and buffed before you can drive the new car off the lot.
I do think people are going to dig this book. It really closes out the trilogy with a definitive ending. But, I hope you're not too attached to some of these characters ...
Monday, December 21, 2015:
Folks, I just submitted the ALONE outline to my editor at Del Rey. The outline is 45 freakin' pages long. That might indicate a huge book, but probably not —it means I've broken the plot down in specific detail. I don't want to choke the book with excess verbiage, so the challenge will be to make those 53 chapters tight and punchy.
I will say this: the ending is big. That's the ending of both this novel, ALONE, and the entire Generations Trilogy. I know it's pitched as YA, so forgive my French, but the shit's gonna get real.
As AC/DC would say, if you want blood, you got it ...
Another fun quote square as we ramp up to the March 7, 2017 release of ALONE.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Just one month until ALONE hits stores. Get those pre-orders in, my friends, because this trilogy goes out with a bang.
Sunday, January 22, 2016
Today we finished principle recording on the ALONE audiobook. We're really excited to finish the trilogy in style and entertain the hell out of you.
Emma Galvin narrated the first two books in the series, ALIVE and ALONE. We've made a change for Book III. As the author, I felt I needed to show the increasing maturity of characters who have been hardened by fire and steel, by blood and loss. Emma captured early Em well — our new narrator, A.B. Kovacs (pictured below) is ideally suited to voicing someone who has seen far too much violence and lost more than anyone ever should.
We expect the audiobook to go up for pre-order around February 7, one month before the ALONE hardcover, eBook and audiobook come out on March 7, 2016.
A.B. Kovacs
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016
YOU COULD BE A CHARACTER IN ALONE!
A new contest, where your name could be the name of a character in Book III of the Generations Trilogy. Click here or click the image to find out how you can be immortalized as one of the Birthday Children!
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
The SiglerFest2k16 attendees got a big surprise — galleys of ALONE.
Our annual fan fest in Las Vegas was a big hit this year. And look at those happy faces!
Thursday, May 19, 2016
2nd draft remarks are back from the editor Del Rey, so today I start on the 3rd draft. With the majority of the plot and pacing now set in stone, this draft is to delve a little deeper into emotion and feeling. Friendships, animosity and the battle for power come to the fore. This is a shorter window for edits, but the book is fairly rock solid so that shouldn't be a problem. After this, it's on to line edits.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
I'm working hard on the 2nd draft. There are some very cool elements bubbling to the surface, as well as some that are irritating me like sand in your swim trunks. It's amazing how a couple of tiny details can stand out and get in the way of the story. Those elements have to be ground down, sanded, polished and buffed before you can drive the new car off the lot.
I do think people are going to dig this book. It really closes out the trilogy with a definitive ending. But, I hope you're not too attached to some of these characters ...
Monday, December 21, 2015:
Folks, I just submitted the ALONE outline to my editor at Del Rey. The outline is 45 freakin' pages long. That might indicate a huge book, but probably not —it means I've broken the plot down in specific detail. I don't want to choke the book with excess verbiage, so the challenge will be to make those 53 chapters tight and punchy.
I will say this: the ending is big. That's the ending of both this novel, ALONE, and the entire Generations Trilogy. I know it's pitched as YA, so forgive my French, but the shit's gonna get real.
As AC/DC would say, if you want blood, you got it ...
June 20, 2017
“You revere it so much you want to show it off. I was made to heal. You? You were made to kill. You are death.”
The end of The Generations Trilogy and I've been reeling in my thoughts. It gets hard to review a series as you get to the final book because you don't want to reveal spoilers, but then how do you discuss the plot when in the final book practically all plot lines are spoilers from the first two books? That is the challenge. The jist of the series is this: a teenage girl woke in a coffin with 11 other children and no memory of how they got there. These are the Birthday Children. Throughout the series, they learn about their identities, struggle to survive, and face numerous threats and challenges. In the final book, the final battle ensues.
This is one hell of a series. The third book gives a good recap of the first two books without feeling recap-y. I needed the refresher, but had no problem being thrown back into Em's world. I enjoyed every single second of the first two books with the twists of each furthering my love for the series, which leads to my first complaint in the series: did that plot twist seriously have to happen in the third book when it may have severely impacted my ability to recommend the series as a whole? AGH. It's hard because I enjoyed this series so, so much. In fact, this book was filled with so much bloodshed and action..it was near impossible to put down. But then
Yes, I had to go into that plot twist to get my point across. Honestly, that alone would've moved this to a 3 star read for me, but the rest of the series earned the book a higher rating. Sigler's writing is good. The pacing keeps up. There was a lot more action in this book than the others. We even get more background in this one. Not sure how I feel about exactly why Matilda is such a raging evil monstrosity. Another questionable resolution is Maybe I'm being nitpicky. I don't think I really am, though. I still thoroughly enjoyed the series up to where the resolutions started coming out. That's where I started to think "Hey.....wait a second. WTF?!" And not in a good way :/
I'm torn because without some of these resolutions, this would've been so awesome. But can one really love a series that sets up a bunch of plot lines and questions that ultimately have zero resolutions or answers? Anyway, I did really enjoy the series until certain things happened. Even with these developments, the story kept a fast pace until the end. I may move the rating down the more I sit on this. It is hard when the series is so good until you get answers.
March 5, 2017
Alone is a wonderful, satisfying ending to The Generations Trilogy!
Sigler had me at the beginning of The Generations Trilogy in Alive when he started out with Em waking up in a COFFIN! He grabbed my attention from the first pages, and then never let up all the way through to the end of Alone!
I've always been a huge sci-fi fan and space ships, new planets to explore, and aliens are huge favorites. Sigler took all of these items and created a spectacular unique version which I enjoyed immensely.
In Alone, I never really got a chance to catch my breath as the action never stops! We get major battles, both on the ground and in space, a little romance, and some crazy twists!!
I had so many emotions going on throughout, including joy, sorrow, anger, frustation, and at one point had to refrain from throwing my ereader. But in the end, I was wholeheartedly pleased with how the Birthday Children fared... Well, most of them anyway.
If Sigler ever decides to do a sequel to this trilogy, count me in!!
*Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for an advanced copy!*
Sigler had me at the beginning of The Generations Trilogy in Alive when he started out with Em waking up in a COFFIN! He grabbed my attention from the first pages, and then never let up all the way through to the end of Alone!
I've always been a huge sci-fi fan and space ships, new planets to explore, and aliens are huge favorites. Sigler took all of these items and created a spectacular unique version which I enjoyed immensely.
In Alone, I never really got a chance to catch my breath as the action never stops! We get major battles, both on the ground and in space, a little romance, and some crazy twists!!
I had so many emotions going on throughout, including joy, sorrow, anger, frustation, and at one point had to refrain from throwing my ereader. But in the end, I was wholeheartedly pleased with how the Birthday Children fared... Well, most of them anyway.
If Sigler ever decides to do a sequel to this trilogy, count me in!!
*Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for an advanced copy!*
February 7, 2017
Update: Nov 18, 2016
NetGalley approved me an ARC!! Can't wait to start 0n it!!
Feb 6, 2017
Wow. Scott Sigler. You have outdone yourself! I honestly didn't know what to expect with this final book (which made me both excited and nervous) and was partly the reason why I took two months reading it!
But boy, was it worth it.
Em's journey was truly a long one and what an astounding and exhilirating ride it was! Alive shocked me, Alight made me even more shocked, and Alone made filled me with emtions: hope, fear, anger and lastly, happiness!
Thank you Scott for writing this awesome trilogy and also, to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC!
NetGalley approved me an ARC!! Can't wait to start 0n it!!
Feb 6, 2017
Wow. Scott Sigler. You have outdone yourself! I honestly didn't know what to expect with this final book (which made me both excited and nervous) and was partly the reason why I took two months reading it!
But boy, was it worth it.
Em's journey was truly a long one and what an astounding and exhilirating ride it was! Alive shocked me, Alight made me even more shocked, and Alone made filled me with emtions: hope, fear, anger and lastly, happiness!
Thank you Scott for writing this awesome trilogy and also, to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC!
July 13, 2017
I think this serie is the only one where I couldn't guess the ending. The world building is crazy, and super original, I had no idea where the author were going and it was super refreshing.
September 17, 2021
Scott Sigler has set the stage for intergalactic war heading into Alone, the final leg of the Generations trilogy. Em, Bishop, Spingate, Gaston, and the other Birthday Children have subdued the planet Omeyocan and learned to live at peace with the Springer alien race, but the danger is far from passed. Matilda Savage and the rest of the Grownups hover in orbit on the Xolotl starship, awaiting their opportunity to abduct the Birthday Children and overwrite their own consciousnesses into them. O'Malley, the love of Em's life, has already been overwritten by his correlating Grownup, prompting Em to kill him to free him from the prison his body had become. Sensors indicate that multiple starships from various corners of the universe are en route to Omeyocan, and the planet's history strongly suggests that when foreigners come here, their intent is to make war and colonize. On top of these problems, Em's people and the Springers show symptoms of an increasingly violent disposition, and keeping peace is difficult. Will the Birthday Children even survive until the alien ships approach Omeyocan?
"When evil comes, you can't always talk to it—sometimes it must be destroyed."
—Alone, PP. 44-45
Em detects a menacing presence deep in an underground grotto, and heads down to check it out. It turns out her excavators' instinctive fear of poking around in here was justified: Omeyocan is host to a creature of enormous psychological power, who sends irresistible signals to far-flung civilizations to come tend to its desires. Suddenly the many starship migrations to Omeyocan make sense: these species didn't all build spacecraft and travel unimaginable distances to settle the same planet by coincidence; they were directed by an intelligence far more sophisticated than their own. Even if Em's people fend off the starships already on their way to Omeyocan, more will come, bringing barrages of military might until the Birthday Children are wiped out. Establishing a longterm colony on this planet of war isn't feasible, but what will Em's people say if she demands they leave? Will they take her word and abandon the planet their bodies and minds were engineered to inhabit?
"(R)eality is what it is whether we like it or not."
—Alone, P. 432
There's no time to agonize over their options. When aggressive aliens that Em calls the Wasps alight on Omeyocan, the Birthday Children go on the offensive, but eradicating the Wasps won't be easy. Attacks brought by the Springers end in massacre; they're no match for the heavy artillery of the Wasps. Once the invaders realize the Birthday Children pose little more threat than the Springers and launch an assault, Omeyocan will be uninhabitable for Em and the other humans, but are their odds better in outer space? With the Grownups waiting to nab them if they stray into the Xolotl's range, Em must choose between two evils, and her people aren't making it easy. Fueled by the bewildering rage that's infected them since they came to Omeyocan, the Birthday Children need more than a strong leader who can convince them to flee the Wasps and take their chances in deep space: they need a miracle bought by self-sacrifice on the part of Em and her inner circle. How much is Em willing to give up so the human race might live on?
"Sometimes courage is carried by a roar—sometimes it is hidden within a wavering voice."
—Alone, P. 495
I have a harder time judging Alone than most novels. It's a long book, and feels long. The action scenes aren't especially compelling, and I can't say the narrative crackles with emotion or immediacy. But there are themes that can't be ignored, which lend the story emotional resonance. What stance should a moral society take on torture? It's simple to say it should be outlawed, maybe too simple. Do you forgo torture in extracting information from terrorists, even if that means innocent people die? Are the lives of citizens who trust you to protect them worth trading for the ability to say you won't stoop to torture? If torture is allowed in certain circumstances, is it inevitable that eventually it will be allowed in any case where someone withholds information? Does permitting torture guarantee that innocent people will someday be subjected to it? The climactic scene dealing with this subject in Alone is graphic and haunting, and has repercussions for the rest of the book. Themes of personal identity and consciousness are also a hallmark of Alone. Can humans cope with immortality if technology makes it possible? Time changes a person, as we see from Em and her Grownup counterpart, Matilda. Can only one of them peacefully exist in the universe? Matilda is more than 1,200 years old and Em has only been conscious for a year, a canyon that seems unbridgeable. Is emotional and intellectual reconciliation possible between our past and present selves? It's someone else who helps Em discover the answer to that in the poignant ending to Alone, someone who loves her dearly and would sacrifice anything to merit her love in return. That sacrifice brings the Generations trilogy to a surprising, beautiful finish. At one point in Alone, Em asked herself, "Why do I only discover my true feelings for people when it is too late to do anything about them?" Now, after a lifetime of loneliness, maybe that can change.
"We don't have to be bad forever. We can fight our urges. We can choose to be good."
—Alone, P. 525
I'm not sure I'd label myself a fan of Scott Sigler, but Alone proves he knows how to close a trilogy. How do I rate a book of such ups and down, long stretches where I felt bored mixed with scenes of unforgettable emotional connection? I'd give it two and a half stars, but the dividing line between rounding up or down could not be more tenuous. Either way, I'm not sure my choice will be the right one. This series had loads of potential and Scott Sigler fulfilled some of it, but I can't help thinking that if Neal Shusterman had been handed the story idea to write however he saw fit, the Generations trilogy could have been one of the greatest in YA history, a mindblower. I lament the missed opportunities even as I appreciate what Scott Sigler accomplished. After nearly 1,300 pages, I'm ready to say I liked this trilogy. I know I'll always remember it.
"When evil comes, you can't always talk to it—sometimes it must be destroyed."
—Alone, PP. 44-45
Em detects a menacing presence deep in an underground grotto, and heads down to check it out. It turns out her excavators' instinctive fear of poking around in here was justified: Omeyocan is host to a creature of enormous psychological power, who sends irresistible signals to far-flung civilizations to come tend to its desires. Suddenly the many starship migrations to Omeyocan make sense: these species didn't all build spacecraft and travel unimaginable distances to settle the same planet by coincidence; they were directed by an intelligence far more sophisticated than their own. Even if Em's people fend off the starships already on their way to Omeyocan, more will come, bringing barrages of military might until the Birthday Children are wiped out. Establishing a longterm colony on this planet of war isn't feasible, but what will Em's people say if she demands they leave? Will they take her word and abandon the planet their bodies and minds were engineered to inhabit?
"(R)eality is what it is whether we like it or not."
—Alone, P. 432
There's no time to agonize over their options. When aggressive aliens that Em calls the Wasps alight on Omeyocan, the Birthday Children go on the offensive, but eradicating the Wasps won't be easy. Attacks brought by the Springers end in massacre; they're no match for the heavy artillery of the Wasps. Once the invaders realize the Birthday Children pose little more threat than the Springers and launch an assault, Omeyocan will be uninhabitable for Em and the other humans, but are their odds better in outer space? With the Grownups waiting to nab them if they stray into the Xolotl's range, Em must choose between two evils, and her people aren't making it easy. Fueled by the bewildering rage that's infected them since they came to Omeyocan, the Birthday Children need more than a strong leader who can convince them to flee the Wasps and take their chances in deep space: they need a miracle bought by self-sacrifice on the part of Em and her inner circle. How much is Em willing to give up so the human race might live on?
"Sometimes courage is carried by a roar—sometimes it is hidden within a wavering voice."
—Alone, P. 495
I have a harder time judging Alone than most novels. It's a long book, and feels long. The action scenes aren't especially compelling, and I can't say the narrative crackles with emotion or immediacy. But there are themes that can't be ignored, which lend the story emotional resonance. What stance should a moral society take on torture? It's simple to say it should be outlawed, maybe too simple. Do you forgo torture in extracting information from terrorists, even if that means innocent people die? Are the lives of citizens who trust you to protect them worth trading for the ability to say you won't stoop to torture? If torture is allowed in certain circumstances, is it inevitable that eventually it will be allowed in any case where someone withholds information? Does permitting torture guarantee that innocent people will someday be subjected to it? The climactic scene dealing with this subject in Alone is graphic and haunting, and has repercussions for the rest of the book. Themes of personal identity and consciousness are also a hallmark of Alone. Can humans cope with immortality if technology makes it possible? Time changes a person, as we see from Em and her Grownup counterpart, Matilda. Can only one of them peacefully exist in the universe? Matilda is more than 1,200 years old and Em has only been conscious for a year, a canyon that seems unbridgeable. Is emotional and intellectual reconciliation possible between our past and present selves? It's someone else who helps Em discover the answer to that in the poignant ending to Alone, someone who loves her dearly and would sacrifice anything to merit her love in return. That sacrifice brings the Generations trilogy to a surprising, beautiful finish. At one point in Alone, Em asked herself, "Why do I only discover my true feelings for people when it is too late to do anything about them?" Now, after a lifetime of loneliness, maybe that can change.
"We don't have to be bad forever. We can fight our urges. We can choose to be good."
—Alone, P. 525
I'm not sure I'd label myself a fan of Scott Sigler, but Alone proves he knows how to close a trilogy. How do I rate a book of such ups and down, long stretches where I felt bored mixed with scenes of unforgettable emotional connection? I'd give it two and a half stars, but the dividing line between rounding up or down could not be more tenuous. Either way, I'm not sure my choice will be the right one. This series had loads of potential and Scott Sigler fulfilled some of it, but I can't help thinking that if Neal Shusterman had been handed the story idea to write however he saw fit, the Generations trilogy could have been one of the greatest in YA history, a mindblower. I lament the missed opportunities even as I appreciate what Scott Sigler accomplished. After nearly 1,300 pages, I'm ready to say I liked this trilogy. I know I'll always remember it.
May 24, 2019
When I first started this series and the birthday children woke up in their coffins, I never expected the story to take the twists and turns it did. That's one of my favorite things about this series. It's so unpredictable and you never know what they're going to encounter from one chapter to the next. It's like Sigler says, hey 'I know the readers are going to expect this and this to happen, so I'm going to do the exact opposite and keep them off balance.' This last book is no different. Two of the things I thought for sure would play out in this book, didn't. I like that though and wouldn't have it any other way. It's a good thing Sigler is the writer and not me, because he makes me very aware that my creative intuition is severely lacking.
*I received this ARC from Netgalley & Random House-Ballantine in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
*I received this ARC from Netgalley & Random House-Ballantine in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
March 10, 2017
HOLY FLIPPING BLOODY LORD WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED I JUST... I CANT... AND... BUT... PRAISE... I DONT... AND THEN... BREATHE... AMAZING... PLEASE... SEND HELP
March 15, 2017
After reading some reviews I know I'm in the minority. I'm actually struggling to review this. I'm having a very WTF was that moment after finishing this. I will agree with other reviews that the ending was satisfying, but satisfying isn't memorable. Not exactly what I hoped for but it was an ending that I think many readers will appreciate. I wholeheartedly state that the battle scenes in this book were epic, vivid, strategic, bloody, and highly descriptive. They were the building force that pushed this book forward. What I can't get passed is the whole Grub Blood-God Religion thing really!? a grub, and the single childhood memory (although completely traumatizing) being the reason for the nightmare we call Matilda. I understand this was extremely Sci-fi but I just had a hard time connecting it all. It seemed so mashed together. All I could picture was some giant worm under a Chichen Itza/Planetarium sending invisible radio signals calling the many species of the universe to engage in war surrounded by nuclear warheads. Huh? Exactly. I struggle with this review because I loved this series from the beginning! I cried over these these characters. You want so much for them and it definitely delivers on that aspect. The character building is phenomenal and I give credit for the imagination of it all lord knows I couldn't come up with it, but a grub... it's all I can think about. I know not many reviews have been written on this yet so I look forward to reading them. Maybe I missed something, maybe I just latched on to something, aka The Grub, and the rest just didn't fall into place for me. But may I say Victor my Victor you are my favorite.
March 17, 2017
So the story that I fell in love with in Alive is over... I don't even know what to say. Scott Sigler's writing is incredible. All the characters feel genuine and the situations he puts them in is dangerous and exciting. Alone has the most death and violence than the other two books which really takes its toll. I felt each death almost like a personal loss and it left the characters broken towards the end. I think this was a great conclusion to the trilogy. Now, you might be wondering, "if you liked it so much, why didn't you give it 5 stars like you did Alone and Alight?" Well.... That is because of this reason :
[SPOILERS AHEAD]
From the very beginning when I first met Bishop on the Xototl and he and Em fought over who their group should listen to, I shipped them together. Then, in this book, they ARE together. Throughout the entire series the main enemy was Matilda and the possibility of being 'overwritten'. Then, after all that fighting and surviving and running from Matilda... It happens. And due to this 'fusion' process, she is no longer Matilda OR Em and so she breaks up with Bishop.......... I am not okay with that. And Victor? Like who even is he -_- !? And why did it take 4 years to decide he wanted to be 'fused' with Old Victor? I just don't understand this. why couldn't Matilda have just died...? WHY!?
[END OF SPOILERS]
Anyways.. For anyone who loves scifi, who loves to read about battles, badass characters and a very interesting, intricate plot, then I definitely recommend this series.
4/5 stars
[SPOILERS AHEAD]
From the very beginning when I first met Bishop on the Xototl and he and Em fought over who their group should listen to, I shipped them together. Then, in this book, they ARE together. Throughout the entire series the main enemy was Matilda and the possibility of being 'overwritten'. Then, after all that fighting and surviving and running from Matilda... It happens. And due to this 'fusion' process, she is no longer Matilda OR Em and so she breaks up with Bishop.......... I am not okay with that. And Victor? Like who even is he -_- !? And why did it take 4 years to decide he wanted to be 'fused' with Old Victor? I just don't understand this. why couldn't Matilda have just died...? WHY!?
[END OF SPOILERS]
Anyways.. For anyone who loves scifi, who loves to read about battles, badass characters and a very interesting, intricate plot, then I definitely recommend this series.
4/5 stars
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March 22, 2017That ending just bothers me and makes me feel not okay.
October 27, 2016
I've never reviewed a book before, but Wow! I've followed Scott Sigler since his first podcast-only novel Earthcore & have read everything he's written. The Generations Trilogy demonstrates the enormity of his talent & skill as a writer and leaves me breathlessly waiting for his next work. This trilogy is full of suspense, surprise, drama, excitement, novelty, innovation, maturity, & an impressive understanding of humanity at all life's stages. The final story is so engrossing. I've not been this wrapped up in a novel in years. The ending is incredibly satisfying. It left me feeling completely fulfilled while being creative & surprising to the very end. I highly recommend this trilogy, as well as all of Scott Sigler's work. I also want to thank Scott, A B Kovacs, & Del Rey Books for the advance reader copy of Alone.
May 21, 2017
Originally reviewed for YA Books Central: http://www.yabookscentral.com/yaficti...
2.5 Stars
This third and final book in Scott Sigler’s The Generations Trilogy picks up roughly a year after the second book left off, with Em Savage still the leader of the original “Birthday Children” who fled to the planet they were engineered for—with the “Grownups” who intended to overwrite their minds largely defeated, but still in orbit. The alliance they made with the alien species already on the planet is holding, but tensions are running high. And the day is fast approaching when unknown ships will arrive to contest their existence on Omeyocan…
What I Liked:
This action-packed conclusion raises the stakes far and beyond anything seen in the first two books—with nigh-cinematic combat scenes including jungle, Aztec-inspired streets, and full-scale space battles.
At long last, readers receive the answers they’ve been waiting for throughout the previous installments. Answers regarding how humans reached Omeyocan, what drew them there, and why other species have been fighting over the planet. Lesser issues are addressed as well—including the reasoning behind the symbol-based caste system, and some attempt at explaining why the original Matilda Savage became the self-obsessed monstrosity we’ve come to know in the previous books.
I loved the concept of the null symbol. It fit in exceedingly well with the whole self-made destiny threads, and offered a powerful chosen identity image at the same time. I wish it had come into conception earlier in the series.
The ending proves somewhat satisfying—open-ended enough to allow for a possible future revisit, but leaving off with a solid sense of closure.
What Didn’t Work For Me:
Unfortunately, this reader has enjoyed the series less with each successive book. In part, because the literary efforts toward a game of information keep-away. While this felt generally well done and mysterious in the first book, the second book progressed a lot of immediate plot while holding back too many clues and tidbits about the overarching premise. The result was what felt like excessive revelation-purging in this final book.
To be honest, this book nearly lost me at the halfway point.
I realize it can be argued that everyone’s thoughts are being warped and logical thought processes are in question. But ultimately, this feels like a cop-out. The constant question of how much characters were actually making their own decisions within their own characterization became a continual point of frustration. It also worsened the sense of feeling more distant from the characters than we had in the first two books.
Minor Spoiler: The big twist cause of everything feels a lot like the premise for season 2 episode 2 of the Voltron reboot. I can’t tell you which idea came first, but I can tell you I preferred the show’s handling.
-The eventual love triangle came seemingly out of nowhere, and the romantic elements in general felt flat. After Em has been in a romantic relationship for a year, one might expect more depth to her thoughts in this area. Instead, her emotional development seems to have arrested. She spends an aggravating amount of page-time obsessing over a guy she (technically) hardly knew who has now been dead a year. It was difficult to care about whether she "loved" him more or differently than the guy she's currently in a relationship with. (He’s not coming back, and no other options better suit her among their very limited population.)
-On a similar ‘Em-is-less-sympathetic-each-book’ note, her judgmental behavior toward Spingate went on well past the point of reason. Even after she learns what’s causing the increased aggression in everyone—and she herself nearly commits murder thanks to said cause’s manipulations—she continues to treat and regard Spingate as morally inferior to herself.
-Another element that landed wrong for this reader was the portrayal of religion. The initial incorporation of ancient Aztec aesthetics, words, and vague religious elements was interesting—not something I’d seen done before. The glorifying of violence and human sacrifice fit in unsettlingly well with the premise, and had the grand added advantage of being essentially an extinct religion (and so no more a point of potential offense than the more overdone tapping of the Greek or Roman pantheon.) In this book, however, the concept is introduced of a fusion of three existing religions. The corrupt and abusive sect that Em’s progenitor came from uses leadership titles that strongly imply an inexplicable mix of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. This ended up feeling antithetical--more thrown in rather than well thought out.
The wrap-up was well tied off at most points, a strong resolution without a clear-cut “winner.” If your focus is on sci-fi tinged action, you’ve come to the right place.
2.5 Stars
This third and final book in Scott Sigler’s The Generations Trilogy picks up roughly a year after the second book left off, with Em Savage still the leader of the original “Birthday Children” who fled to the planet they were engineered for—with the “Grownups” who intended to overwrite their minds largely defeated, but still in orbit. The alliance they made with the alien species already on the planet is holding, but tensions are running high. And the day is fast approaching when unknown ships will arrive to contest their existence on Omeyocan…
What I Liked:
This action-packed conclusion raises the stakes far and beyond anything seen in the first two books—with nigh-cinematic combat scenes including jungle, Aztec-inspired streets, and full-scale space battles.
At long last, readers receive the answers they’ve been waiting for throughout the previous installments. Answers regarding how humans reached Omeyocan, what drew them there, and why other species have been fighting over the planet. Lesser issues are addressed as well—including the reasoning behind the symbol-based caste system, and some attempt at explaining why the original Matilda Savage became the self-obsessed monstrosity we’ve come to know in the previous books.
I loved the concept of the null symbol. It fit in exceedingly well with the whole self-made destiny threads, and offered a powerful chosen identity image at the same time. I wish it had come into conception earlier in the series.
The ending proves somewhat satisfying—open-ended enough to allow for a possible future revisit, but leaving off with a solid sense of closure.
What Didn’t Work For Me:
Unfortunately, this reader has enjoyed the series less with each successive book. In part, because the literary efforts toward a game of information keep-away. While this felt generally well done and mysterious in the first book, the second book progressed a lot of immediate plot while holding back too many clues and tidbits about the overarching premise. The result was what felt like excessive revelation-purging in this final book.
To be honest, this book nearly lost me at the halfway point.
I realize it can be argued that everyone’s thoughts are being warped and logical thought processes are in question. But ultimately, this feels like a cop-out. The constant question of how much characters were actually making their own decisions within their own characterization became a continual point of frustration. It also worsened the sense of feeling more distant from the characters than we had in the first two books.
Minor Spoiler: The big twist cause of everything feels a lot like the premise for season 2 episode 2 of the Voltron reboot. I can’t tell you which idea came first, but I can tell you I preferred the show’s handling.
-The eventual love triangle came seemingly out of nowhere, and the romantic elements in general felt flat. After Em has been in a romantic relationship for a year, one might expect more depth to her thoughts in this area. Instead, her emotional development seems to have arrested. She spends an aggravating amount of page-time obsessing over a guy she (technically) hardly knew who has now been dead a year. It was difficult to care about whether she "loved" him more or differently than the guy she's currently in a relationship with. (He’s not coming back, and no other options better suit her among their very limited population.)
-On a similar ‘Em-is-less-sympathetic-each-book’ note, her judgmental behavior toward Spingate went on well past the point of reason. Even after she learns what’s causing the increased aggression in everyone—and she herself nearly commits murder thanks to said cause’s manipulations—she continues to treat and regard Spingate as morally inferior to herself.
-Another element that landed wrong for this reader was the portrayal of religion. The initial incorporation of ancient Aztec aesthetics, words, and vague religious elements was interesting—not something I’d seen done before. The glorifying of violence and human sacrifice fit in unsettlingly well with the premise, and had the grand added advantage of being essentially an extinct religion (and so no more a point of potential offense than the more overdone tapping of the Greek or Roman pantheon.) In this book, however, the concept is introduced of a fusion of three existing religions. The corrupt and abusive sect that Em’s progenitor came from uses leadership titles that strongly imply an inexplicable mix of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. This ended up feeling antithetical--more thrown in rather than well thought out.
The wrap-up was well tied off at most points, a strong resolution without a clear-cut “winner.” If your focus is on sci-fi tinged action, you’ve come to the right place.
March 15, 2018
Ok, how do I even begin this review?
I mean seriously...how?
This series took me through a rollercoaster of emotions as a whole and this last book was that but on steroids. I cried about 5 times, my eyes watered over 20 times, I was angry and scared more times than I can count. This book was a seriously dramatic and crazy ending to a dramatic and crazy series.
I still can't fully grasp how Scott Sigler managed to do this so well. So many things happened in this finale.
I mean Aramovsky had a complete change in character development.
We find out about the symbols on their heads, we find out about the cult they were a part of and how that cult brought them to Omeyocan. How that cult was the result of a giant little grub that creates mayhem and chaos but is worshipped as a god. How these people managed to stop a racial mutiny from happening and create peace between two completely different species. How they managed to survive for so long.
How things wrapped up well but not in the way I thought they would. I thought Em would come back, I thought Em and Bishop would live a long and happy life together. I thought they would have a family. I thought one of them might even die. I thought maybe Em just couldn't get over O'Malley *cough* cause I'm not over O'Malley *cough*.
I just...Sigler took every single one of my predictions and thoughts and warped it, flipped it on its head and stabbed it with a knife fifty times. It's so hard to make a book that is not predictable, and even harder to create a finale to an epic series that is actually satisfying. But Sigler did that.
I mean honestly, I almost gave this a 4 or a 4.5 the moment the Mattie thing happened. It took me a bit. But by the end of the story, I could deal with it and I could see why it would happen...as things can't end the way you typically want them to end. This ending though was beautiful in its own way and it had me crying.
I wasn't expecting that ending, I wasn't expecting to cry so much while dealing with a different protagonist...I wasn't expecting to love this book so much.
THIS IS HOW YOU END A SERIES PEOPLE TAKE NOTES!
Also, I never thought I'd be crying over Aramovsky...but dang...his death had me reeling and crying like a little baby.
Kudos Sigler, kudos.
I mean seriously...how?
This series took me through a rollercoaster of emotions as a whole and this last book was that but on steroids. I cried about 5 times, my eyes watered over 20 times, I was angry and scared more times than I can count. This book was a seriously dramatic and crazy ending to a dramatic and crazy series.
I still can't fully grasp how Scott Sigler managed to do this so well. So many things happened in this finale.
I mean Aramovsky had a complete change in character development.
We find out about the symbols on their heads, we find out about the cult they were a part of and how that cult brought them to Omeyocan. How that cult was the result of a giant little grub that creates mayhem and chaos but is worshipped as a god. How these people managed to stop a racial mutiny from happening and create peace between two completely different species. How they managed to survive for so long.
How things wrapped up well but not in the way I thought they would. I thought Em would come back, I thought Em and Bishop would live a long and happy life together. I thought they would have a family. I thought one of them might even die. I thought maybe Em just couldn't get over O'Malley *cough* cause I'm not over O'Malley *cough*.
I just...Sigler took every single one of my predictions and thoughts and warped it, flipped it on its head and stabbed it with a knife fifty times. It's so hard to make a book that is not predictable, and even harder to create a finale to an epic series that is actually satisfying. But Sigler did that.
I mean honestly, I almost gave this a 4 or a 4.5 the moment the Mattie thing happened. It took me a bit. But by the end of the story, I could deal with it and I could see why it would happen...as things can't end the way you typically want them to end. This ending though was beautiful in its own way and it had me crying.
I wasn't expecting that ending, I wasn't expecting to cry so much while dealing with a different protagonist...I wasn't expecting to love this book so much.
THIS IS HOW YOU END A SERIES PEOPLE TAKE NOTES!
Also, I never thought I'd be crying over Aramovsky...but dang...his death had me reeling and crying like a little baby.
Kudos Sigler, kudos.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 16, 2017
You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight
4.5 *
Ah, this series went out with quite a bang! I liked the first book. I really liked the second book. This, the final book? Best one yet. It was fast paced and full of action. The characters really had grown so much as they learned more about the story behind them, the stories that they had been denied for so long.
This is another review that I will be keeping short, because not only do I want to steer clear of spoilers from this book, but I want to try to make this as spoiler free for the whole series as I can. So much takes place during this series, yet the end of the trilogy just unfolded masterfully. There was a lot going on, but it never felt like too much. Everything seemed to have a purpose, leading toward the ultimate end.
Em of course goes through so much change, but so do even the most minor of characters. They're essentially finding out who they are every minute. I loved too that none of the characters were sugar coated- none were perfect, none were evil. Even Em, as a leader, still made her mistakes, was still aware of her flaws.
And every single question that I had, everything that confused me in the first and second book? No worries, the answers are coming. And some of them will blow your mind. This book, the plot, the development of the characters and relationships were all incredibly satisfying.
Bottom Line: This is hands down one of the strongest series finales I have read in a long time. So if you were waiting to see if it is worth starting this series? A resounding “hell yes”.
*Copy provided for review
4.5 *
Ah, this series went out with quite a bang! I liked the first book. I really liked the second book. This, the final book? Best one yet. It was fast paced and full of action. The characters really had grown so much as they learned more about the story behind them, the stories that they had been denied for so long.
This is another review that I will be keeping short, because not only do I want to steer clear of spoilers from this book, but I want to try to make this as spoiler free for the whole series as I can. So much takes place during this series, yet the end of the trilogy just unfolded masterfully. There was a lot going on, but it never felt like too much. Everything seemed to have a purpose, leading toward the ultimate end.
Em of course goes through so much change, but so do even the most minor of characters. They're essentially finding out who they are every minute. I loved too that none of the characters were sugar coated- none were perfect, none were evil. Even Em, as a leader, still made her mistakes, was still aware of her flaws.
And every single question that I had, everything that confused me in the first and second book? No worries, the answers are coming. And some of them will blow your mind. This book, the plot, the development of the characters and relationships were all incredibly satisfying.
Bottom Line: This is hands down one of the strongest series finales I have read in a long time. So if you were waiting to see if it is worth starting this series? A resounding “hell yes”.
*Copy provided for review
October 10, 2023
**** 4.3 STARS ****
What an excellent final book to The Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler.
From the moment I read the opening paragraph in book 1: Alive, to the end of book 3: Alone, I was constantly surprised at the direction the trilogy went; and I was loving the ride.
This trilogy had everything you want from a science fiction mystery adventure story. The characters were great with deep meaningful emotional moments throughout. The writing was concise and very visual. And the story was fantastic. The first book didn't wow me, but it did interest and intrigue me enough to want to carry on; and thankfully I did. The last two books were so good, and the action scenes were a joy to read, especially in book 3.
What an excellent final book to The Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler.
From the moment I read the opening paragraph in book 1: Alive, to the end of book 3: Alone, I was constantly surprised at the direction the trilogy went; and I was loving the ride.
This trilogy had everything you want from a science fiction mystery adventure story. The characters were great with deep meaningful emotional moments throughout. The writing was concise and very visual. And the story was fantastic. The first book didn't wow me, but it did interest and intrigue me enough to want to carry on; and thankfully I did. The last two books were so good, and the action scenes were a joy to read, especially in book 3.
October 5, 2024
Bu seri ilk kitaptan sonra çok güzel açıldı. Son kitapta da aksiyon hiç bitmedi. Sürekli olay üstüne olay yaşandı. Karakterler de yazarın yazım tarzı da artık iyice oturmuştu, o yüzden baya keyifle okudum. Yaklaşık bin beş yüz sayfa aynı karakterleri okuyunca vedalaşmak zor oldu. Yazar her şeyi iyi toparlamıştı, açıklanmayan hiçbir şey kalmadı. Sonu da beni tatmin etti.
Bence kesinlikle hak ettiği değeri görmeyen bir seri. İlk kitap daha çok gizem gerilimken ikinci kitaptan sonra daha çok bilimkurgu ağırlıklı olmaya başlıyor. Genç yetişkin ve bilimkurgu sevenlere tavsiye ederim.
Bence kesinlikle hak ettiği değeri görmeyen bir seri. İlk kitap daha çok gizem gerilimken ikinci kitaptan sonra daha çok bilimkurgu ağırlıklı olmaya başlıyor. Genç yetişkin ve bilimkurgu sevenlere tavsiye ederim.
July 25, 2022
I dedicade this review to Rebecca (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6...) who struggeled with her last review.
Alive, Alight, Alone.
Starting the first page of the first book, I knew this will be different. When Scott Sigler startet to explain the inside and the outside of the coffins, it begann to creep my back down and up. In German we say "Särge" and they are scary in either form. Finding EM in a coffin Alive and then the others also was a release for my soul, only to realise, it can be worse to be Alive. I do not spoil the book. But in some cases I waitet for some creepy creatures like an "Alien" to walk around and kill all. Instead there where only some furry black pigs.
There are really peacefull parts to relax only to be crashed afterwards. But all in all, you need these peacefull moments because not only Em and her companions need sometimes a little rest. You as reader also needs this. It's so slammed with action and scary moments that you need some peacefull pages to recover.
In the second part Alight the great story goes on. In my opinion it had not this disturbing aura as the first book. Beeing on a planet and reallising your not allone is one. The buildings are old and scary. This had been a part to move some scary moments into the second part. But it was different. Here in the second book it's more about suvivor, recovering and realising who you are and where you are. This book is needed to strenghen the characters. To show who they are and how they grow. Not to forget the ever evil circling the space above.
Thats for the first parts. The third part, starts with a lot of fights and ends with a lot of fights. Sigler made a really great job to end this series with a closed end. All loose ends where knottet togehter. The story made sense from the first to the last page. And whats like in the first book. There are so many fights that you need the few silece moments in the book to recover.
Sigler's writing is nothing for light hearted people. His descriptions are in most parts very realistic. The fighting on the earth an in space are very well described. As in the last part he had written whom he had contacted to get the information to write about this an there where some Army men on the list.
The athmosperic intensity in all three books is on a maximum. Climbing the Observatory with all these pictures onto, is great. As reader you feel like your walking with them. Beeing also out of power and air at the half of the 1000 steps. And also sared about the drawings an the understanding of their meaning.
All in all this series is worth reading. It made a lot of fun and I can only give the advice. Read it carefully. Some parts out of the first books are very important in the last one. Also the nice furry black pigs will return.
Alive, Alight, Alone.
Starting the first page of the first book, I knew this will be different. When Scott Sigler startet to explain the inside and the outside of the coffins, it begann to creep my back down and up. In German we say "Särge" and they are scary in either form. Finding EM in a coffin Alive and then the others also was a release for my soul, only to realise, it can be worse to be Alive. I do not spoil the book. But in some cases I waitet for some creepy creatures like an "Alien" to walk around and kill all. Instead there where only some furry black pigs.
There are really peacefull parts to relax only to be crashed afterwards. But all in all, you need these peacefull moments because not only Em and her companions need sometimes a little rest. You as reader also needs this. It's so slammed with action and scary moments that you need some peacefull pages to recover.
In the second part Alight the great story goes on. In my opinion it had not this disturbing aura as the first book. Beeing on a planet and reallising your not allone is one. The buildings are old and scary. This had been a part to move some scary moments into the second part. But it was different. Here in the second book it's more about suvivor, recovering and realising who you are and where you are. This book is needed to strenghen the characters. To show who they are and how they grow. Not to forget the ever evil circling the space above.
Thats for the first parts. The third part, starts with a lot of fights and ends with a lot of fights. Sigler made a really great job to end this series with a closed end. All loose ends where knottet togehter. The story made sense from the first to the last page. And whats like in the first book. There are so many fights that you need the few silece moments in the book to recover.
Sigler's writing is nothing for light hearted people. His descriptions are in most parts very realistic. The fighting on the earth an in space are very well described. As in the last part he had written whom he had contacted to get the information to write about this an there where some Army men on the list.
The athmosperic intensity in all three books is on a maximum. Climbing the Observatory with all these pictures onto, is great. As reader you feel like your walking with them. Beeing also out of power and air at the half of the 1000 steps. And also sared about the drawings an the understanding of their meaning.
All in all this series is worth reading. It made a lot of fun and I can only give the advice. Read it carefully. Some parts out of the first books are very important in the last one. Also the nice furry black pigs will return.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 23, 2018
Ce tome va à 100 à l'heure et qu'il se passe tout un tas de choses, il m'a manqué d'y trouver différents effets de surprise. Alors que dans les autres tomes l'auteur avait su m'étonner et pas qu'un peu, ici, sans avoir deviné tout ce qu'il amenait, j'étais trop détachée de ce que je lisais pour que ça m'impact. Pour autant, le contenu m'aura diverti, mais j'en attendais plus.
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February 19, 2017
This book is a fitting ending in this trilogy. If you have not read the first book than you need to go do so right away. Not only because these books are meant to be read in chronological order but because if you like dystopian novels with strong characters than you need to check this trilogy out.
Em and the rest of the group might be fighting their biggest battle yet. Their friendships will be tested. Additionally, death will come to some. The planet of Omeyocan is another element of what I liked about this trilogy. It is a very unique world. Just when I thought I knew it all, it seemed like I was still discovering things about the planet. Talk about action. There was plenty of it to keep the story flowing at a nice, fast pace. I was not disappointed by the ending. It was a fitting and good one. I can't wait to see what Mr. Sigler comes out with next. This trilogy does deserve a spot up there with the Hunger Games, Maze Runner, and Divergent.
Em and the rest of the group might be fighting their biggest battle yet. Their friendships will be tested. Additionally, death will come to some. The planet of Omeyocan is another element of what I liked about this trilogy. It is a very unique world. Just when I thought I knew it all, it seemed like I was still discovering things about the planet. Talk about action. There was plenty of it to keep the story flowing at a nice, fast pace. I was not disappointed by the ending. It was a fitting and good one. I can't wait to see what Mr. Sigler comes out with next. This trilogy does deserve a spot up there with the Hunger Games, Maze Runner, and Divergent.
July 22, 2017
Very satisfying conclusion.
Soon after starting, I thought that it would be impossible to wrap up the trilogy within this last book. I was pleasantly surprised. I also have different mental images of how the series will fit into the Siglerverse.
Another must read for Junkies, and a great series for folks new to Scott Siglers work.
👍👍
Soon after starting, I thought that it would be impossible to wrap up the trilogy within this last book. I was pleasantly surprised. I also have different mental images of how the series will fit into the Siglerverse.
Another must read for Junkies, and a great series for folks new to Scott Siglers work.
👍👍
Want to read
November 17, 2016I just got approved for this ARC and I'm SO HAPPY!! I can't wait to see how this ends!
February 8, 2020
RATING: 3.85 YA stars, or 2.8 Adult stars.
REVIEW: A pretty good finale. Action, explosions, deaths, changes. Not great literature; YA readers won't care.
A QUOTE: “You always talked of gods,” I say. “Now we’re going to kill one. You sure you’re ready?”
REVIEW: A pretty good finale. Action, explosions, deaths, changes. Not great literature; YA readers won't care.
A QUOTE: “You always talked of gods,” I say. “Now we’re going to kill one. You sure you’re ready?”
December 21, 2018
Çok sevdiğim bir seri oldu. Doğum günü çocuklarına son kitap Kurtuluş ile veda ederken bu seriden harika animasyon filmi olur diyorum 😉
July 6, 2017
After three books full of plot twists, mysteries and action, the series The Generations by Scott Sigler has sadly ended. I’d like to thank once again the French publisher Lumen for giving me access to the whole trilogy as review copies. You might know how the story starts: a young girl wakes up in a coffin in what seems to be underground and her only memory is the fact that it is her birthday. She can’t even remember her name. If the beginning reminds you of the Maze Runner by James Dashner, don’t worry, the rest of the story is completely different. I really enjoyed the fact that I was so surprised with how the story turned out and I loved every plot twist and every storyline. Given that this whole trilogy is about suspense and the fact that you don’t know where the protagonist is in the first book, I can’t tell anything more about the story because I wouldn’t want to ruin the surprise. This is why I used the book description of the first book.
The first thing you notice about this last book is that it is a lot bigger, with more than 600 pages for the French version! I mean, there’s a lot to read in it. I thought it was a pity that some parts felt too long though, particularly with the battles which are told with so much detail. I know it’s the last book in a series, so you’re necessarily expecting the big final battle, but I had been used to the first two books which were more about psychology and plot twists than pure action. I have to admit I was a bit bored with those parts which felt too long and this is why it took me three weeks to read it.
I thought that each book of the trilogy was different and unique. In the first book, we had no idea what was going on and the atmosphere was oppressing, violent and upsetting. This upsetting feeling had made have nightmares and pushed me to read the book in a very short time. After we found out where they were, the second book turned out to be an adventure novel, about discoveries and survival. It was still a stressful atmosphere because the characters had to find out everything about this new place and whether it was safe or not. This last book feels less oppressing, the characters having developed their society by now. Yet, the planet on which Em’s people live is about to be attacked and they will have to find out why.
It is not as dark and oppressing as it was at the beginning of the story, which is why the book is so different but just as good. Scott Sigler managed to write another book full of mystery, especially when strange things which are impossible to explain start happening. Em feels she has all the clues but she doesn’t seem to find the answer, just like the readers. Still, I thought the big explanation about why they were here happened 100 pages too early and I would have wished to see the suspense last a bit longer.
Overall, it’s a very good last book which managed to answer all my questions and it was full of brilliant plot twists. I was a bit sad that the battles were told with so much detail, because the darker and more psychological side of the story that I loved so much was a bit left aside. Still, I cried several times during the last few pages. I was not entirely satisfied with how the love stories ended for some characters though, but it didn’t keep the ending from being amazing.
I absolutely loved the characters who are all so different from one another, and their personality is kind of dictated by society. They’re very well-built and they all have an interesting story, that is particularly true for the adults that we discovered a lot more in this last book, and this makes them more credible. It is also a good story about society with fights for power, tensions, arguments, alliances, despite the fact that the characters don’t remember anything, which makes this society even more interesting!
I do agree with Scott Sigler that you can only surprise the readers once and it would be a shame to know too much about the story or to read spoilers when starting this trilogy. I think no one could have imagined what was coming next when they started the first book and this is what I particularly enjoyed. A very original series, which managed to mix so many different genres. This is proof for me that you can enjoy young-adult books no matter how old you are. I’d still like to remind that it is not meant for the faint of heart. A thriller full of mysteries which managed to surprise me from the beginning to the end and that I will remember for a long time. I’d like to thank Scott Sigler for his incredible imagination while managing to remain consistent throughout the whole story.
The first thing you notice about this last book is that it is a lot bigger, with more than 600 pages for the French version! I mean, there’s a lot to read in it. I thought it was a pity that some parts felt too long though, particularly with the battles which are told with so much detail. I know it’s the last book in a series, so you’re necessarily expecting the big final battle, but I had been used to the first two books which were more about psychology and plot twists than pure action. I have to admit I was a bit bored with those parts which felt too long and this is why it took me three weeks to read it.
I thought that each book of the trilogy was different and unique. In the first book, we had no idea what was going on and the atmosphere was oppressing, violent and upsetting. This upsetting feeling had made have nightmares and pushed me to read the book in a very short time. After we found out where they were, the second book turned out to be an adventure novel, about discoveries and survival. It was still a stressful atmosphere because the characters had to find out everything about this new place and whether it was safe or not. This last book feels less oppressing, the characters having developed their society by now. Yet, the planet on which Em’s people live is about to be attacked and they will have to find out why.
It is not as dark and oppressing as it was at the beginning of the story, which is why the book is so different but just as good. Scott Sigler managed to write another book full of mystery, especially when strange things which are impossible to explain start happening. Em feels she has all the clues but she doesn’t seem to find the answer, just like the readers. Still, I thought the big explanation about why they were here happened 100 pages too early and I would have wished to see the suspense last a bit longer.
Overall, it’s a very good last book which managed to answer all my questions and it was full of brilliant plot twists. I was a bit sad that the battles were told with so much detail, because the darker and more psychological side of the story that I loved so much was a bit left aside. Still, I cried several times during the last few pages. I was not entirely satisfied with how the love stories ended for some characters though, but it didn’t keep the ending from being amazing.
I absolutely loved the characters who are all so different from one another, and their personality is kind of dictated by society. They’re very well-built and they all have an interesting story, that is particularly true for the adults that we discovered a lot more in this last book, and this makes them more credible. It is also a good story about society with fights for power, tensions, arguments, alliances, despite the fact that the characters don’t remember anything, which makes this society even more interesting!
I do agree with Scott Sigler that you can only surprise the readers once and it would be a shame to know too much about the story or to read spoilers when starting this trilogy. I think no one could have imagined what was coming next when they started the first book and this is what I particularly enjoyed. A very original series, which managed to mix so many different genres. This is proof for me that you can enjoy young-adult books no matter how old you are. I’d still like to remind that it is not meant for the faint of heart. A thriller full of mysteries which managed to surprise me from the beginning to the end and that I will remember for a long time. I’d like to thank Scott Sigler for his incredible imagination while managing to remain consistent throughout the whole story.
October 11, 2017
The writing is still flawless. I liked the idea of why all these races come.I think it wasn't easy choice.At some points, I hoped to meet this people.I don't think this bravery exsits.I loved O'mally so much even as a memorial in that part. Em was really a strong character that was written perfectly.I hate Mattie but not her tactics.
I like vic on the other hand.Matilda had all the handsome guys.
I like vic on the other hand.Matilda had all the handsome guys.
March 4, 2017
I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
Wow. What an incredible end to an incredible series. So there are times when I am reading a book series and I never really feel like the sequels live up to the first one. For so many series, the books just kind of lose steam as they go on. BUT NOT WITH THIS ONE. This book is just as exciting as the first two . . . even more so, actually. This book was almost 600 pages and I swear there was action and bloodshed and intensity for over 500 of those pages. It was such a roller coaster . . . if the roller coaster in question was full of hills and didn't give you a chance to catch your breath before taking you over the next one.
Okay, it's REALLY hard to give a thorough review because of spoilers. I don't want to ruin this. I will say there are so many enemies that Em and the other Birthday Children have to fight here. Once they fight one group, another one comes along. Meanwhile, they also have to stop fighting each other so they can concentrate on the people who are really after them. This last book kind of reminded me of Lord of the Flies times a million or something. It's like an adult version of that. And there were so many twists in this one that my head spun a little bit. All the questions are answered and none of it was predictable at all. This was such a thrilling conclusion to this series. Highly recommended.
Wow. What an incredible end to an incredible series. So there are times when I am reading a book series and I never really feel like the sequels live up to the first one. For so many series, the books just kind of lose steam as they go on. BUT NOT WITH THIS ONE. This book is just as exciting as the first two . . . even more so, actually. This book was almost 600 pages and I swear there was action and bloodshed and intensity for over 500 of those pages. It was such a roller coaster . . . if the roller coaster in question was full of hills and didn't give you a chance to catch your breath before taking you over the next one.
Okay, it's REALLY hard to give a thorough review because of spoilers. I don't want to ruin this. I will say there are so many enemies that Em and the other Birthday Children have to fight here. Once they fight one group, another one comes along. Meanwhile, they also have to stop fighting each other so they can concentrate on the people who are really after them. This last book kind of reminded me of Lord of the Flies times a million or something. It's like an adult version of that. And there were so many twists in this one that my head spun a little bit. All the questions are answered and none of it was predictable at all. This was such a thrilling conclusion to this series. Highly recommended.
August 11, 2023
Trying to survive on the hostile planet that desires war and the most adaptable species to be the host of the parasitic native species, so the birthday children try to survive, escape from the island having to negotiate and join forces with the adults, and destroy the 'god of war'
March 14, 2017
A thoroughly satisfying ending to the Generations Trilogy. It put me through the emotional wringer, especially those last few chapters. Without giving anything away - no spoilers! - I was concerned for our heroine's well-being. Luckily, Sigler delivered a means of providing her with an emotionally and mentally fulfilling future. In my world, that's a Happily Ever After worth celebrating.
I also saw the potential for another trilogy should the author and publisher so desire. I'm not sure how well these titles have sold, but I'm certainly up for reading more about this group of survivors.
I also saw the potential for another trilogy should the author and publisher so desire. I'm not sure how well these titles have sold, but I'm certainly up for reading more about this group of survivors.
April 18, 2017
The conclusion of Scott Sigler's Generations trilogy sees the story take a turn in another new direction.
Sad to only rate this as 3 stars.
The big concepts are interesting and it's nice to get tie-ins to the larger Siglerverse that we know and love from his other novels, but I didn't love parts of the execution. At about two thirds of the way through I started to skim over some passages, which is not a particularly encouraging sign. I wanted to know the outcome of a skirmish, for example, but wasn't engaged by the detailed telling of the actual blow-by-blow combat.
Sorry! Spoilers!
My biggest problem, though, was with the main protagonist, Em. Her emotionally-driven decision making really started to irritate, as did her constant obsessing about who she did or didn't have feelings for.
And finally, I didn't enjoy the end of Em's personal journey. The overall arc of the Birthday Children's story was satisfying enough, but on a personal level for Em, not so much.
Not Sigler's best work. I can only hope that it worked out OK for him in terms of exposure to a wider audience, but that his next book deal will be for something less YA tinged.
Sad to only rate this as 3 stars.
The big concepts are interesting and it's nice to get tie-ins to the larger Siglerverse that we know and love from his other novels, but I didn't love parts of the execution. At about two thirds of the way through I started to skim over some passages, which is not a particularly encouraging sign. I wanted to know the outcome of a skirmish, for example, but wasn't engaged by the detailed telling of the actual blow-by-blow combat.
Sorry! Spoilers!
My biggest problem, though, was with the main protagonist, Em. Her emotionally-driven decision making really started to irritate, as did her constant obsessing about who she did or didn't have feelings for.
And finally, I didn't enjoy the end of Em's personal journey. The overall arc of the Birthday Children's story was satisfying enough, but on a personal level for Em, not so much.
Not Sigler's best work. I can only hope that it worked out OK for him in terms of exposure to a wider audience, but that his next book deal will be for something less YA tinged.
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