This is the second novel on the Final Architecture series. I read Shards of Earth, the first novel, about a year and a half ago. I'm glad this second book comes with a "Story so far" section at the beginning, including key concepts, humanity factions, and key characters. There is also a complete list of characters, species, worlds, and more at end. And a very useful timeline, too. All these helped refresh my memory without the need to reread the first book.
Anyway, the story felt a bit slower than the previous one, took me almost 2 weeks to read, but it wasn't bad. The protagonist is trying to understand the mysteries of unspace, the origins and motivations of the architects so he can save the universe!! So far, the ideas are fine but are not mindblowing. Hope the third book comes with striking revelations. This series is fun, but I don't think it will become a classic.
