Lost Arrow, along with Fallen Arrow and Jagged Arrow which are included in this omnibus, is a sci-fi book dealing with the "first contact" between "aliens" (who as it turns out are humans) and the people of Earth. It is told in third person omniscient and hops around various perspectives, though I believe it stays with our main characters Sarah and Trin the most.
I should probably start off by saying that I'm not a big science fiction reader. Of the many books jammed on my bookshelves, maybe four or five could qualify as sci-fi. So, it's really not that surprising that this turned out not to be my cup of tea.
The concept was really cool. The writing was pretty good and flowed well. However, I have to say that there is no reason this should be split in three books. The first book, in particular, didn't read like a full novel on its own to me. The general impression I got from reading these books was that nothing is really happening (even though, technically, there were plenty things going on). It is a very, very slow build up, and the pace doesn't really pick up at all until two thirds into the last book. I wasn't particularly a fan of the ending, either. It didn't feel completely resolved, and I never quite understood why the antagonist made the choices that she did. As to the characters, I honestly can't say I felt connected to any of them. I think it jumped perspectives a bit too much for my liking.
Overall, this book was okay, and perhaps someone more into science fiction would enjoy it more than I did.
I should probably start off by saying that I'm not a big science fiction reader. Of the many books jammed on my bookshelves, maybe four or five could qualify as sci-fi. So, it's really not that surprising that this turned out not to be my cup of tea.
The concept was really cool. The writing was pretty good and flowed well. However, I have to say that there is no reason this should be split in three books. The first book, in particular, didn't read like a full novel on its own to me. The general impression I got from reading these books was that nothing is really happening (even though, technically, there were plenty things going on). It is a very, very slow build up, and the pace doesn't really pick up at all until two thirds into the last book. I wasn't particularly a fan of the ending, either. It didn't feel completely resolved, and I never quite understood why the antagonist made the choices that she did. As to the characters, I honestly can't say I felt connected to any of them. I think it jumped perspectives a bit too much for my liking.
Overall, this book was okay, and perhaps someone more into science fiction would enjoy it more than I did.