I love Peter David, and this book was only $.99 so why not? The problem as I soon discovered is that this is only part one. I'm not even sure if it's the first half. (I think it is, cause the end blurb says "Coming Soon: the conclusion") There's no indication that this is just the first part, and no indication where the second half is or if it's even forthcoming.

If I hadn't paid just a buck for it, I might be pissed. I know how books are -- sometimes it can be months or years between sequels (George R. R. Martin). Sometimes the writers never come back to those works -- they just don't feel like writing them anymore (Anne Rice). Sometimes they get made but never get published because of market demands (Fiona Apple).

What I do not like is getting half a story, no matter how cheap it was. I'm a bit of a completionist, and knowing that the story might be hanging out there forever, like a song that never reaches its final chord, does not make me a happy customer. It's like making a recipe, but you can only make part of it now -- the rest of the ingredients will come later. When maybe you don't feel like eating anymore. ( )

Entertaining so far, but I was disappointed to realize that the conclusion is yet to come. On B&N where I bought it and on the cover of the book, there's nothing to indicate that this is part one, and as the last thirty pages or so are ads for other books, I didn't realize how close I was to the end of the actual story content with the plot yet to be resolved. But it's only $1, and if the conclusion is of a similar length for a similar price, it's still a good deal. I just wish I'd known going into it that I was going to be waiting for the rest. ( )