The final act of the book has all the elements you would want from a book that is extensively about killer spiders from beyond Mars. There is intrigue, betrayal and space battles galore. It also builds upon the Universe itself as a new corporate threat is revealed. Like in ''Burning Dark'', it is the idea and universe that the series is set in that is of interest. Christopher appears to be an author with a great Universe, but who is unable to create an intriguing story within it. This happening once may be a mishap, two in a row begins to suggest a pattern. He needs to really develop an exciting narrative that uses the world of ‘‘Spider Wars’’ to its fullest for the series to expand beyond the average into the excellent.
[[The Burning Dark by Adam Christopher|The Burning Dark]] is the more enclosed first novel and a stronger outing in the ‘‘Spider Wars’’ ''Spider Wars'' chronicles, but a better novel by the author is actually a tie in [[Elementary: The Ghost Line by Adam Christopher| Elementary: The Ghost Line]].
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