Chris Hunter

Wonderful book. This series is a multi-faceted jewel of historical and technological trends through the Baroque period. The combination of interesting original and historical characters draws you in and captivates you with their shared history and evolution.

Not anywhere near as good as the first two Ember books.

While decent enough, I was generally disappointed in The Ghost Map. The story is certainly compelling and Dr. John Snow's pursuit of the early science of geoinformatics in pursuit of defeating cholera is a great story. But Johnson fails to wrap up the tale in a satisfying way, letting the final third of the book drag on indefinitely.

I ended up stopping about 75% of the way through since the pacing was very slow.

This was a generally well researched and written book. I didn't agree with the author in many of his conclusions but the path that he took to reach them was clear. And despite his prominent position as a Republican Senator, he avoids proscribing solutions based on political grounds.