Whats Wrong With the Kilo 5 Trilogy?
So everywhere I see mention of the Kilo 5 trilogy theres a LOT of people very critical of it and Karen Traviss.
Id read Glasslands a while back but didn't really remember much of it, so I decided to fo back and reread the series to try and fet some perspective... and actually really enjoyed all three of the books.
I found all of the characters to have a good amount of depth and really liked the moral dilemmas posed and thought they brought a lot of nuance to the setting. I particularly liked BB and personally think he is the best written AI Ive seen in the series.
Most of tge criticism Ive seen has involved heavy returns and Traviss ruining pre established characters like Halsey.
Im not really sure what kind of returns are actually present though. I would guess something timeline-wise? The only one that jumps out to me immediately is the prevalence of Huragok as a deus ex machina.
As for Halsey- I really wasn't too bothered by her re framing as a villain since most of the perspectives in the books were viewed through people who either weren't involved in, or long removed from the spartan program, so I can see where those attitudes can make sense.
I guess the point is- I dont quite get where the idea of Traviss totally spending the cannon comes from unless Im totally missing a huge error, but playing the games and reading the books in sequence nothing jumps out.
This is intended as a good faith discussion to get perspective on a lot of the criticism I see leveled ata this series.