"When Ella Patel's mind was invaded by the Quasing alien,
Io, she was dragged into the raging Prophus versus Genjix war. Despite her
reservations, and Io's incompetence, the Prophus were determined to train her
as an agent. It didn't go well. Expelled after just two years, Ella happily
returned to con artistry, and bank robberies. But the Quasing war isn't done
with them yet. The Genjix's plan to contact their homeworld has reached a
critical stage, threatening all life on Earth. To complete the project they
need Io's knowledge - and he's in Ella's head - so now they're both being
hunted, again."
Much like the The Rise of Io, The Fall of Io is grand,
goofy, action-adventure book that blends science fiction with thrills of
old-fashion spies vs spies, with quick escapes and people doing sort-of magical
things in pursuant of the goals of the plot (the mobilization of men and equipment
seems to come together very fast here).
Wesley Chu remains great at creating interesting characters,
with Ella being a wonderfully designed, complex, yet dumb heroine. A lot of her
adventures seem overtly contradictory to survival when she is being perused
both Genjix and the Prophus, but sometimes just watching blunder into her own
issues is amusing. Nice to see Roen back
in action as well, as he remains my favorite character.
The further development of Io and her actions gets a back
seat here, and the fighting between the alien and Ella becomes a bit
repetitious and the book goes on way too long (both Shura and Roen’s team can’t
seem to keep a handle on Ella, which seems rather odd considering the power
both seem to have), but there is still plenty of humor and a lot of violence to
get through to distract you from that fact.
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