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Title	:	The Ethos Effect (Parafaith #2)
Author	:	L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 537 pages
Published	:	February 27th 2018 by Tor Books (first published 2003)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Fiction

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Set in the same universe as The Parafaith War (but two centuries later, and intended to be read independently), The Ethos Factor is the story of Commander Van C. Albert of the Republic Space Force of Taran, a brave and resourceful officer who once defeated a larger enemy ship but indirectly caused the loss of a civilian liner in the process. Cleared by the board of inquiry, but an embarrassment to the high command, he retains his commission but is given only dead-end assignments. For a time, he must watch helplessly as cold war among economic, religious and political rivals evolves toward interstellar open warfare.

Assigned as a military attaché at the Taran embassy on Scandya, Van is seriously wounded foiling an assassination. Decorated, promoted and summarily retired while still in a coma, he wakes to find himself honorably but intolerably unemployed. Then the harmless sounding Integrated Information Systems foundation of the Eco-Tech Coalition recruits him to fly a starship, Van finds he now has a powerful new vantage point not just for observation, but for action. The IIS has interests everywhere and Van is not just a pilot, but their point man in a conflict that will shake the worlds.

Modesitt uses a distinctive blend of space battles, political and economic intrigue, and issues of race and religion to address deep questions of good and evil, ethics and self-interest. Van Albert makes his decisions; it is for you to decide if he is a hero.

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Original Title:	The Ethos Effect
ISBN:	0765347121 (ISBN13: 9780765347121)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Parafaith #2

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Ratings: 3.9 From 895 Users | 32 Reviews

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See my review of the prequel to this "The Parafaith War". Short answer. Read that, not this.

One of my favorite books. It was both enjoyable and thought provoking, though not as much fun as Parafaith War.

This book fails so hard. What starts as a competently written space opera/conspiracy plot turns into a lengthy essay on ethics and what it means to be ethical. Which would be ok, if the author had any idea what he was talking about, and if he didn't force the words ethics and ethical into any longer conversation the characters have. Because sure, why not spend a romantic date with the main character gushing about how ethical he is? But even that would be alright, if it wasn't for the fact that

Quite possibly the worst book ever written, if you ever want inspiration to write, read this and you'll feel more confident than ever before. I'm sure Modesitt can write, but this novel was terrible. Essentially, what could have been an interesting five page article on ethics is stretched into a novel length ethical dilemma where you don't even care about the characters by the end because it drags on for so long, not to mention the hammy dialogue. By the end of the novel billions of people have

Wonderful!

Good, but not as absorbing as others. This again reveals Modesitt's fascination for the hypocrisies and betrayals of politics. (Despite the comments under 'Notes' re the non-series classification of this book on the Travelinlibrarian site, there is in fact a clear connection with 'The Parafaith War' in that the head of the IIS, who eventually recruits hero Van to fly a starship, is none other than an extremely long-lived Trystin Desoll, the hero of The Parafaith War'! So it's nonsense to say

A treatise on and/or exploration of ethics wrapped in a scifi novel. An excellent read - thought-provoking and entertaining. The pacing was slower than the Parafaith War, but I felt that both the characters and world(s) were more thoroughly developed.