Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Tired of the series?

It seems that Mr. Weber has tired of the series he has been writing, and wants to do something else with this character. About 2/3rds of the way through this book, he kills off many of the major characters, while completely breaking with the fairly close historical parallels he has used until now. This carnage is only very loosely motivated, and the authorial hand is far too evident.The characterization (never Weber's strong point) is flatter than ever, and the writing rather more wooden than before.I didn't buy this after I borrowed it, and while I may buy future books in this series (if any) I will probably not pay h/c prices.