I liked Ruins enough particularly the first half to give it 3.5 stars, but readers who, like me, look forward to Ruins because they loved Pathfinder should be aware of the following: First, Ruins tends more toward science fiction than fantasy. Second, Ruins assumes the reader remembers plot details from the first book. (I didnt. I read Pathfinder the previous year and many other books in between.) Last, the irony and humorous banter between characters that made the first book so enjoyable is mostly gone, replaced instead by characters trying to work through the natural conflicts that develop when a group of people spends too much time together. While this fits the story, it just isnt very interesting, at least not to an adult reader.
