"Humanity had achieved what it had not through strength or claws or armor, not even through individual human intelligence, as impressive as that was. No, it was the ability of humans to coordinate, to work together, to produce ideas and solutions collectively that no individual mind ever could, that truly set them apart. Nexus was just one more step in that direction."

This is a brilliant, explosive work. I enjoyed the first of these a great deal but, with the characters in place and the background set, Crux became a book I hated to put down.

Kade is well and truly fighting for freedom, and his dilemmas are heartfelt and real all the way through. The depiction of the children is vivid and bold and terrifying, and Sam's struggles and combat is breathtaking and thrilling. I know the third book is also well and truly on the way and I eagerly await it!