Is there really no ebook version of this one yet? Crazy. Well concluded trilogy, didn't see the twist coming. ( )

I good finale to this trilogy that, whilst heavily derivative of a bunch other SF books, still manages to mix things up enough to be interesting. In the end, the Trains turned out to be the coolest characters. There were some real surprises and tension in the final third, too. ( )

Wow. My entire review could be just that one word, but it wouldn't be much of a review. This is the thrilling finale to the Railhead series, which focuses on a young man named Zen Starling, who rides the rails of the Network Empire - a series of interstellar railways that run through portals to other worlds, operated by sentient locomotives, and a human colony network run by Empire-style families, with each family going to war every hundred years to take control of the entire Network. Station Zero focuses on Zen and his quests with Nova to eventually end the system of wars, and find the Railmaker - the long-dead being that created the railways themselves. All without getting killed or sent to a colonial blacksite, of course.

Station Zero is the most satisfying book I have ever read, with characters that feel unique and interesting - even ones that appear for a page or two - and plot with twists and turns that are obvious, but still somehow fun to find out. Reeve's writing style is breezy and light, and yet can be serious and forlorn when it needs to be. Unlike most other books I've read, every work in the Railhead series (this one included) matters. There's no fluff or serifs in the dialogue or the text. Every interaction drives the plot forward, and everything is put into place so neatly that you get "aha!" moments every so often.


I have no criticisms of this book at all - just like the other Railhead books, it is absolute perfection.

I honestly love this book so much, and I would rate it the top read of this year for me.


I reccomend it to anyone who loves space, trains, romance, politics, sci-fi, and good-ol fashioned war.
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