"Alien Agendas", book 3 in Ian Douglas' romp through time and space, is apparently intended to be the final volume in his "Solar Warden" trilogy, and I was excited to receive an ARC from the publishers, Avon and Harper Voyager (to whom I am grateful). I was already familiar with this series, so I was primed, as it were, for its eclectic blend of space travel, time travel and twisted history. This eclecticism, for want of a better term, is the defining characteristic of this sci-fi/fantasy romp featuring Nazis, sentient space-faring Dinosaurs from the distant past and well meaning but extremely secretive progressive beings from the distant future, to include new species descended, in one fashion or another, from humankind. If all that doesn't stimulate at least a wee bit of interest on the part of those readers interested in thinking well outside the box, I don't know what would! As you might expect, any discussion of the plot would likely quickly become subsumed in the vast and astounding cast of characters. My advice to you is to kick back and just enjoy the very wild ride. I found it entertaining in an often eye popping way and a delightful read far removed from some of the far more conventional stuff that formerly populated this writer's rather extensive canon. It begs for someone to adapt the text for a movie or television script (the key would be casting). Enjoy!

I enjoyed the third novel of series. Douglas writes a good novel. The book will keep the reader engaged until the end.