A great conclusion to this series, especially in the content department.

Disappointing: I really enjoyed the first the three books of the Catteni sequence and was looking forward to this one, but was disappointed.For much of the book it seemed that I was reading about a completely different set of characters as everyone seemed to have had their personality sucked out. The pioneering ethic was not necessary any longer I suppose, but that spirit had defined the characters for me and I felt they were pretty thin (and unsympathetic) without it. I also found the shift to

Everyone knows how sad it is to realize that your favorite series has jumped the shark. There's always that let-down when you finish a novel, add it to your stack of previous entries, and suddenly feel that you can't remember a single thing you just read. And if it's bad when it happens to a good series, it's even worse when it happens to one that's only 'okay'.The Freedom trilogy worked fairly well. It appropriately used the science fiction background of isolated planets and wild interspecies m...

Too much coffee!!! Not enough science fiction.

Read the first 3, then skip this one. It's really weak, the whole plot centers around finding more coffee for the colony. Seriously.

While I do appreciate the fact that at no point in this book did Kris get herself drunk and knocked up by someone other than her partner, I nevertheless wonder why McCaffrey wrote this book. Freedom's Challenge ended with an openness that certainly made another sequel possible, but it also seemed like a decent place to just stop. Failing that, though, she really ought to have found something interesting to write about if she really wanted to stick with these characters. This book consisted almos...

Put this one under, "initially rated with nostalgia glasses."This one was of the many books that I quickly rated when I first joined Goodreads and was trying to track my reading history. I remembered loving this series so, five-star ratings all around.For the rest of the series, that rating mostly stays. I loved the concept. The first three books had a sense of character and pacing and an overarching plot that went from sci-fi survival story to an alien rebellion against evil overlords. This one...

As always, I enjoy Anne Mccaffrey stories. I normally don't do, survivor tales. But she weaves the story well so that when some of the characters get into vicious mode because of the situation, she balances it out with strong and light hearted characters to keep the story from turning into the harshness of survival. Her stories are always easy reads, but entertaining. PLus I love the relationship between Zainal and Chris. I just didn't like how she ended up with children. I found that unsettling...

I am a definite fan of coffee. However, too much of the book is dedicated to coffee. This feels like an extra unnecessary portion of the series. There was good closure after the third book so I was really surprised to see a fourth. Of course i had to read it but I wasn't overly impressed. It wasn't bad per se, not exactly good either. There wasn't much character deveolpment and certainly not much action There seemed to be some forced moments of action but they felt forced and were resolved very

I thought it was all over in book 3. Zainal comes back into book 4 and it's even more fun. We get to learn how they try to help Earth and what other things they do to make Botany a home. Just thinking about this books brings a smile to my face. Here's why.1. Never give up attitude2. Working together towards a positive outcome3. Everyone can contribute to make their world a better place.4. Ingenuity and troubleshooting skillsI just loved how they were able to accomplish so much together. Makes me...

FREEDOM'S RANSOM focuses on a trading mission to get back the irreplaceable technological equipment and parts stolen by the Catteni in their conquest of Earth. There is some adventure, and the book remains lively, but it focuses on business thinking. That may be the reason this turned out to be the last book of the series that McCaffrey published.

This series was never as good as its first book and this volume was a microcosm of the whole series. Okay science fiction. Not sure I read any more MCCaffrey after this work.

This was my favorite of the series...I really got into all the post-intergalactic imprerialism trading (that sounds really nerdy, but it was interesting).

This was the last book in the series and I thought it was well done. It brought all the stories together. I enjoyed the first three more bit glad I read them all

Freedom's Landing (2002) by Anne McCaffrey tacks onto the more or less completed story of Botany, the forced colony. With book #3 having wrapped up the major plot points, this work doesn't so much as explore life after empire as gently stroll through it while drinking iced coffee.Like the Cattini books that came before, this book lacks any tension in it whatsoever, so you never have any doubts that our heroes will succeed, while failing to provide any character growth or challenges, while also d...

Hmmm - have to say that this is a weird way to end a series and makes me wonder whether the author had plans for more stories. The last novel, with the defeat of the Eosi and the freeing of Earth, was a much better climax - this one is basically about bartering with the survivors on both sides and accidentally finding the crown jewels!To be fair, it wasn't as boring as it sounds. There's a lot of humour running through it (I was reminder of the Trotter's market stall in Only Fools and Horses on

I’m so happy to be done. As a reader who MUST read all books in a series (no matter what), I am glad that I did. I will agree with most of the previous reviews that the first book was the best and the bar was not reached with the books that followed. I was disappointed with how Kris ended up as just ordinary. When you think about it, if she were to put in an application to live on the new Botany.....she would probably be denied. Her only claim to fame was being “Zainal’s mate” which was mentione...

Zainal has a plan to contact the Farmers, but first, he goes shopping. Kris, Zainal, his sons, and a few other colonists travel to Earth, pick up supplies and then head off to Baveri.Lots of Cattani need dental work, and they like coffee. So our heroes need dental equipment and coffee to bargain with the Cattinai on Baveri. They already have a dentist.This is the last book in the series, which is unfortunate because we never get to meet the farmers. That would have been a much more interesting s...

Last book in the Botany series.Botany is finally free and the Eosi are defeated (but a few have fled to no-one-know-where). Botany has food and large space ships and Zainal feels bound to fix the mess. At least the problems that remain on Botany, Earth, and his home planet of Barevi.The task isn't easy. There are obstacles everywhere, especially on Barevi. Overcoming those obstacles is what makes this story interesting.The book lives up to the first 3 stories (and builds on them). The writing is...

This is the least successful book in the series. It was not about the characters any longer but rather a manual on how to run a colony or settlement. I only read on to the end because I had thoroughly enjoyed the first 2 books in the series and felt I owed that much to an author whose work I'd always thoroughly enjoyed. I was hoping for the same drama, excitement and character development which I'd been presented with previously. I was sadly disappointed. But I suppose that is the danger ever pr...

An Anne McCartney success story again !As always her imagination and storytelling skills have generated a new generation of adventure and wonder. It is such a tragedy the world has lost her especial skill of building an entire universe of diverse life and growing a civilization from nothing. It would be an incredible adventure to see where the characters of this series would lead in their quest to restore and grow two disparate civilization. Sadly we will never see the culmination of her plan. T...

The Catteni are working out a new way of living as their overlords the Eosi have either been killed or run away. They used to be the enforcers taking over planets and denuding them of anything they fancied. Now the Earth and Botany are free from them, and Earth is in a mess and needs a lot of the stuff the Catteni took to rebuild until they can get their industries going again. Zainal the Catteni who is an integral part of life on Botany has a plan on how they get stuff to the people who need it...

Well, this was the final book in this series. I can see why, McCaffrey apparently couldn't see where to take the story again without being repetitive. It was a good read for most of the book, but the last third tapered into a blah ending. Zainal was so unsure and the positive vibes from the rest of the Botany people just didn't seem to carry. It was like the last few chapters had been rushed and not properly edited.

Least interesting of the series, but having started it and got 3/4 thru the series, I toughed it out thru the last book.Zainal's dialog quality seemed way too "earth-like" thru the end, and sort of corny in several spots. First book was the best, lots of action and new things to learn about.This one is almost entirely about Zainal and Kris, really nothing about any of the other alien races and the cooperation / interactions among them to survive.

2020.12.06 Another book with no Audible edition available. I refuse to create one when every time I do so, what's created has all the correct details, but no cover. Goodreads will NOT correct these problems; they tell you to join their Librarians Group instead. I really wish Amazon hadn't tanked FictFact.com as that site was easy to use and add any format of book to their database; errors were quickly corrected upon a user's request.

This series has a lot of promise, a compelling concept and interesting characters, but it fails to deliver. There is too much plot, scant character development, and a distinct lack of conflict between characters. While there are some promising set ups for dramatic opportunities, they go unrealized. This series is not McCaffrey's best and is a disappointment.

A fitting conclusionRansom brings the Catteni sequence to an end. It features all the ups and downs of the first three books and neatly wraps all the threads together. If Anne McCaffrey were alive today I would hope she might pen an aftermath book as I wish the sequence hadn't ended. Kudos to the author.

Anne McCaffrey is one of my all time favorite authors and was one of the first fantasy authors I ever read. Her books can come across as a bit dated now but on the whole I quite enjoy them. Her world building is wonderful and I always find her characters engaging. The Catteni series is one of my favorites by her.

A Satisfying End to a Great SeriesWell rounded and all loose ends tied up in a perfect bow (still somewhat hopeful that there may be room for Todd McCaffrey to take up the story when he finds the time) Thoughtfully written in regards to the aftermath of the Eosi defeat and how various groups decided to self govern afterwards. Anne McCaffrey is sorely missed.

Lackluster compared with the first three in the seriesI'm a huge fan but this particular book was frequently boring. The first three were great. Seemed as if the author ran out of good ideas but kept writing.