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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good read - but a poor ending!, 5 Oct 2000
By A Customer
"Mirror's Edge" was advertised as the conclusion to the Quantum Leap series, but provides a disappointing and flawed ending to an otherwise interesting series of books.This time, Sam has leaped into Joe Powell, a rich potential presidential candidate, in the year 1999 (the time of his first leap) and the arising situations are quite interesting. The reader does genuinely begin to care about Sam as Joe, and much of the plot is concerned with Sam trying to mend the broken relationship between Max (his personal assistant) and her teenage son, Kevin. Sam's brother Tom also features, as a senator with connections to Joe Powell, wondering why his little brother hasn't been in contact with his family for five years! Tom of course was himself apparently saved by Sam during the t.v episodes "The Leap Home". Many of the Quantum Leap books can be confusing, however the main theme of this one seems to be to create a sense of 'false hope' that Sam might actually be about to leap back home, as he has leaped into 1999. Lots of fans of the t.v series, including myself, were disappointed by how the series was ended, with Sam simply 'never returning home'. Unfortunately, this book ends on a similar vein, implying that this leap took place just before that fateful last one. What a disappointment! Since the t.v series ended a few years ago, the only solace Quantum Leap fans have had has been the novels. Although I did enjoy this novel, and think that real fans should read it simply because it will be the last one, it's a shame for Sam to go out like this. Bring back Quantum Leap the series!
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