Review: A Very Quick Read!! Good Sci-Fi :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2011
"The DOGs want to destroy the world. The gods want to make a new one. The trick is to survive both.The world is on the brink of ecological cataclysm set off by the Oil Spill of 2010 and the Great Sea Level Rise of 2070."I love sci-fi books, so I was prepared to love this story, and I wasn't disappointed! It is a novella, and the pacing was very good, so it was a really quick read for me. There are 3 main characters: Char, Jake and Mike. And then a fourth kind of mini-MC is Jake's sister, Rani. I really liked Char because she was just so real, down to earth, and honest. The same goes for Jake. Rani was a "mutant", but she was a straight talker, so I could still relate to her, which was nice. Mike, who is Char's sister's fiance, was a conundrum, but then, as you keep reading, he becomes clearer, as do his intentions.Although this was set way in the future and in space, the fact that all the trouble started with the Gulf oil spill in 2010, which really happened, made the story seem like an acceptable conclusion of that, and that made the story much more personal.The world building was very good. You knew exactly what was happening in space, where they were, and why they were there. It was very clear, which helps move the story along at a good pace. The characters were well developed, or as well developed as they can be in a novella. The fact that there was character growth in such a short amount of time tells you that the story was well written.I was a little put off by the "stranger sex" that happened almost right away in the book because I thought it was just a plot device, but then the characters do grow from there, so I could understand it a little better.I feel like this review is a bit choppy, but I think that's because SO much happened in such a short time! I don't want to give anything away, but I want to get across why I liked the story!In summary, this was a novella, a very quick read, and I'm really looking forward to reading the next book in the series!