Review: Intense, compelling, and unique
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 12, 2012
I stayed up way too late finishing this book.  The Creators is a complex, compelling science fiction book involving tortured romance, vivid, intense action scenes, and a battle between good and evil.  Although the concept of star-crossed lovers isn't new, Rice's take on it is unique.  Andrew has lost his soulmate, Regina, and now must pursue her life force through time and space.The book's structure is nonconventional and interesting.  The Creators is presented as a series of vignettes, all of which concern Andrew and Regina.  The timeline is fluid as the characters drift through time and their own memories, slipping backwards and forwards through the time stream.  Although I expected that the presentation would be choppy and hard to follow, the vignettes are linked so skillfully that the transitions are never jarring; from Andrew's first slip through time, I had no problem following the story or the time transitions.The author's dense, descriptive imagery makes each new time location ring true.  Although the time locations are varied and wildly different- the reader encounters primeval forests and futuristic galactic wars- the imagery and the immediacy of the action as Andrew follows Regina through time and space pulled me in.This isn't a fast read, or an easy one.  The book is complex, intense, and emotional.  I really enjoyed it, but I recommend beginning it when you don't have any place to be the next morning!  Great book!