Review: Entertaining SciFi by a  talented author
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2012
Particle Horizon is a gritty Science Fiction novel, and a pretty awesome debut by Selso Xisto. It is essentially about a galactic war between Angelhaven, an advanced human colony on an asteroid, and New Jerusalem from which the Legion of the LightBringer wages a holy war against all who would deny their god. You won't soon forget the first chapter. It was raw and emotional and draws the reader right into the conflict. The next few chapters are a little slow going as the characters and context of the war are introduced.First thing I noticed was Xisto's wonderful knack for description."A warm gust of wind buffeted them on the loading platform. Almost two miles above the ground, the thin aluminium railings fo the deck turned the wind into a forlorn whistle."Within the first few lines of the book, he has appealed to almost every sense in describing the world of Angelhaven (You should also check out his guest post; Welcome to Angelhaven).The characters in the story were complex. We have a marine commander with a hidden ability, an advanced android who has been locked away in a lab for most of her life, and on the other side of the war Aja who usually doesn't hide her skepticism of the war. There are a lot of POV changes, but each character is distinct enough that this didn't cause a problem.The basis for the plot, basically a holy war waged by New Jerusalem against those who refuse to worship their god and Angelhaven where religion is banned, isn't really anything new even for the Sci-fi world. We can draw a lot of comparisons between the plot and current and recent events, possibly to the point that some of us could understand why religion would be banned on Angelhaven-after all in this story, overzealous followers of the Lightbringer are what bring chaos into this scenario.My verdict, even though the basis of the story may be familiar, it's an excellent novel that balances believable characters with gripping events.