Review: Meh!
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2012
I was quite disappointed with this book. Whilst it do have a good storyline, the storytelling is basically just events piled upon events. Before three pages have passed (I exaggerate a tad here, but not much) the contact team has been assembled, gone to space and woopsidoo, travelled light years away.It's one of those books where whenever there is a cliffhanger, or an obstacle the protagonists must pass, the solution is always something quickly introduced, and bang, problem magically solved. There is really never any time for any suspense to develope and I quickly lost interest when I knew nothing would really be a problem in this story. Each obstacle is basically introduced and dealt with in less than three, Kindle-sized, pages.You really get no feeling for the characters, since they mostly just move about. When someone dies, nothing really happens apart from the character not appearing any more. No one has any thoughs or grieves even a bit. And although couped up together in confined spaces for weeks and months, not to mention lost in a friggin spaceship light years from home,  no real tension seem to develop. Sure, its mentioned here and there, but never ever showed.A great "meh", even for 5 bucks.