Review: Great start to a new series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2012
I really enjoyed this book since there were many fresh ideas that complemented some of the more repetitive sci-fi concepts employed.  Mr. Bennett takes a harder, in-depth stance on the science in his book that may be a turn off to some, but I rather enjoyed the inclusion.  I was a bit concerned that the book would be dry and bland from the somewhat tedious prologue, but once he gets to the actual story, things rapidly pick up.  A lot of what is introduced in the prologue is either repeated later in the narrative, or could probably be reworked into the narrative in different ways to make it more engaging and seem less like a dull history lesson from the future.The pacing of the book is a bit unusual, it does not really build up to a single climax but maintains a rather high level of action with less energetic interludes that were interesting and helped build the world and characters. The chapter structure could use a little work also since some of them just suddenly ended in a way that felt a little jarring.  As I got more used to his style, I didn't mind it as much since the story completely held my interest.Proofreading could use a little work, but coming from an indie author with a low price of admission, I would only take off half a star at most.  No typos were in evidence, but missing words and awkward sentences caused minor problems in flow.  This is also a rather long book so you will get a lot of reading for what you do pay, some trilogies are not much longer than this debut novel.I truly hope that the next book in this series comes out quickly, but if Mr. Bennett is making book 2 anywhere as long as book 1, it could take a while.