Review: Technologically heavy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2013
I really should have looked at the screen-shots (unusual for a book and what caught me out) underneath the cover thumbnail image. Missing that meant that I read a book which I normally have simply passed by.Point Apocalypse is far too militaristic and much too dependent upon technology for my tastes and I only mention that to encourage those who enjoy such material and to discourage those who don't. It's not a reason for marking a book down and I'm not going to.What did particularly please me is that the dialogue managed not to be too stilted or jingoistic (given the genre) and that considerable care has been taken over the book's construction and editing. There was one howler where Cathy had her name spelt differently in the space of a few pages but that provided a bit of unintentional light relief.On the minus side, strip the technology and the battle scenes away from Point Apocalypse and you don't get left with very much unfortunately. This is why I don't feel it merits that fifth star I give out for 'star quality' although I'd emphasise that it does both deliver and zip along.If you're thinking of buying the book, look at the images underneath the cover image and be guided by those because, unlike most sci-fi pictures, they're actually very accurate. If that's your cup of tea, go for it and you won't be disappointed.