Review: This is how you write Space Opera
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2013
This book is a hidden gem that I almost missed out on because I did not like the cover.  Looks like a new age "connect to the universe" self-help book cover.  My dislikes end there.  The characters are so carefully designed that you can almost always tell who is speaking just by the words they use and structure of the sentence.  Tet is oozing cool, calm and collected vibes.  Magi is Feisty, smart and quick witted.  I could go on.  The science is actually not too far fetched, the author uses his theoretical physics background brilliantly.  The genetic manipulation would actually be possible as soon as we get the technology to do it, because the knowledge is 80% there, we already do it to plants and animals.  This book really really excites me.  The author did not neglect character development for action, or action for drama nor did he overwhelm us with uninteresting science crap. There's just enough science to let us know how some things work but not too much to make you skip paragraphs or pages.  The character development progresses nicely with the flow of the story.  The bad guys are formidable and interesting, but not so far ahead that the good guys have to rely on a super unbelievable breakthrough that's dropped into their laps at the last moment.  Even the creatures and plants add to the story, and I understand the next book will delve deeper into the animals and their interactions, social hierarchy and contributions they will provide to the future Kobani generations.  The next book will also look at the war with the rest of humanity, I hope this is like 25% of the book because I don't want to leave Koban at all, in fact at this point I just want to get kidnapped by Kralls and dropped on Koban.  I cannot wait for the next book.  For the length and quality of the book I would pay more than the $3 I stole it for.