Review: Fascinating futuristic scifi series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
"Irradiance (The Dream Guild Chronicles - Book One)" by David Bruns is a well plotted fascinating futuristic science fiction/ dystopian  novel. The Citizens of Sindra have lost control over their lives in a reformation to their society, in exchange for new technology and their safety.It is a strict society where parents are matched by outside biological selection and children are brought to their parents from a hatchery. Radiation threatens the people on the surface of the planet and the people communicate predominantly telepathically.This new world is described with great detail, the author has clearly given all aspects of this world deep thought. The novel is of a similar quality as 1984 or Logan's Run with its unique and inspired world creation. Therer is logic to the parameters of Sindra, which is probably why the citizens seem to accept the world without much resistance- one of the aspects that make the novel so fascinating.The book focuses on one family whose twin children are special and who become of particular interest throughout the book. The father is a time bender and the mother a scientistwho is looking for habitable planets.Although pairing is not usually chosen by the couple themselves, our protagonists have a bond with each other, which brings the element of humanity against a cold and inhumane society to play.Bruns has invested a lot in his characters, not just the science fiction or dystopian element of his novel and it pays off. They are engaging and likeable as they make discoveries that change their view of the world.As you can see, the book has a lot packed into it: Stellar, societal and personal issues to be resolved, in a great, gradual unravelling that culminates in a great final scene that builds the perfect bridge to the next book, when it comes out.Excellent science fiction.