Review: Vivid descriptions, engaging characters, great storyline
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2013
The author put forth his best effort on Defiance, the sixth and final installment of the Sodium series. There was no shortage of interesting and engaging characters and the vivid descriptions provided not only a visual of the characters and their surroundings but also a view into the way they perceived the universe around them. All the technology checkboxes were ticked on this one; virtual humans, planet terraforming, massive invisible shielding, quantum leaps in travel speed and crafty weapons. It pegged the cool meter for the tech junkies.The plotline was well constructed and the dialog allowed me to immerse myself into the story as if I were strapped right next to the characters as they raced their way through space and calamity. This novel contained lots of emotion, a sense of great loss and a desire on my part to keep turning the pages in hopes that somehow the heroes would prevail. The ending is anything but predictable and masterfully thought out. This is the story that would transfer well to the big screen provided they don't deviate too much from the author's vision. And while it is the last of the Sodium series I look forward to what this writer has in store for us in the next series called AMP.The Sodium series was my first introduction to Sci-Fi novels and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I strongly recommend it to all readers even if you might not have thought about the Sci-Fi genre. And if you have not yet read the earlier Sodium books you will after finishing this one!