Review: Addicting as Moondust!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
I have read all that Sean, Johnny and David have written and this is by FAR my favorite (and that is saying alot!). I read Episode 1 and managed to get my hands on this the minute I finished Epi 1. I simply could not bear to go even an hour without more! The story will drag you deeper and deeper into it as you go. With a finesse that is almost magical, Platt and Truant guide you through the lives and back-stories of 7 or 8 characters, tie them altogether, then rip them apart! You can NEVER predict the events. You THINK you know and then get blasted out of the water! The scenario of a future (2097-ish) where The Beam (like an enhanced Internet) infiltrates everyone's lives and the people are divided into two "political" parties, the "haves" and the "have-nots" isn't really that hard to imagine. The way they tie the future they've written about into the past and current times we are living now, will amaze you. You'll say, "Yeah, I remember that" or "That's happening right now" or "Oh, crap, that really WILL happen!".You'll have your favorite characters, then just like in real life, they'll do something totally stupid and almost unforgivable and you'll get mad at them. But then they manage to redeem themselves and you'll understand why they did what they did. Again, just like in real life. At first glance the storyline appears disjointed and all over the place, but for good reason. It very quickly falls into a seamless flow that will have you shaking your head and shaking in your boots. What if? Could all this really happen? Hell, yes it could! And Sean and Johnny know that.My advice is to get all the Episodes at once in this collection of Season 1, because if you don't, you'll be scrambling to find a computer somewhere to download the rest of the season the minute you finish Epi 1. Come on Season 2!!!!!P.S. This would make an extraordinary mini-series or TV show. Far too much for a regular movie to encompass. Would be a crime to cut it down to fit into an 1-1/2 or 2 hour movie time slot.P.P.S. The author's note at the end is worth the entire book in itself, but do yourself a favor and do NOT skip ahead to read it. Save this bit of tantalizing magic until you're done with the Season.