Review: Amazing Mix of Hard Science and Great Characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
Scott Rhine has always had the ability to create amazing characters, which is one of the things that I have always loved about his books. This book is no exception. His bad guys make you want to take a shower, or run away, and everyone else is a shade of grey - just a regular human being, with your standard quirks and foibles that come with the territory. What Scott does is make each unique and interesting, then he makes their interactions on any level, emotional or otherwise quite a kick. He always makes you think as a reader, and that is fabulous. I hate it when an author thinks a reader is stupid and spells every last things out for you three times over.Now in this book, you add a lot of hard science to that mixture and some power hungry executives and governments,some really bad people, war, and a very mentally messed up scientist, and the stage is set for some interesting things to happen, especially when most of the characters are living on an alien spacecraft with a job to do, and a world in chaos. Wow! As a fan of hard science books, I have no problem with the technology or the science, and I am sure some people will, but the human factor that Scott adds into the story turns this into a real human interest tale instead of just a geeky story about aliens and scientists. It is so much more than that - in fact in is in a completely new class by itself when it comes to these things.There are some sensitive subjects here, including rape, that will put some people off - especially women. If you can get beyond that, and you have read the other books in the series, because it is worth it to read the other books, they are outstanding - then read this one too. Scott has done it again. He has created a new genre which wraps hard science and human interest into one. ( I could combine the titles but by combining the first words we come up with something obscene, so i won't name the new genre). Bravo Scott! I can't wait to read Oblivion. It is bound to be spectacular, and I am waiting to see what is going to happen with that alien spacecraft.