Review: A Captivating and Intelligent Scifi-Thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2013
A lot of times, space-exploration scifi stories get lost in far-fetched probabilities and tenuous premises. Quincy 2116 avoids all of these pitfalls. The story pulls you in immediately from the first mentioning of a mysterious old man and his even older tome. From there we learn of the impetus behind moon migration and terra-forming, objectives that seem entirely plausible and wonderfully adventurous. The clash of an alien race is a scifi staple that is enjoyably dark, but what I noticed even more about Black's work was the level of intelligence. You really believe the science purported, in the way kilometers are factored, trajectories calculated, and how the ship navigates through Saturn's sixty moons to "engage in a synchronous orbit around Titan." Well done!