Review: Wonderful sci-fi adventure!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 24, 2012
Nick Sand has created a world with a tough feel similar to that of Riddick or the dark future of many sci-fi milieus. Although I normally need a little more description of a character's appearance and such, Sand bypasses this with finesse. He grabbed me from the start by building his collection of hardened, sometimes ruthless characters. Sand has some growing edges that I am sure he will polish off with future books, but overall this is a very solid, engaging work. If you are the kind of reader that likes everything to be dynamic and nonstop from the beginning, you may need to be patient. Several different threads begin separately with their own chapters and gradually come together during the plot development. Staying with it is well worth it because Sand brings the plot together with a bang and payoff is a very satisfactory resolve. It's a great piece and I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.