Review: I am surprised how much I like this book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2014
I have to say that I am surprised how much I liked this book. Not that I expected the book to be bad as such. Especially not given this writers track record and how much I have liked his works so far but due to the fact that this book is basically telling the same story as Star One: Dark Star but from the perspective of the Tycho City base on the moon instead of the Star One space station.I decided to read this book because I have liked all other works from this author and I also wanted to have read the complete series. I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised. I did not really think that I would enjoy the book this much.The author have quite skillfully managed to write a book that, even though you basically knows what is going to happen, makes you want to continue reading. Yes the book involves events that takes place in the previous books in the series but they are only briefly mentioned in this book. Instead it focuses on the preparations not only of the Tycho City base but also of the people in the shelters down on Earth.The book also goes a bit further than the previous books which basically ended as soon as Star One had encountered the neutron star and the black hole it is circling. In this book we get to follow the survivors all the way until the neutron star have finally left our solar system.The book is a quite enjoyable read indeed. At the end there is a, not too surprising, tie in to the ending of the previous book in the series. I certainly hope that the author will make a continuation of these two books because I for one will pick up the next book if one is published.