Review: Brilliant Sci-Fi Novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
This is a wonderful little book. I read it in about two hours, and found it a very easy read.Pearseus Year 18: The Schism, is a sci-fi prequel of novella length (about 77 pages), and chronicles a community after they have crash landed their space ship. The new planet proves inhabitable, and similar to earth in many ways. Except for its two moons, oh--and the natives.Usually, I read with an editor's eye and make detailed notes. In this case, I found myself immediately drawn into the story and forgot to notate a lot of the points I otherwise would have done. That said, there weren't any major issues anyway. Yes, the book could do with some minor tweaks, and another proofread run, but--evidently--these didn't amount to enough to pull me out of the read. I blame the author fully for my remissness; its his fault for writing such a gripping tale!I wanted to learn more about the characters and their lives, and the book stopped far too soon for me. Not because the ending wasn't well rounded (it was), but because Mr Rossis managed to pull me in right up close, and now I want more.I offer a strong Four out of Five stars for Pearseus Year 18, and can see it achieving an easy Five with a little tweaking here and there. Bravo.