Review: Great Sci-Fi Thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
I love a good science fiction thriller, one that can effectively pit the old against the new, one that can drag the reader up to the current state of political tension with ease, and one that can make me turn pages wondering what comes next. In Project Mimic, John Black does exactly that.I really enjoyed the interplay of characters who wake up genetically altered as guinea pigs in an experiment that looks like it might fall into the wrong hands. Their initial confusion and discovery of how they've been manipulated is intriguing, and as the book moves from scene to scene we learn how they each came to be in this state. The science is there--from nanobots to genetic manipulation--and the science fiction is there as well--from interesting, almost steampunkish vehicles to weapons that don't stretch the inventions of the future too far.Only a few of the characters were static; throughout the story, most change. Some change for the better, some for the worse. There are a few clichéd characters roaming about--a general hell-bent on power, an opposing commander full of evil. However, unlike many books I've read in the past, these static characters do not detract from the story at all.Overall, Project Mimic is a great book, one that will keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next. This is the way thrillers should be written.(I received a copy of this book for an honest review, which is exactly what this is.)