Review: The future is both bright, and not
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2013
With Settlers, we were exposed to the crumbling Earth humanity left behind and their initial foray into life in space.  We were introduced to characters who acclimated, and ones who did not.  Regardless of their fates, each tale left a mark.Colonists continues these themes and structure, but injects them in a very different world.  It is hundreds of years into the future, and Tasneem and crew are working against the ever-growing threat of the new regime known as the Citadel.  Tansneem's immortality is weighing heavy on her, but she is doing her best to maintain morale in hopes of a better future.Colonists contrasts and complements Settlers, in that the story maintains the personal stories of characters both new and familiar, but presents them in a very different setting.  Earth is but a myth, and the synthetic societies humanity inhabits are all they know.  Colonists ebbs and flows in its pacing brilliantly.  One moment we are witnessing an intimate conversation between and Grandfather and Granddaughter, and the next we are thrown into a a violent rebellion.  We also see the darker sides of change, and the necessary evils the characters must both execute and endure.If you enjoyed Settlers, you should definitely pick up Colonists.  It's a very different world to explore.