Review: Move over Star Wars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2011
Not being a science fiction fan, I was cautious about buying this book.  The sample, however, grabbed my attention.  Something about the way in which J. Bryden Lloyd wrote, intrigued me.I just finished the book and have to say, I loved it.  It was a fresh twist on beings from other worlds, space travel, friendship, and good old plain evil.The main character, Jenson Quest, is a normal teenager (with an extraordinary family) who loves his grandpa, but thinks he is a bit crazy.  He has heard all the stories about his travels, and his deceased father's travels, so many times he is weary of hearing another.  But when an ominous warning, and a fervent plea, comes from his granddad....plus a very real sign of eminent doom is shown to him....Jenson steps up and decides to take a leap of faith.  Within moments he is transported to another galaxy, where people love and respect his dad, finds himself in the middle of a wild, other-worldly boot camp, and then whisked off to pilot warrior spaceships in a battle that could end life on Earth, if he were to lose.As Wing Commander of a talented team of warriors, Quest is not only fighting for his life, for the people on Earth, and the worlds of his friends, but is on a search for his father who has been missing in action for many years.  He has been told that his dad might still be alive, trapped in another galaxy, but is given little time to search.At the same time, the evil warrior Va'kaar has assassinated all his peers, assumed leadership of a vast number of warships, and amassed a huge following.  Being told their mission is to destroy other worlds so they can bring resources back to their galaxy, these ruthless Va'kaar followers will stop at nothing to seek out and destroy.Quest has limited time to accomplish his goals, and is tripped up by many obstacles along the way.I can't wait for the sequel, and highly recommend this book.