Review: Can't Wait for Book 3!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2012
"Planet Predators" by Saxon Andrew is the second book in the Lens of Time series. It begins virtually mid-thought from where book one left off; consequently it is strongly recommended that the books be read in order. Doing so will greatly increase your understanding and enjoyment of this book, plus you will have the added pleasure of reading the first book. In Planet Predators, our cast of characters continues their exploration of the universe, looking for alien civilizations, friendly and otherwise. Their actions facilitate enormous advances in technological superiority, both in space travel and in weaponry. It will be seen that those advances were quite timely and fortuitous. What will they find? Will they locate a living remnant of the Jenze species? Will they succeed in their efforts to broker peace between the Alliance, the Moet, the Giant Blue Ships, and others? Where did the Violet ships come from, and what do they want?I immersed myself in Planet Predators, just as I did in its predecessor, The Pyramid Builders. This volume continued the saga with the same cast of characters, plus a few new ones; some new love interests, but all PG; and a rapidly expanding role as peace-makers for the Milky Way Galaxy. The author's descriptions of various space ships were incredible and evocative. The cultural differences between the various intelligent species encountered, as well as the physical and physiological differences, were simply depicted, and very believable by virtue of the nature of those differences. It is logical to expect dominant species on different planets to evolve along entirely distinct lines, and the author presents this unique evolution without fanfare, but as a simple matter of fact. His understated descriptions are all the more believable for their simplicity of description. I strongly recommend this series to all serious fans of Sci-Fi. Expect additional volumes to be forthcoming.