Review: Quite Imaginative
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2013
<Spoiler Alert - Plot elements may be discussed> This was quite a nice read. Mr Jones writes in a flowing, casual style that doesn't get bogged down in techno-babble. This book is actually the second in a sequence of books featuring the lead characters, and I purchased them out of sequence unknowingly. It was my first Kindle book, and not available in paperback; so, I was eager to try the experience. The book's plot is very imaginative, with interesting supporting characters. There were only a few typos and syntax errors. The male and female protagonists were seemingly romantically involved, but there were no overt depictions of romance, just a devotion to each other. The female protagonist is the brainy but beautiful scientist type, whereas the male is the ex-SEAL heroic sort that tries to save the day. Both seem agreeable as central characters. The bad guys are the usual assortment of odd characters bent on murder and mayhem. <Spoiler> The setting is quite literally other-worldly, as it takes place on a huge ark that crashed to Earth millions of years ago, and somehow all the creatures gathered throughout the Universe miraculously survived to modern times in suspended animation energy fields. You can guess what happens next because all of the scientists attempting to mine the ship for intelligence must work in a habitable environment deep underwater, with the only means to leave by submarine. The pace is swift, and the story very enjoyable. I liked it so much that I have since purchased the prequel. A very nice read.