Review: A Creative Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2013
Amanda Kirasdotr is a young sailor on a planet set in the age of sail. She rescues a visiting space man from drowning; this sets into the motion the twist of advance tech humans brushing up with a low tech culture.  Amanda has a simple fisherman's life and begins to dream of the stars and forbidden knowledge. We quickly find part of society is disturbed by her interaction with outsiders and afraid of the negative effect it might on their society. The shadowy Brotherhood of the Bell becomes a menace to Amanda and her friends. They'll do absolutely anything to stop her.Generally I like military sci-fi but this adventure touched me and I enjoyed it. It a worthwhile read if you like character driven stories with a rational plot line.Yes, you could characterize this book as worthy of use in a high school class too. There are solid economic decision elements, personal relationship decisions and a relevant society pressure angle versus the individual's personal aspiration. So it's good for both an adult novel audience and a YA audience.I hope you write a follow on story about Amanda.