Review: Starships, Action and Intrigue
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2014
“Destiny - Illusions: The Crime Of Our Ancestors” by Daniel Rafferty is the awesome first book in what promises to be a killer new sci-fi series. It begins carefully. By that I mean the author does not leave you in the dark. He takes the time to explain the climate and conditions in which the story takes place. You meet all the players then the action begins to unfold, slowly at first, then at an ever increasing speed as things unknown become known.The story takes place in the very near future where Earth is slowly moving towards the Utopian ideal. We have become friends with another civilization, The Peridian Empire, who have shared some of their technology with us but become more uncomfortable with Earth as we begin to achieve technological parity with them.There is enough political intrigue with contemporary parallels to make this book a good read even if you don’t like sci-fi. “Destiny - Illusons” is very satisfying as it pays out a very comprehendible multi-thread storyline that never loses it’s way as it approaches an inevitable showdown. A very engaging read—I highly recommend!