Review: A Science-Fiction novel that grabs your attention and doesn't let go!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
A common question in many circles is the ponderings of life on other planets – is mankind alone in the galaxy?  And if we are not, what kind of people, or creatures, would our neighbors be?  Would they be like us?  Would they help, or hurt us?  Or would we hurt them?  Underlying every question posed and theorized, is the unspoken timbre that runs through most of humankind – the xenophobia that currently finds its home in either nationality or, more blatantly, in race.  If we were suddenly just the human race, not just Americans or Europeans, Canadians or South Africans… but humans…. What would that make us?  And who would try to find out if we were better than our special counterparts?It is an incredibly deep question, a fundamental discomfort that might make you squirm.  Daniel Rafferty sharpens his talent and wit on the altar of this question, creating the elaborate and engrossing Sci-Fi saga, “Destiny:  Illusions – The Crime of our Ancestors.”  Mankind is not alone; we have found friends and helpers in the Peridian Empire, who call the overpopulated planet Saffron, their home.  Blue skinned and long lived, in many ways the Peridians are the answer that the Earthlings have been seeking – in other ways, they pose more questions.  When an Intelligence Operative, fleeing Saffron two years early to deliver vital information to Earth, is waylaid and seemingly killed – it sets of a mission and a chain of events that will eventually rock both people…. And not for the better.Slow to start but quick to ensnare, this is a tale that will keep you reading.  Each character is detailed and drawn to perfection, from the Madame President to a long lived and long serving Senator on Saffron, Captains and first officers, human and Peridian both.  It is a fascinating, deep and involved story that will leave you anxiously awaiting the next in the series.I would recommend this to any fans of Science Fiction, the Alien Trilogies, lovers of the recent Prometheus movie, Mass Effect 1-3 fans and anyone that has ever wondered if we were alone.