Review: A great story idea that could have had better execution
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2012
Gods in the Machine has a very interesting premise that I felt could have been explored a little bit better.  The idea of the government having secret military bases inside of space hotels that they are using to project visions to certain members of society has a lot of potential.  The reason for these visions is to prepare the people of Earth for an alien invasion that the government believes needs to be fought off without having to go through the adjustment period of accepting life from other planets exists.The biggest problem I had with the book was the characters.  Early on you are shown the world while following several different characters, including a set of the aliens, around.  The issue I had was that with all of the jumping around and the introduction of what seemed to be pretty major characters well over halfway through the book was that the story seemed a bit disjointed.  It became a bit difficult for me to remember what the main goal of the story was supposed to be and by the end I had almost totally lost track of the government program.That being said the idea is full of potential and Marilyn has told me that there is more to come with this story.  I'm curious to see what the next step will be.  If you are a fan of government conspiracy stories especially involving aliens this may be a good book for you.Review copy provided by the author.