Review: Not a sci-fi fan
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 28, 2013
First off, I have to admit that I am not usually a big fan of sci-fi.  However, I received a copy of John Black'sQuincy: 2116 in exchange for an review and truly enjoyed the tale. Initially, the book's sequence of jumping betweensettings of time and place put me off, but the story quickly ties everything together. The primary complaintsI have with most sci-fi are the over-whelming detail which bogs down the story and the two-dimensional charactersthat elicit no empathy from readers.  To his great credit, author John Black furnishes the vivid descriptive detailnecessary to picture the scenes but without burying the reader in a mountain of minutiae. In addition, the charactersdeveloped are engaging and unforgettable.  The only complaint I have about Quincy: 2116 is that the ending seemedsomewhat abrupt.  Of course, the reason might be that I was not ready to leave the characters that Black has created.Maybe John Black has made me a fan of science fiction after all.