Review: Contradictions Abound
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
How could a futuristic story set in Palomar, a colony in space, conjure up visions of the Old West where men are men, women are weary, and the land is sparse and unforgiving?  Seems like an improbable contradiction, right?  Wrong!  Rebecca York's, Nightfall is exactly that and then some.  Her characters, Caleb, a scruffy, insecure miner is lucky enough to win the lottery;one of the new mail-order brides waiting at the dock is his.  Beka, a sophisticated woman with a secret past, has decided to leave her troubled life and take a chance on meeting a trustworthy man. Seems like a contradiction in personalities to me.In matters of the heart, Caleb, since never having been with a woman before, is clueless.  Beka is very experienced in this department and becomes the seducer from the onset.  If you're counting, contradiction #3.  In the final pages of Nightfall another contradiction in life and death strategy occurs.  But it wouldn't be right to give away the end now would it?  You'll have to read York's artfully written novella to see what happens.  Worthwhile read!