Review: ReEarth
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2013
I received a complimentary copy of this book for my review. This is an amazing work of science fiction and mystery. The Rhea planet is a great place to visit. However, you wouldn't want to live there. Their society is based on total net access for everyone except the Nomads, a group of outcasts. There are citizen mind implants and mind scans, nurseries raising and indoctrinating children, and a wealth of information available to everyone online. This includes the  tracking of everyone's physical movements in the city. The main character, Detective Pimm, is believable and compelling in his very logical investigation of the murder of a scientist. An earthling, Beth, has spent over 23 years in her trip to Rhea to work and study with the Rhealian scientists. She becomes the only logical suspect when a murder is committed. There is a little bit of everything to remind us of our planet. Politics, corporations, unemployment, population concerns, and the environmental impact of mining are all important in the development of this scary society. Bloggers and the constant bombardment of information play a big part in the action.