I have been looking forward to this book ever since the final volume of the Expanse Seies was published, The Expanse series, for me, was the best Science Fiction series of this century and since it has concluded I been wondering, What's next?
I saw interviews with Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck hinting at the writing styles and the outline of the plot, and I really got me on board. A combination of Herbert, Le Guin and The Book of Daniel, now that is an intriguing combination, and I waited patiently for the release date.
Took me all of two days to devour this book. Went to bed reading this fabulous tale and woke up in the morning diving right back in, Ty & Daniel were not kidding when they said the book would be written in the style of Ursula K. Le Guin and Frank Herbert. Gone are the multi-POVs chapters of the Expanse books, replaced with a writing style that has been employed since the days of Charles Dickens.
Yet the book felt fresh, not at all dated. A limited 3rd person POV narration allowed Daniel & Ty to jump from one character to another in the same action sequence, Allowing the reader to get into the mind of the character standing outside the closed door, and in the next sentence move to the characters on the other side of the door.
The book also delves into the mind of the "Collaborator." Which is not often the subject of books. Most books will give you the mind of the valiant "Resistance" figure. Yet what would you do when faced with an overwhelming power and, as the saying goes, "Resistance is Futile.?"
This book is filled with thought provoking ideas, hard choices and the mantra of " Live to fight another Day."
As with the Expanse, Ty & Daniel will release novellas every now and then to add to the story. October 1, 2024, a Novella titled "Livesuit" will be released, I wish more authors would do this. And at a nice $2.99 price, the correct price point for a novella that is 90 pages.
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