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Cloud, Peter
James West (2.0)
As most
of you know, I am always looking for new and innovative Science Fiction
stories. This came to me from someone who had seen my review of the Star Wars
Trilogy. In the spirit of new Sci-Fi, I liked that it had two very innovative
ideas (which I will not spoil here as they are only revealed at the very end of
the book). One issue I had was that other aspects felt less surprising and more
mundane. I would have liked to see Mr. West take more chances and reach farther
with regards to new technologies. Oddly, I was never quite clear how far in the
future this tale was set and where it takes place. Most of the weaponry and
computer systems were too close to things I can easily imagine (and have
actually seen) being worked on today in various advanced R&D centers. The main military conflict in the book
centers around a group called the Kamari, who seem to be invading or attacking
the first characters you meet. For some time I believed the Kamari were aliens,
(given it is Sci-Fi and with a name like ‘the Kamari’, can you blame me?).
While the first contact implies they are humanoid, I still thought they were
off-worldly, given their weaponry and means of transport. It wasn’t till almost
the end of the book that I realized they were a radical group, which was a bit
of a let down.
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