The premise for this book is actually unique and interesting. Unfortunately, it lost my interest about halfway through. I did finish the book, but it The premise for this book is actually unique and interesting. Unfortunately, it lost my interest about halfway through. I did finish the book, but it was a chore. I am not really sure what the problem was; The characters were likable, the dual storytelling between the past and present was done very well, and, as I said, the premise is a great one. It just dragged a bit in the telling. ...more
In this epic sequel to Aquarius Rising: In the Tears of God, Megalops, an Aquarian, is driven to madness and revenge by the loss of his family to the In this epic sequel to Aquarius Rising: In the Tears of God, Megalops, an Aquarian, is driven to madness and revenge by the loss of his family to the redeemers and their Medusa Plague. He finds a way to join with a living reef and spread his quest for revenge throughout the Mother Ocean. Ocypode, Sapiens and their friends must enlist the aid of Elise Leonidas, the ex-wife of Edmund Bryce. They hope with her help to re-engineer the redeemer nanobots to do their job properly and reclaim the planet without sacrificing the ocean. Before they can put their plan into action Megalops unleashes his Vendetta Vaccine on the world using living beings as the carriers. Furthermore he has corrupted his own people and the ocean's creatures to carry out his misguided plan, leaving Aquarius in a bloody civil war. As the resistance fights to keep Aquarius from imploding they must deal with the contingencies he has put into place and the legitimate anger Aquarians feel for the damage done to them and their loved ones by the surface dwellers. It would seem that all out war between the land and ocean is inevitable.
Much like with book 1 of this cycle, I was sucked in hard and fast. It is impossible to not feel the pain and anger of the Aquarians, even knowing that only a few were its cause. It is impossible to not feel the fear and the anger of the surface dwellers who want only to have their planet back to sustainability. This is not a book that is read, much like the joining with the living reefs, it is a physical connection. The characters are so well developed as to not even be characters, but old friends telling their stories. I simply can’t wait to read book 3.
5 stars
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review...more
The Martian is the story of NASA astronaut Mark Watney who gets mistakenly left behind on Mars when his science team must evacuate the planet quickly.The Martian is the story of NASA astronaut Mark Watney who gets mistakenly left behind on Mars when his science team must evacuate the planet quickly. He is left with the task of surviving on the planet until a future mission, some long time away, can relieve him. Food, water, and oxygen are of paramount importance and of course, not available on the red planet. Not to mention, no one knows yet that he is still alive and it wouldn’t matter if they did. Help is a minimum of months away. In his situation, there are no small problems and the smallest thing can become a catastrophe in the blink of an eye.
Watney’s plucky perseverance gets him through most obstacles, but it soon becomes obvious that he can’t do it alone. What happens next is a testament to humanity. To rescue this castaway, national interests must be ignored, ideological differences must be set aside, petty politics can have no place and personal interests must be eschewed.
Kudos to Mr. Weir for keeping the science in this story believable and real. It would have been so easy to invent fantastical technology and scientific breakthroughs to keep Watney alive. Anyone who has been just slightly following recent missions to Mars will be able to keep up with the science presented. Even so, science isn’t the hero here. Mark Watney survives on the planet for as long as he does because of the curiosity, tenacity, and ingenuity of the human spirit.
In the end, it doesn’t matter if Watney survives his ordeal. It doesn’t matter if he is rescued from the planet or even if his body ever makes it back to Earth. This story is not about Mark Watney. It is about what can be accomplished in the World when it pulls together towards a single goal....more
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