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The Darkness under the Rainbow.
The Terus Cataclysm.
A decade has passed since the terrible event that changed the fates of three civilisations forever.
When a team of expert soldiers left the boundaries of Legal Space on a secret mission to the verdant and unexplored paradise of Terus, they could not have predicted that their actions would ultimately lead the Empires of humanity to encounter the Kelva - a powerful and enigmatic alien race.
It was a time of brutal conflict and desperate diplomacy, of maniacal crime lords and keepers of the peace, of great heroes and hopeful idealists, and of the countless millions of humans and aliens caught in between.
And there are still many unsolved mysteries.
Investigative journalist Jessica Hamun has been granted unlimited access to the survivors and researchers of the Cataclysm. Told through their eyes, she seeks to build a full picture of what occurred on Terus. By listening to their harrowing personal accounts, she intends to answer the burning question:
Who is to blame for the Terus Cataclysm? And how do we recover in its aftermath?
A decade has passed since the terrible event that changed the fates of three civilisations forever.
When a team of expert soldiers left the boundaries of Legal Space on a secret mission to the verdant and unexplored paradise of Terus, they could not have predicted that their actions would ultimately lead the Empires of humanity to encounter the Kelva - a powerful and enigmatic alien race.
It was a time of brutal conflict and desperate diplomacy, of maniacal crime lords and keepers of the peace, of great heroes and hopeful idealists, and of the countless millions of humans and aliens caught in between.
And there are still many unsolved mysteries.
Investigative journalist Jessica Hamun has been granted unlimited access to the survivors and researchers of the Cataclysm. Told through their eyes, she seeks to build a full picture of what occurred on Terus. By listening to their harrowing personal accounts, she intends to answer the burning question:
Who is to blame for the Terus Cataclysm? And how do we recover in its aftermath?
378 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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July 18, 2020
Wow. This book really makes you think, which is usually something I dislike, but works here.
The style is really unique, and I enjoyed the way it progresses linearly, slowly revealing more and more with each report.
As mentioned in another person's review, it would have been nice to see a little more distinction between the character's narrations, especially when all of them apparently talk in language far more eloquent anything I could use naturally. However, doing this would diminish a lot from the overall feel of the story and would ruin the atmosphere and description, so I preferred to just think of it as the reporter heavily editing it to make it cohesive.
The ending was powerful too, and while I'd guessed lightly what could have happened, it was still a surprise, and wrapped up the story nicely.
The style is really unique, and I enjoyed the way it progresses linearly, slowly revealing more and more with each report.
As mentioned in another person's review, it would have been nice to see a little more distinction between the character's narrations, especially when all of them apparently talk in language far more eloquent anything I could use naturally. However, doing this would diminish a lot from the overall feel of the story and would ruin the atmosphere and description, so I preferred to just think of it as the reporter heavily editing it to make it cohesive.
The ending was powerful too, and while I'd guessed lightly what could have happened, it was still a surprise, and wrapped up the story nicely.
September 2, 2014
For an incredibly complex and fully-fleshed universe, this is impressively simple in its delivery and very rarely confusing. I've never had the pleasure of reading such a wide range of voices and not once feeling disappointed with the point of view.
The entire story is told through interviews from a fantastically in-depth cast of characters, each of whom come from all walks of life that you can possibly imagine - and some that you can't! It built such a tense, politically charged mystery and yet always fed me more clues to the ultimate question fuelling this story: who is responsible for the Terus Cataclysm?
It seems impossible to find an answer. The multiple worlds at stake are each so vibrant and fascinating and tangled together that I thought the ending would leave me hanging. Instead, Darkness comes together in a wholly satisfying way and I shall be rereading this book to see how everyone's perspective can be understood in a totally new light.
My only criticism is that quite a lot of it is too over-written for my tastes and only a few characters have a distinctive voice. But even as I say that, Darkness is a VIVID story - colourful, clear, and in many cases beautifully painted in the reader's mind. This is a science fiction novel that will stay with me in many ways.
The entire story is told through interviews from a fantastically in-depth cast of characters, each of whom come from all walks of life that you can possibly imagine - and some that you can't! It built such a tense, politically charged mystery and yet always fed me more clues to the ultimate question fuelling this story: who is responsible for the Terus Cataclysm?
It seems impossible to find an answer. The multiple worlds at stake are each so vibrant and fascinating and tangled together that I thought the ending would leave me hanging. Instead, Darkness comes together in a wholly satisfying way and I shall be rereading this book to see how everyone's perspective can be understood in a totally new light.
My only criticism is that quite a lot of it is too over-written for my tastes and only a few characters have a distinctive voice. But even as I say that, Darkness is a VIVID story - colourful, clear, and in many cases beautifully painted in the reader's mind. This is a science fiction novel that will stay with me in many ways.
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