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Haft
Haft is dying.
Can a failed artist save his homeworld?
Jago mourns the death of his girlfriend, Jazamyne. His attempts at finding a respected place among the art elite are proving hard, and it isn’t helped by the recurring nightmares of his beloved city burning to ash. The city of Eskatos in Dom-Kei is home to various humanoids — the self-centred and emotional Thrope, the esoteric Hoyuk, the labouring Baft and the strangely fungoid Wudu.
The world’s resources are in decline. Holes are opening up randomly.
The largest mining corporation on the planet is keeping secrets.
Can a failed artist save his homeworld?
Jago mourns the death of his girlfriend, Jazamyne. His attempts at finding a respected place among the art elite are proving hard, and it isn’t helped by the recurring nightmares of his beloved city burning to ash. The city of Eskatos in Dom-Kei is home to various humanoids — the self-centred and emotional Thrope, the esoteric Hoyuk, the labouring Baft and the strangely fungoid Wudu.
The world’s resources are in decline. Holes are opening up randomly.
The largest mining corporation on the planet is keeping secrets.
304 pages, Paperback
Published July 8, 2024
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Alexandra Peel
16 books23 followersAlexandra Peel was born in Liverpool, in the year 'I Feel Fine' by The Beatles was #1 in the UK and US charts.
Studied Fine Art in Staffordshire and worked as a Freelance Community Artist for a short while. Became a portrait painter for pennies, and a graphic designer before the advent of computers.
She is a keen player of Dungeons & Dragons as DM and PC. She also enjoys video games, gardening; growing onions, and pootling.
She began writing in earnest the year she joined Goodreads!
Studied Fine Art in Staffordshire and worked as a Freelance Community Artist for a short while. Became a portrait painter for pennies, and a graphic designer before the advent of computers.
She is a keen player of Dungeons & Dragons as DM and PC. She also enjoys video games, gardening; growing onions, and pootling.
She began writing in earnest the year she joined Goodreads!
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June 23, 2024
I am not a fan of sci fi. I think of the genre as being too techy for me and I don't have a science degree. However this is a human story that cleverly weaves a number of issues together. The characters are relatable and the story makes you think which is a bit of a trademark for this author. I enjoyed this well written page turner, it pulled me in. You don't have to be a lover of sci fi to read it.
November 14, 2024
Alexandra Peel pulls us into a really unique sci fi world and the battle of one obsessed artist to save it with Haft! Jago is obsessed with his art while simultaneously trying to recover from the death of his girlfriend, a process only made more difficult as he receives visions of the destruction of the planet Haft. Little does he know, he’s about to become wrapped up in a plot far larger and more intricate than any painting he could craft, and one that will decide the fate of Haft and it’s very unique inhabitants. Peel masterfully captures all the things I love about classic sci fi while also throwing in some really unique concepts! I really loved the world building in this novel as we get to truly feel the grimy colony on Haft, the slow calamity building up around the inhabitants, and the strangeness of what it’d actually be like to live on another world with aliens. Peel really has some fun with these concepts, a few of my faves being the way Jago literally addicts himself to his work as his painting strangely produces narcotics, or some of the denizens of Haft being sentient fungal creatures. If you love classic sci fi with maybe a sprinkling of Cowboy Bebop or Firefly, but also something that takes sci fi in some unique directions, definitely come watch Jago paint himself into a corner with Haft!
July 8, 2024
Adventurous and cerebral Sci-Fi! A foolish young artist, lost in his own world, becomes an unwitting pawn of a terrorist network. There are four different races, each finely executed and unique. There are unworldly jobs and even romance. Lots of imaginative world building and great creativity. I found the novel reminiscent of Philip K Dick's best works.
This book was brilliantly executed. I especially liked Jago’s introspection and dawning recognition of his mediocrity, very Nabokov’s ‘Pnin.’ It exposes and analyzes all artists’ struggles with imposter complex. Brilliantly done. I also loved the idea that Jago can be addicted to his craft, and making the pigments creates an opioid “shal” that becomes a crutch and ultimately his nemesis.
I HIGHLY recommend this novel. It is a fantastic read.
This book was brilliantly executed. I especially liked Jago’s introspection and dawning recognition of his mediocrity, very Nabokov’s ‘Pnin.’ It exposes and analyzes all artists’ struggles with imposter complex. Brilliantly done. I also loved the idea that Jago can be addicted to his craft, and making the pigments creates an opioid “shal” that becomes a crutch and ultimately his nemesis.
I HIGHLY recommend this novel. It is a fantastic read.
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