Manifestations

Pierre Jnr Trilogy #2

by David M. Henley

The thrilling follow-up to The Hunt for Pierre Jnr. The Weave is left reeling after an explosion devastates the city of Busan. Who is behind it? What does it mean for the psis? Pete Lazarus has been taken captive and Colonel Pinter is discovering the joys of rejuvenation, while the most powerful telepath ever born marches steadily towards world domination, collecting subservient Citizens in his wake. In this second instalment in the trilogy, following on from The Hunt for Pierre Jnr, David Henley immerses us into a world of ambiguity where the end does not always justify the means.

432 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2014

About the author

David Henley worked in Australian trade publishing for many years; for the last 10 years he has been growing Xou Creative, a successful design and publishing studio. He has written and illustrated two novellas and one gift book, and is the art director of SEIZURE, a magazine for new writing.

Reviews

[Lushr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, about 6 things happened, all exciting, but none got resolved. Did anything from the previous book get solved? No. The political side of the W.U. (World union) was interesting (at first, it stalled and was just filler for the last third of the book) we did learn about the orjians, the weavers and the hakkas more, but the main focus seemed to be the politicians which became excruciating - a lot of talking and zero action. Basically, this was one of the less successful second of the trilogy books I've read and I think Harper Collins should have made it a two book series, less is more. Seriously, I feel like my time and money has been wasted in this trilogy gimmick that publishers love. At some point though, the reader has to come first - this is hard days, don't screw with the precious reader!

[Duncan Swann · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second installment feels both fuller and a bit more chaotic than the first. David is an excellent writer and world builder and it's so easy to visualise both the Weave and RL. My only main criticism would be the jumping from character and character (large amount of characters) some of which probably weren't needed, but still provided cool side stories (that might have more impact in the last of the trilogy). The action is ramped up, the dialogue is fast-paced and the ideas are staggering. The references scattered throughout are great, with strong influences from anime such as Ghost in the Shell and Akira. If you want an above average science fiction with really fascinating ideas but not too much hard and fast facts then this is the perfect series. Warning: the excellent cliffhanger of an ending (it's quite perfect) will have you clawing for more.

[Bri Morrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love Henley's writing, you can see so much growth between Hunt for Pierre Jr and Manifestations. The way he links so many seemingly independant ideas to make a looming cluster of doom for the protagonists is just amazing. It's so clever and creative.
Manifestations really keeps you on the edge of your seat. You expect you know what's going to come next and then some magnificent idea comes out of left field and belts you across the face. I love it!
Can't wait for book three!

[Ashley Mulcahy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is great dystopia. It gives great descriptions of epic future structures that allows your imagination to build a grand city with all its structures. I got lost a little about 1/4 in. Much like the first book it was full of small subplots which are slowly coming together. I am really looking forward to reading the final installment of this series

[David Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a much more assured novel than the first in Henley's trilogy, The Hunt For Pierre Junior. While Pierre had a fairly linear narrative, Manifestations adeptly juggles multiple plot lines and continues to develop fascinating tech. A great sci-fi read and a solid 4 stars from me.

[Min · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great continuation to the story and can't wait for what's next!