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Old Colony
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355 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 19, 2026
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John Walker
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April 14, 2026
BUILD A LEGACY FOR THE GENERATIONS TO COME BEFORE YOU DIE...WHAT A NOBLE WAY TO SPEND YOUR FINAL DAY
4/13/26 Review:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Old Colony by John Walker is a well-written, action intense, and suspenseful tale of a group of seniors set out from Earth to set up the planet for future generations by an old group of seniors at the end of their lives on a planet that will kill them within five to ten years if not sooner. It's a one way trip in order to build a life for future generations without a loss of life or a shortened life expectancy due to the hard environmental challenges of the planet per previous scans and prior study. Though the planet can abstain life, at its current environmental hazards, it would take the lives of a younger population before they were able to build a new colony and before they obtained old age naturally. There for the use of a senior group of seniors to build for the next generation that are already at their end of life so to speak and the group signed up for this risk knowing fair well that they would be separated from their families and would never see them before they pass, all for the opportunity to build something that their children and grandchildren will have a chance at a life they wouldn't have otherwise.
The planet was supposed to be a hardship that would most likely result in their death instead the planet seems to have just the opposite effect on the builders of the new settlement on Elysium which Greek mythology translates to a paradise for heroes and a home for survivors. Instead of speeding up the aging process and the native wildlife killing the new residents, their aging seems to be reversing leaving the group of sixty plus seniors feeling and looking more like thirty somethings with aches and pains disappearing, joints and prior injuries seemingly to repair themselves, and even hair loss reversing.
On top of everything, the colonists stumble upon ancient ruins of an alien technology that changes their view of the universe and opens up new relationships with multiple species that previously their existence was unknown. They build a partnership through hard work, compassion, and with a common goal against a new enemy set out to rule the universe.
This is a well-written book that sets the stage for additional books that will open up new discoveries, new possibilities, new challenges, and new dangers for the settlers of Elysium and even Earth itself. John Walker has written his with characters that are easy to relate to and you'll find yourself glued to the pages to find out how they deal with the things the universe is throwing their way both for good and bad. I enjoyed this first book in what will no doubt be a great series and hope you too will find yourself enjoying this book as well as I have.
4/13/26 Review:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Old Colony by John Walker is a well-written, action intense, and suspenseful tale of a group of seniors set out from Earth to set up the planet for future generations by an old group of seniors at the end of their lives on a planet that will kill them within five to ten years if not sooner. It's a one way trip in order to build a life for future generations without a loss of life or a shortened life expectancy due to the hard environmental challenges of the planet per previous scans and prior study. Though the planet can abstain life, at its current environmental hazards, it would take the lives of a younger population before they were able to build a new colony and before they obtained old age naturally. There for the use of a senior group of seniors to build for the next generation that are already at their end of life so to speak and the group signed up for this risk knowing fair well that they would be separated from their families and would never see them before they pass, all for the opportunity to build something that their children and grandchildren will have a chance at a life they wouldn't have otherwise.
The planet was supposed to be a hardship that would most likely result in their death instead the planet seems to have just the opposite effect on the builders of the new settlement on Elysium which Greek mythology translates to a paradise for heroes and a home for survivors. Instead of speeding up the aging process and the native wildlife killing the new residents, their aging seems to be reversing leaving the group of sixty plus seniors feeling and looking more like thirty somethings with aches and pains disappearing, joints and prior injuries seemingly to repair themselves, and even hair loss reversing.
On top of everything, the colonists stumble upon ancient ruins of an alien technology that changes their view of the universe and opens up new relationships with multiple species that previously their existence was unknown. They build a partnership through hard work, compassion, and with a common goal against a new enemy set out to rule the universe.
This is a well-written book that sets the stage for additional books that will open up new discoveries, new possibilities, new challenges, and new dangers for the settlers of Elysium and even Earth itself. John Walker has written his with characters that are easy to relate to and you'll find yourself glued to the pages to find out how they deal with the things the universe is throwing their way both for good and bad. I enjoyed this first book in what will no doubt be a great series and hope you too will find yourself enjoying this book as well as I have.
April 13, 2026
An incredibly wonderful and powerful read. I enjoyed every single paragraph and every single minute of it!
Profound, exciting, enthralling, engaging, inspiring, and emotional, with all the best action possible, fast paced, creative writing and with very interesting and versatile characters and aliens. Not your typical colonising a planet storyline, it has a unique and original plot.
Impatient to read book-2.
Profound, exciting, enthralling, engaging, inspiring, and emotional, with all the best action possible, fast paced, creative writing and with very interesting and versatile characters and aliens. Not your typical colonising a planet storyline, it has a unique and original plot.
Impatient to read book-2.
April 16, 2026
Good premise that was kind of pushed to the wayside halfway through by a mysterious discovery.
I love stories about new colonies and the struggles they face. So a story about a colony started by old people, who are good workers but have creaky knees and aches and pains, seemed right up my alley. And it was at first. Then things did a 180, though they never did figure out why. Later things turned upside-down with the typical mysterious alien ruins trope (which I also like). By the end it felt like two novels that were ripped apart and stuck together. All I can hope is that the author has thought all of this out ahead of time and that there will be a big reveal in a future novel. That's assuming there will be a sequel. It sure seemed like there should be. So that's one of the reasons this novel, although written well as far as the craft of writing goes, got downgraded to 3 stars.
Another reason is the strange writing style and lack of full characterization. The writing style seemed a little terse to me. Written in 3rd person from multiple viewpoint characters, and that can be in the same section or chapter. Like the chapter starts from Otis' POV. Then we read from Marcus' POV. Then I get the two characters mixed up because the author goes back and forth between characters in the same chapter. I'm used to one character per section or chapter. I don't like reading from one person's POV then a few paragraphs later it's from a different person's POV.
The characters were not flat 2D but neither were they full 3D. One guy is a good engineer, another fixes things, a woman is a good scientist, etc. And no one is as asshole. Are you kidding me? 300 people and no assholes at all? What are the chances of that. Seriously. I know they went through a rigorous selection process before they were chosen but some assholes can hide, appear to be nice at first until they knife you in the back (not literally). Ah well. So in this colony everyone seems to get along. Maybe it's something in the air.
I love stories about new colonies and the struggles they face. So a story about a colony started by old people, who are good workers but have creaky knees and aches and pains, seemed right up my alley. And it was at first. Then things did a 180, though they never did figure out why. Later things turned upside-down with the typical mysterious alien ruins trope (which I also like). By the end it felt like two novels that were ripped apart and stuck together. All I can hope is that the author has thought all of this out ahead of time and that there will be a big reveal in a future novel. That's assuming there will be a sequel. It sure seemed like there should be. So that's one of the reasons this novel, although written well as far as the craft of writing goes, got downgraded to 3 stars.
Another reason is the strange writing style and lack of full characterization. The writing style seemed a little terse to me. Written in 3rd person from multiple viewpoint characters, and that can be in the same section or chapter. Like the chapter starts from Otis' POV. Then we read from Marcus' POV. Then I get the two characters mixed up because the author goes back and forth between characters in the same chapter. I'm used to one character per section or chapter. I don't like reading from one person's POV then a few paragraphs later it's from a different person's POV.
The characters were not flat 2D but neither were they full 3D. One guy is a good engineer, another fixes things, a woman is a good scientist, etc. And no one is as asshole. Are you kidding me? 300 people and no assholes at all? What are the chances of that. Seriously. I know they went through a rigorous selection process before they were chosen but some assholes can hide, appear to be nice at first until they knife you in the back (not literally). Ah well. So in this colony everyone seems to get along. Maybe it's something in the air.
March 20, 2026
Good book
Excellent story interesting premise and well thought out characters.
...im hoping for another book to come out im the future soln
Excellent story interesting premise and well thought out characters.
...im hoping for another book to come out im the future soln
March 28, 2026
Second Chances
There were a lot of surprises. The concept was new to me. Being older, I appreciate the colonists being given a second chance.
There were a lot of surprises. The concept was new to me. Being older, I appreciate the colonists being given a second chance.
March 23, 2026
Nice....
This was a pretty good story. Interesting too. I think I will enjoy reading the second book when it comes out.
So go ahead and take a chance. I don't think you will be disappointed ....
jrwii
This was a pretty good story. Interesting too. I think I will enjoy reading the second book when it comes out.
So go ahead and take a chance. I don't think you will be disappointed ....
jrwii
May 2, 2026
It wants to be some version of Old Man’s War and about five other Sci-Fi books but it ends up feeling like “my uncle wrote this on AI and didn’t bother editing for grammar or context.”
March 24, 2026
Wow, very good
I really enjoyed this book. It had quite different concepts. I am 73 and man I’d like to find that planet. A fun book. Looking forward to the next one. Highly recommended.
I really enjoyed this book. It had quite different concepts. I am 73 and man I’d like to find that planet. A fun book. Looking forward to the next one. Highly recommended.
March 24, 2026
Great read!
I really enjoyed this book! Great read, adventure, I'm old so this appealed to me! Simpatico! Looking forward to the next one.
I really enjoyed this book! Great read, adventure, I'm old so this appealed to me! Simpatico! Looking forward to the next one.
March 25, 2026
Quite a different storyline. Found it quite compelling and refreshingly different. Recommend as a good read.
March 22, 2026
Different
Not what I was expecting. This kept my interest going. Finished it in one day. Ready for the next book to come out. It was a fun read.
Not what I was expecting. This kept my interest going. Finished it in one day. Ready for the next book to come out. It was a fun read.
April 6, 2026
didn’t see these twists coming
Ready for round two, please.
Picked it up expecting one thing, which turned into two things, then three things, then four things. Possibly heading for a fifth thing.
Ready for round two, please.
Picked it up expecting one thing, which turned into two things, then three things, then four things. Possibly heading for a fifth thing.
April 24, 2026
Hated it. Warning (plot reveals in description)
A really good idea
Great potential
Very poorly executed
Repeated dialogue
Using the same description twice to describe things over and over again
Felt like a word salad
He did finally get to some action
It's obvious he's never been in the military
And I doubt he's ever played chess or any other strategy game.
His battles had massive plot holes in them
when they delivered the colonists to the planet
It felt like it was incredibly rushed to get the landing pods down in an emergency
During a violent storm. And yet the next chapter they're calmly running shuttles up and down without any rush and the delivery ship hangs around for three months
So why did they need to hurry to get the colonists down, oh yeah because he needed all of the pods in one place. Should have used a different mechanism to accomplish that or plan that from the start (or he wanted to describe the storm from inside it, either way weak)
And the final space battle
He's got a Corvette taking repeated poundings from a battleship (whatever this ship was) for over an hour
And then the undamaged battleship just sits there while another ship suicides into it
This would have worked had he made the battleship Chase the Corvette and the Corvette run towards the suicide ship and at the last second slide away and allow a head on collision with the battleship.
Struggled to finish but I guess I did.
Just not planning on reading any sequals or other books from this author.
Man I had high hopes for this one!
A really good idea
Great potential
Very poorly executed
Repeated dialogue
Using the same description twice to describe things over and over again
Felt like a word salad
He did finally get to some action
It's obvious he's never been in the military
And I doubt he's ever played chess or any other strategy game.
His battles had massive plot holes in them
when they delivered the colonists to the planet
It felt like it was incredibly rushed to get the landing pods down in an emergency
During a violent storm. And yet the next chapter they're calmly running shuttles up and down without any rush and the delivery ship hangs around for three months
So why did they need to hurry to get the colonists down, oh yeah because he needed all of the pods in one place. Should have used a different mechanism to accomplish that or plan that from the start (or he wanted to describe the storm from inside it, either way weak)
And the final space battle
He's got a Corvette taking repeated poundings from a battleship (whatever this ship was) for over an hour
And then the undamaged battleship just sits there while another ship suicides into it
This would have worked had he made the battleship Chase the Corvette and the Corvette run towards the suicide ship and at the last second slide away and allow a head on collision with the battleship.
Struggled to finish but I guess I did.
Just not planning on reading any sequals or other books from this author.
Man I had high hopes for this one!
Read
April 12, 2026Good premise, needs editing
Overall the story is nice. Original. But the editing! My god.
Super repetitive. Not just here and there. Whole sections of content repeated. And the start was super cluttered that way. Pacing would be so improved if that was removed.
Characters are mixed up in several scenes throughout.
Continuity is off (Reyes staying, happens right in front of Otis, but then he claims she has flown back to Earth, asking why the Elysium effect worked the 2nd time they left orbit when the story clearly stated they took measures against decline by bringing vegtation, etc. ).
Quotation marks aren't used correctly throughout. This really screwed up dialogue.
So many other things that were stated as fact then changed throughout the story.
Please get a good editor that will help your writing because your ideas are good.
Overall the story is nice. Original. But the editing! My god.
Super repetitive. Not just here and there. Whole sections of content repeated. And the start was super cluttered that way. Pacing would be so improved if that was removed.
Characters are mixed up in several scenes throughout.
Continuity is off (Reyes staying, happens right in front of Otis, but then he claims she has flown back to Earth, asking why the Elysium effect worked the 2nd time they left orbit when the story clearly stated they took measures against decline by bringing vegtation, etc. ).
Quotation marks aren't used correctly throughout. This really screwed up dialogue.
So many other things that were stated as fact then changed throughout the story.
Please get a good editor that will help your writing because your ideas are good.
April 5, 2026
old Colony by John Walker review
I’m gonna be blunt, honest, and quick.
Not at all what I anticipated from the title or the ad for the book. Yes, it initially introduced characters that were senior citizens arriving on a new planet that supposedly was going to age them, but hopefully not before they established a colony for future generations. A skilled and intelligent group of humans found themselves on a new planet that slowly reversed aging (send my wrinkled behind there) and were able to establish a functional colony while worried about how the discovery of this miracle would affect not only them, but the rest of humanity.
Then, focus shifted from this aspect as they discovered something on the planet that indicated an ancient race had been there (while nothing about them was discovered) and poof, the story shifted from whatever was going on on the planet now became they unlocked a secret device that opened wormholes and suddenly the story is about aliens and galactic battles.
I truly wish the author had stuck with his original story idea and not gone all Battlefield Earth (although this does not take place on Earth) and gone off on a different tangent than what he originally proposed…it just seemed that he could have stuck with the main theme and if he intended on introducing another theme he could have done that after actually providing the story he seemed to promote instead shifting gears and going into overdrive mid story.
It felt more like two different stories that were merged together without really providing the proper foundation.
Great idea.
Easy reading.
But wasn’t something that I can recommend based on the haphazard way the story seems to stray from the original premise. However, I would read more of his work just to see if he follows through on his promise. This might have been a deviation from his normal style. Don’t promise an ocean view and then send me to cabin in the woods with a leaky roof.
I’m too old for that.
I’m gonna be blunt, honest, and quick.
Not at all what I anticipated from the title or the ad for the book. Yes, it initially introduced characters that were senior citizens arriving on a new planet that supposedly was going to age them, but hopefully not before they established a colony for future generations. A skilled and intelligent group of humans found themselves on a new planet that slowly reversed aging (send my wrinkled behind there) and were able to establish a functional colony while worried about how the discovery of this miracle would affect not only them, but the rest of humanity.
Then, focus shifted from this aspect as they discovered something on the planet that indicated an ancient race had been there (while nothing about them was discovered) and poof, the story shifted from whatever was going on on the planet now became they unlocked a secret device that opened wormholes and suddenly the story is about aliens and galactic battles.
I truly wish the author had stuck with his original story idea and not gone all Battlefield Earth (although this does not take place on Earth) and gone off on a different tangent than what he originally proposed…it just seemed that he could have stuck with the main theme and if he intended on introducing another theme he could have done that after actually providing the story he seemed to promote instead shifting gears and going into overdrive mid story.
It felt more like two different stories that were merged together without really providing the proper foundation.
Great idea.
Easy reading.
But wasn’t something that I can recommend based on the haphazard way the story seems to stray from the original premise. However, I would read more of his work just to see if he follows through on his promise. This might have been a deviation from his normal style. Don’t promise an ocean view and then send me to cabin in the woods with a leaky roof.
I’m too old for that.
March 31, 2026
too may errors and inconsistencies
Interesting premise, sadly I couldn’t continue after reading about half the book. Too many inconsistencies and errors in the book. Without spoiling it for those who may read it- one example is Karl can’t be away from the site for the 3rd time and yet Otis finds a place to stand near him at the same time. There’s a couple of others including a glaring error where something is supposed to be happening faster, as in half the time, yet the phrasing clearly says it’s taking double the expected time. Add to that numerous repeats of phrases which makes it sound like a report trying to hit a word count. Whoever edited the book failed miserably. Hopefully they see and fix these errors (and check for more) as I think this could be a good series.
Interesting premise, sadly I couldn’t continue after reading about half the book. Too many inconsistencies and errors in the book. Without spoiling it for those who may read it- one example is Karl can’t be away from the site for the 3rd time and yet Otis finds a place to stand near him at the same time. There’s a couple of others including a glaring error where something is supposed to be happening faster, as in half the time, yet the phrasing clearly says it’s taking double the expected time. Add to that numerous repeats of phrases which makes it sound like a report trying to hit a word count. Whoever edited the book failed miserably. Hopefully they see and fix these errors (and check for more) as I think this could be a good series.
April 1, 2026
I enjoyed this story, however there were things that didn’t seem quite right.
1. The main character seemed to be Otis at the beginning of the book but seemed to shift from him as the book progressed.
2. There were leaps and bounds in the plot that left gaps for me. Jenna said she’d be back, and then she was in the colony. When the aliens came into play there were descriptions of 3? Of them but then there were more.
It does seem like there may be more content forthcoming as the author teased at something with Elena as well as through the ending but the story seemed to gloss over much on its journey to conclusion.
Overall, I did enjoy the story, but it seemed like there was so much more that didn’t get discussed.
1. The main character seemed to be Otis at the beginning of the book but seemed to shift from him as the book progressed.
2. There were leaps and bounds in the plot that left gaps for me. Jenna said she’d be back, and then she was in the colony. When the aliens came into play there were descriptions of 3? Of them but then there were more.
It does seem like there may be more content forthcoming as the author teased at something with Elena as well as through the ending but the story seemed to gloss over much on its journey to conclusion.
Overall, I did enjoy the story, but it seemed like there was so much more that didn’t get discussed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 2, 2026
THE WAY SCIENCE FICTION BEGAN
Reader of SCI-FI for 65 years and this is the first book to remind me why I have spent so many years reading this genre. No Jules Verne , no H. G. Wells, those were the movies.
This is the character creation, alien tech, detective work that I remember. Also the growing younger is interest catching. A really good read. I was fussy about some of the story flow jumps, but I see why it gave Walker the pacing to build to the surprise climax.
I really liked Walker's creativity.
Reader of SCI-FI for 65 years and this is the first book to remind me why I have spent so many years reading this genre. No Jules Verne , no H. G. Wells, those were the movies.
This is the character creation, alien tech, detective work that I remember. Also the growing younger is interest catching. A really good read. I was fussy about some of the story flow jumps, but I see why it gave Walker the pacing to build to the surprise climax.
I really liked Walker's creativity.
April 6, 2026
A really wonderful to read
Here is a sentence from just BEFORE a colony ship to an alien planet prepares to land: "Marcus looked over to see Lila Parker covered in glowing yellow-green particles. One of the environmental sample containers had cracked, spilling native atmospheric samples across the deck."
What, I ask, is a ship carring colonists to a dangerous planet, also carrying "environmental samples" from that very planet? Really, really dumb. Fortunately, the book doesn’t get much dumber.
Here is a sentence from just BEFORE a colony ship to an alien planet prepares to land: "Marcus looked over to see Lila Parker covered in glowing yellow-green particles. One of the environmental sample containers had cracked, spilling native atmospheric samples across the deck."
What, I ask, is a ship carring colonists to a dangerous planet, also carrying "environmental samples" from that very planet? Really, really dumb. Fortunately, the book doesn’t get much dumber.
April 29, 2026
Fascinating!
Wonderful and exciting new world which was supposed to be deadly, so only experienced, driven, and brilliant elders were sent to break ground and prepare foundations for future young people to come and colonize later. Only the planet surprised them with new biology, ANCIENT technolgy, and new civilizations. I'm so ready to continue this story but I can't find any sequels.
Lol! No wonder! This was first published last week. Oh dear. Please write quickly and well again, John Walker. I highly recommend.
Wonderful and exciting new world which was supposed to be deadly, so only experienced, driven, and brilliant elders were sent to break ground and prepare foundations for future young people to come and colonize later. Only the planet surprised them with new biology, ANCIENT technolgy, and new civilizations. I'm so ready to continue this story but I can't find any sequels.
Lol! No wonder! This was first published last week. Oh dear. Please write quickly and well again, John Walker. I highly recommend.
May 11, 2026
A fascinating space colony story
this is a story about colonists that are older who were building a colony who were essentially expected to die or are expected to age and have younger people common replace them once they built the colony itself. That only makes sense if you consider them to be completely expendable. I really can’t go into the plot without revealing a whole lot of twists. I can say that, even though it got off to a slow start, it ended up being very twisty and exciting.
this is a story about colonists that are older who were building a colony who were essentially expected to die or are expected to age and have younger people common replace them once they built the colony itself. That only makes sense if you consider them to be completely expendable. I really can’t go into the plot without revealing a whole lot of twists. I can say that, even though it got off to a slow start, it ended up being very twisty and exciting.
April 14, 2026
Really good book about a a colony and 1st contact
Wasn't familiar with the author, thought I'd give it a try. Oh my. Excellent story focusing on age, engineering, mechanics. Read it in one sitting. Looking for the sequels! Don't expect detailed info on aliens anatomy, food etc. - this is an emotional book- told in broader swaths of feelings, relationships, capabilities. In this universe, I would be proud to be selected as one of the 300 capable colonists.
Wasn't familiar with the author, thought I'd give it a try. Oh my. Excellent story focusing on age, engineering, mechanics. Read it in one sitting. Looking for the sequels! Don't expect detailed info on aliens anatomy, food etc. - this is an emotional book- told in broader swaths of feelings, relationships, capabilities. In this universe, I would be proud to be selected as one of the 300 capable colonists.
April 17, 2026
Nice Scalzi-style space opera with a slightly different perspective - though there was a disconnect at the start. We jumped from discovering something new and strange to apparently being weeks into investigating it without much (if any) intervening description. It looked like someone lost a few pages from the original draft when translating it to e-book. Still, the rest hangs together nicely and leaves a good cliffhanger at the end... Looking forward to the next book!
April 25, 2026
Liked the premise. Book has AI vibes, and feels chopped up, like different books cut together. Feels like half the story is missing. Inconsistencies. A character that didn’t leave, but a whole section on someone missing her like she did. Emphasis in the beginning about how they would live 5-10 years on the planet, then repeatedly saying how they were there to die, impression was a matter of weeks. Just kind of annoying.
I did like the idea behind the book though. Interesting. But very rushed
I did like the idea behind the book though. Interesting. But very rushed
May 18, 2026
Did we ever truly believe earth was alone in the universe?
We are not. We now know about them. They will certainly learn about us, in time. The enemy was nothing if not patient. Humanity was nothing if not resourceful. A rag tag team made up of a handful of different races. An alliance if you will. Survival will depend on that alliance. Humanity must take yet another giant leap for mankind.
We are not. We now know about them. They will certainly learn about us, in time. The enemy was nothing if not patient. Humanity was nothing if not resourceful. A rag tag team made up of a handful of different races. An alliance if you will. Survival will depend on that alliance. Humanity must take yet another giant leap for mankind.
May 25, 2026
A delightful quirky twist to the story: instead of new space colonies, which in most stories harp on the youth,compatibility and enthusiasm of the colonists, this story is based on the idea of selecting older, nay RETIRED tradesmen and -women to do initial setup of a colony on a planet needing terraforming to get rid of toxic effects expected to give humans only a 5-10 year survival. And that's just for starters.
April 2, 2026
Interesting concept but I suspect it was ai assisted given some of the language used - one BIG issue for me is variations on the expression "the planet killing them" - sometimes repeated twice on a page - ditto other elements are repeated unnecessarily and conversations/thoughts that are repeated - needs serious editing imho.
April 5, 2026
great read
A colony planet becomes a home for people planning to die. Except the planet has surprises that they couldn’t have fathomed. Great character development and world building. There is an unexpected twist that turns this book into a first contact story. This book has everything one could enjoy if you are into science fiction.
A colony planet becomes a home for people planning to die. Except the planet has surprises that they couldn’t have fathomed. Great character development and world building. There is an unexpected twist that turns this book into a first contact story. This book has everything one could enjoy if you are into science fiction.
April 12, 2026
Entertaining sci-fi!
This epic sci-fi adventure has many unexpected surprises woven into a well written storyline. The main characters are interesting and intelligent. The story incorporates a little too much science for my idea of relaxing reading but I enjoyed the whole.
Kindle Unlimited
This epic sci-fi adventure has many unexpected surprises woven into a well written storyline. The main characters are interesting and intelligent. The story incorporates a little too much science for my idea of relaxing reading but I enjoyed the whole.
Kindle Unlimited
April 16, 2026
Riveting story
I enjoyed the story it was an intriguing plot. It was a little verbose in the characters thoughts. Flowery is the best I can explain. Totally worth the read as the plot ingenuity is rare in books today. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes science fiction, fantasy and space.
I enjoyed the story it was an intriguing plot. It was a little verbose in the characters thoughts. Flowery is the best I can explain. Totally worth the read as the plot ingenuity is rare in books today. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes science fiction, fantasy and space.
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