Drift Wars, by Brett James

     Today, I stareted reading the book Drift Wars, by Brett James. This story, though short seems to be  an interesting read.

         In James's 380 page novel Peter Garvey is droped into a Halo-like world, we follow him into his first battle as a marine against the Riel, a coalition of two alien species that are fighting against humanity in the drift, a region that is darker than the rest of dpace due to the lower number of stars in the reigeon. However, as the story progresses, not all is as it seems.

Read it to find out more.

A Quick Recap.

     I think I've already said enough about this book in the past few weeks, but while I'm look ing of a new book to read, I thought I'd go over it once more.

     Robopoccalypse was unique, it's story and characters are well written, and are a bit of a departure from what I've come to expect in sci-fi books. Nevertheless I enjoyed it. One thing that has recently been on my mind is that a lot of books seem to be almost exactly the same, I have been looking for books that show this originality. Robopoccalypse is in my opinion a great show of talent and I would gladly recommend it to anyone who likes sci-fi.

Any book suggestions would also be apreciated :)

Breaking the Mold (Robopoccalypse by Daniel H. Wilson)

A unique apocalypse book.

     An oxymoron I know, but Robopoccpcalypse has managed to break free from all the post-apocalyptic doom by machines and/or zombies books. the author, Daniel H. Wilson employes  a few plot devices to make his story stand out.

       There is the the idea that it is a history book, composed of third, and first person accounts of the events that took place. this also divides the book into several main storylines. this allows Wilson to give voice to many, varied perspectives while outlining the important events and eliminating any unnecessary or details of day to day life that could make the book too tedious to continue reading. This of course brings us to the characters.  

     Characters define a book. their choices and interactions drive the story and it's progress. they're one of the simplest and most reliable ways to separate good authors from amazing ones. in this book I daresay Mr. Wilson has succeeded. the characters so far have been week developed, and they all seem too have a relatable air to them. I'll avoid specifics so as not to give away the story, but I can say that I look forward to seeing how the story progresses.