This is a difficult novel to review, because it has interesting and realistic characters, imaginative setting, plenty of well-presented action and believable conflict with excellent suspense. And one basic flaw that detracts from our enjoyment of it all. Mass Exodus is Young Adult Dystopian Science Fiction. It is the story of Jayniss, a teenager who…
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“Grace of Empire” by Christie Greenwood
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This book is all about people. Most of the reader’s time is spent inside somebody’s head, being told exactly how and what that person is thinking. In the opening, at least, there is very little action. It is the tale of a 1984-type totalitarian society that masquerades as utopia, and a disparate group of rebels,…
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“The Soulburn Talisman” by David McIlroy.
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This is a great YA Fantasy novel based on the common plot of children who are snatched from their normal lives and find themselves in a different, magical world where they must survive. Action begins immediately, with horrendous fog monsters, claustrophobic tunnels, a beautiful sorceress and a mysterious voice that speaks into their minds. From…
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“The Gilgamesh Path” by Michael Drakich
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This novel should have been a fun, action-filled Space Opera. It has all the elements and is well written. However, instead it also tries to be Epic Science Fiction, where it is less successful. The unfortunate element of a story where diplomacy is the main conflict is the complexity of the situation, which requires constant…