869: The Forever World was an interesting bit of Sci-Fi
In this episode, I was struck by the difference between exceptional sci-fi and average sci-fi…
Friends, friends, friends.
Welcome back to Teatime Reading where there are books in progress.
A week or so ago, I finally got around to watching the Foundation adaption on Apple TV. Even though this isn’t a review of seasons 1 and 2, watching that show made me incredibly aware of the aspects that made it exceptional. The premise, the characters, the stakes, the innovation.
Every so often, I will watch a show without having read the source material. That was me with Foundation and it was also me with the incredible show The Expanse.
Around the same time that I was watching Foundation, I was also reading a book on Kindle Unlimited called The Forever World. One of my favorite authors had mentioned it as a fun read in one of this newsletters so I gave it a try.
The synopsis also made me curious so I have included it here
On a routine border patrol, pilot Zane Lucas encounters a mysterious cluster of drones. When he reports it to the Scorpius head office, they quickly sweep it under the intergalactic rug and place him on leave.
That same night, Zane is contacted by an estate lawyer from the distant planet Earth and learns he’s the sole beneficiary of a person he’s never met. Determined to get answers, he finds himself thrust into a dead man’s quest, along with a resourceful colleague, Julia Rossi.
Zane’s mission is tied to an old myth based on The Forever World book.
His father used to read it at bedtime, before he went missing during a bloody war with the Gral twenty years earlier. Their alliance is on the brink of collapse and the revolution is just beginning.
Can Zane find The Forever World, if it in fact exists?
Would this fabled planet help restore the balance?
Time is running out, and the drones are multiplying
I will say this. This book was not superb nor was it bad. It was exactly what I thought it would be. It fit into a predictable formula and I liked it for what it was. Zane Lucas was a fine protagonist, but I will confess that my enjoyment of the characters in Foundation did make this book a little more dull.
That isn’t the books fault, but since I was being blown away by sci-fi storytelling at the same time as I was reading this, I couldn’t help but be a little let down.
The Forever World clearly was also setting up a sequel. Unfortunately, since my Kindle Unlimited runs out in a few weeks, I will have to wait to get to the sequel since it isn’t coming out before then.
Although, I’m not completely convinced that I am going to read the sequel. I know that’s far from an endorsement for this specific book, but I really did like the writing and way that this book flowed.
I just don’t know if I care enough about the characters and world enough to jump right into the sequel so soon.
Until next time, keep your bookmarks close.
Peace, Love, Pages.
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