Monday, February 11, 2008

Dawn of Destiny Review

Dawn of Destiny lies at the intersection of faith and science fiction. Science fiction may have characters who subscribe to a particular creed, but rarely in the genre is theme of faith so integral to plot or character development. Don’t let that scare all of you secular humanists out there. Underneath this theme is a tightly plotted military science fiction book that provides a glimpse of a future Earth under the constant threat of attack by one of three extra-terrestrial groups. The characters are memorable, the world building maintains the right pace of mystery and revelation, and the writing is easily digestible. In fact, I would say that Lee Stephen and John Scalzi have a lot in common in terms of style, belonging to the group of the “New Comprenhensible” that Scalzi sometimes prattles about.
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Read the rest at: http://www.peter-hodges.com/2008/01/03/lee-stephens-dawn-of-destiny/

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