Particle Horizon
by: Selso Xisto
Paperback: $14.95
ebook: $2.99
Synopsis:
From the blood and dust of New Jerusalem, the Legion of the LightBringer wages a galactic war against those who would replace their god. Now, the time has come for the Union of Free Worlds to make a stand. The front line is the idyllic asteroid world of Angelhaven, where the greatest mind in human history has discovered an elemental power with far-reaching implications. A power that both sides will do anything to harness.
Marine commander Gomes leads the crack Union task force. An unrelenting warrior driven by revenge and a need for answers, he hides a strange ability neither science nor religion can explain.
On the other side of the war, Aja is forced to fight for a cause she doesn't believe in to protect her own secret.
Caught between them is Una, a living machine who battles for her humanity as her world falls apart.
Outnumbered ten to one and stalked by a mysterious nemesis, all three will play a role in unraveling Angelhaven's enigma.
As the Legion invasion begins, unknown eyes watch with interest...
My Review:
The cardinal rule of any reader is: Do not judge a book by it's cover. I made that mistake when I started to see Particle Horizon floating around the different blogs and websites I frequent. Not only did I judge the cover I judged the author's name. I know, what kind of horrible human being am I? I apologize in advance Selso, if you're reading this right now. I assumed Selso Xisto was a pen name born from an unfortunate draw from the scrabble bag. (Boy, I hope Selso can take a joke). If you read the interview I did with him you will see that is indeed his real name.
Particle Horizon was phenomenal! The action started pretty instantly, but it was a little confusing, because of so many new ideas happening all at once. Part of the human race living on an asteroid, flight suits (well gliding suits), artificial intelligence (not a confusing concept, but its in much greater detail in this story). Nearly constant character introductions for probably 6 or 7 chapters added to the chaos happening.
Once all the main characters were introduced and I started to understand all of the technology, then the story really opened up. The denizens of Angelhaven didn't stand a chance against the Legion of the Lightbringer. They would have to hold out until the Navy of the Union of Free Worlds arrived, but they were desperately far away.
One of the protagonist and the antagonist had names I recognized from the bible, I'm not an avid bible reader, but some names just stand out. Xavier, protagonist, is the Navy's ground commander, he is very good at his job, partially due to his special ability that no one can explain. He has a way of reading people. Cain, antagonist, is the Legion's war monger, he is also very good at his job, also due to his incredible ability, his is much darker though. He's probably one of my favorite characters, because he has absolutely no remorse for being so evil and somehow that fascinates me. I'm not sure how similar these two characters are with their bible counterparts, but i did look up Xavier and the bible version was a saint who lived several centuries ago. So I would say they are similar...in a way.
by: Selso Xisto
Paperback: $14.95
ebook: $2.99
Synopsis:
From the blood and dust of New Jerusalem, the Legion of the LightBringer wages a galactic war against those who would replace their god. Now, the time has come for the Union of Free Worlds to make a stand. The front line is the idyllic asteroid world of Angelhaven, where the greatest mind in human history has discovered an elemental power with far-reaching implications. A power that both sides will do anything to harness.
Marine commander Gomes leads the crack Union task force. An unrelenting warrior driven by revenge and a need for answers, he hides a strange ability neither science nor religion can explain.
On the other side of the war, Aja is forced to fight for a cause she doesn't believe in to protect her own secret.
Caught between them is Una, a living machine who battles for her humanity as her world falls apart.
Outnumbered ten to one and stalked by a mysterious nemesis, all three will play a role in unraveling Angelhaven's enigma.
As the Legion invasion begins, unknown eyes watch with interest...
My Review:
The cardinal rule of any reader is: Do not judge a book by it's cover. I made that mistake when I started to see Particle Horizon floating around the different blogs and websites I frequent. Not only did I judge the cover I judged the author's name. I know, what kind of horrible human being am I? I apologize in advance Selso, if you're reading this right now. I assumed Selso Xisto was a pen name born from an unfortunate draw from the scrabble bag. (Boy, I hope Selso can take a joke). If you read the interview I did with him you will see that is indeed his real name.
Particle Horizon was phenomenal! The action started pretty instantly, but it was a little confusing, because of so many new ideas happening all at once. Part of the human race living on an asteroid, flight suits (well gliding suits), artificial intelligence (not a confusing concept, but its in much greater detail in this story). Nearly constant character introductions for probably 6 or 7 chapters added to the chaos happening.
Once all the main characters were introduced and I started to understand all of the technology, then the story really opened up. The denizens of Angelhaven didn't stand a chance against the Legion of the Lightbringer. They would have to hold out until the Navy of the Union of Free Worlds arrived, but they were desperately far away.
One of the protagonist and the antagonist had names I recognized from the bible, I'm not an avid bible reader, but some names just stand out. Xavier, protagonist, is the Navy's ground commander, he is very good at his job, partially due to his special ability that no one can explain. He has a way of reading people. Cain, antagonist, is the Legion's war monger, he is also very good at his job, also due to his incredible ability, his is much darker though. He's probably one of my favorite characters, because he has absolutely no remorse for being so evil and somehow that fascinates me. I'm not sure how similar these two characters are with their bible counterparts, but i did look up Xavier and the bible version was a saint who lived several centuries ago. So I would say they are similar...in a way.
I give Particle Horizon 4 out of 5 AI Minds for superb action, fantastic characters and a well thought and very involved plot. My only complaint is the start of the story, not that it's slow, far from, but it was an awful lot of character building all at once. I'm no expert so I have no idea how this could be remedied, but if you make it to chapter 6 then you're probably already hooked. I'm going to go with a 13 or older rating on this, the ideas are huge and the technology is phenomenal, but there is no harsh language or nudity, however there is some pretty violent action.
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Selso's Wordpress
Selso is on a blog tour find out from Rainy Of the Dark for where he can be found for the month of June.
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