Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks
You hard-core Sci-fi Fans out there might just have a new author to enjoy in Chris Walley. I’m not personally much into the heavy duty sci-fi but Mr. Walley has written a good story packed with terraforming, genetic engineering, spiritual battles between good and evil, and some great characters as well. I was disappointed by the lack of romance in the plot but I suppose that is typical in these sorts of stories. Regardless Mr. Walley has written a series that even a scientifically challenged person can read and enjoy. He doesn’t bog down in explanations but provides enough detail and back story that I was able to follow the technology and science involved in the story and feel like I wasn’t clueless in terms of the story events. On top of all this he has woven this futuristic terran assembly of solar systems with a Christian Worldview yet without contriving the faith element, it is simply an integral part of his characters and society. I may not be a sci-fi fan but this is one book that makes me want to read it in it’s entirety despite not being my usual fare.
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You absolutely hit the nail on the head – it was easy to understand without having to be a science geek! It was so nice to read a sci-fi book that didn’t go on an on about this flux capacitor or the speed of light or something.