This book is a monster. It's huge, and if I'm being honest, I was intimidated when first starting this book. I liked the Eragon series, so I was excite to hear that Paolini had a new book coming out. Honestly, if I didn't already know the author and his writing, I *might* not have given this book a second glance, lol. Ok, well maaaaaybe one second glance because the cover is stunning!
Here's the cover summary to give you an idea of what the book is about:
"Kira Navárez dreamed of finding life on new worlds. Now she has awakened a nightmare.
While exploring a distant planet, she discovers an alien relic that thrusts her into an epic journey of transformation and discovery. Her odyssey will carry her to the far reaches of the galaxy. Earth and her colonies are on the brink of annihilation.
One woman.
The will to survive.
The hope of humanity."
Kind of ironic that that's all we get, but it's a 800+ page book eh?
You can tell that Paolini put a lot of time and energy into this book. It's well written, and you really get an understanding of the systems in place to deal with alien lifeforms. There is good detail, which I felt I needed to really get invested in the different aliens and places being described. I enjoyed reading it, but it took me some time to get through and it was a change of pace from the thrillers and romance novels I've been reading as of late!
Here's the cover summary to give you an idea of what the book is about:
"Kira Navárez dreamed of finding life on new worlds. Now she has awakened a nightmare.
While exploring a distant planet, she discovers an alien relic that thrusts her into an epic journey of transformation and discovery. Her odyssey will carry her to the far reaches of the galaxy. Earth and her colonies are on the brink of annihilation.
One woman.
The will to survive.
The hope of humanity."
Kind of ironic that that's all we get, but it's a 800+ page book eh?
You can tell that Paolini put a lot of time and energy into this book. It's well written, and you really get an understanding of the systems in place to deal with alien lifeforms. There is good detail, which I felt I needed to really get invested in the different aliens and places being described. I enjoyed reading it, but it took me some time to get through and it was a change of pace from the thrillers and romance novels I've been reading as of late!