Title: Burden of Sisyphus
Series: Brink of Distinction Trilogy, Book 1
Author: Jon Messenger
Published: September 6th, 2013 by Crimson Tree
Publishing
Genre: Science Fiction
Content Warning: Language and Violence
Recommended Age: 16+
Synopsis: Between the alien Alliance and the Terran Empire, a neutral zone
stretches between the galaxies, a demilitarized zone that was established 150
years previous, following the Great War. The peace accord granted a semblance
of peace to the universe. The peace, however, is a facade, and it is the
responsibility of Michael Vance and his covert operations team to maintain that
illusion.
Recently, the Alliance lost contact with one of their outposts near the neutral zone. Surveillance scans show an abandoned city and no signs of life. The Alliance does what it always does: send in the best. But an unexpected betrayal leaves Vance and his team stranded. Worse, the city that was supposed to be dead is quite alive. And the monsters that now roam its streets are slaughtering his team, one at a time.
Recently, the Alliance lost contact with one of their outposts near the neutral zone. Surveillance scans show an abandoned city and no signs of life. The Alliance does what it always does: send in the best. But an unexpected betrayal leaves Vance and his team stranded. Worse, the city that was supposed to be dead is quite alive. And the monsters that now roam its streets are slaughtering his team, one at a time.
My review:
Lately I´ve been reading a lot of sci-fi books, and so
far they my expectations have been fulfill. Though this book goes beyond
sci-fi, it is a book about war, companionship, loyalty, mystery and loss.
At the very beginning I was overwhelmed by the
characters because there were many and I didn´t differentiate them. I also had
problems with the different kind of aliens till I started chapter 3. I was
shocked by the big amount of violence that the book has though I loved that it
was really descriptive. In that sense, Messenger´s writing style is focused on
vivid and detailed description. Not only the action scenes but also describing
the characters, their personalities and the places. The author transported me
to Vance´s universe.
Though Vance was one of the main characters of the
book and I liked him, I found his relationship with Halo confusing. There
are two different story lines happening at the same time; Vance´s and Keryn´s. Eza
and Keryn were my favorite characters and I was shocked by the way the story developed.
I love the Wyndgaarts, I had a crush for Eza, he is really extroverted
and nice, and I also like Keryn she is a brave girl.
Some of the things that happened were really
surprising. I was in the edge sometimes, the feeling of knowing that
something will happen but not knowing what. Burden of Sisyphus is an
adventurous read that every action and sci-fi addicts will love.
Mi reseña:
Últimamente he estado leyendo mucha ciencia ficción y de momento se han cumplido todas mis expectativas. Aunque este libro va más haya de la ciencia ficción, es una libro sobre guerra, compañerismo, lealtad, misterio y perdida.
Al principio estaba completamente abrumada porque hay muchos personajes, aparecen todos a la vez y no diferenciaba a unos de otros. También tenía problemas con los diferentes tipos de extraterrestres hasta que empece el capítulo 3. Me sorprendió la gran cantidad de violencia que hay en el libro, aunque me gustó mucho que fuera muy descriptivo. En este aspecto, el estilo de escritura de Messenger se centra en dar descripciones muy precisas y detalladas, no solo en las acciones de acción si no a la hora de describir a los personajes, sus personalidades y los lugares. El autor me transportó al universo de Vance. A pesar de que Vance es uno de los personajes principales y me gustó, su relación con Halo me pareció muy confusa. Hay 2 historias diferentes pasando a la vez, la de Vance y la de Keryn. Eza y Keryn son mis personajes favoritos y me sorprendió mucha la evolución de la historia. Los Wyndgaarts me encantaron, tenía un flechazo por Eza, es extrovertido y muy majo. Keryn también me gustó, es una chica muy valiente. Algunas de las cosas que pasaron me sorprendieron muchísimo. Muchas veces estaba en el borde porque el autor crea el tipo de suspense en el que sabes que algo va a pasar, pero no sabes el qué. Burden of Sisyphus, es una lectura llena de aventuras que cualquier amante de la ciencia ficción y de la acción le encantará.
Mi reseña:
Últimamente he estado leyendo mucha ciencia ficción y de momento se han cumplido todas mis expectativas. Aunque este libro va más haya de la ciencia ficción, es una libro sobre guerra, compañerismo, lealtad, misterio y perdida.
Al principio estaba completamente abrumada porque hay muchos personajes, aparecen todos a la vez y no diferenciaba a unos de otros. También tenía problemas con los diferentes tipos de extraterrestres hasta que empece el capítulo 3. Me sorprendió la gran cantidad de violencia que hay en el libro, aunque me gustó mucho que fuera muy descriptivo. En este aspecto, el estilo de escritura de Messenger se centra en dar descripciones muy precisas y detalladas, no solo en las acciones de acción si no a la hora de describir a los personajes, sus personalidades y los lugares. El autor me transportó al universo de Vance. A pesar de que Vance es uno de los personajes principales y me gustó, su relación con Halo me pareció muy confusa. Hay 2 historias diferentes pasando a la vez, la de Vance y la de Keryn. Eza y Keryn son mis personajes favoritos y me sorprendió mucha la evolución de la historia. Los Wyndgaarts me encantaron, tenía un flechazo por Eza, es extrovertido y muy majo. Keryn también me gustó, es una chica muy valiente. Algunas de las cosas que pasaron me sorprendieron muchísimo. Muchas veces estaba en el borde porque el autor crea el tipo de suspense en el que sabes que algo va a pasar, pero no sabes el qué. Burden of Sisyphus, es una lectura llena de aventuras que cualquier amante de la ciencia ficción y de la acción le encantará.
About the Author:
Jon Messenger (Born 1979 in London,
England) serves as an United States Army Major in the Medical Service
Corps. Since graduating from the
University of Southern California in 2002, writing Science Fiction has remained
his passion, a passion that has continued through two deployments to Iraq and a
humanitarian relief mission to Haiti.Jon wrote the "Brink of Distinction" trilogy, of which "Burden of Sisyphus" is the first book, while serving a 16-month deployment in Baghdad, Iraq. The trilogy was accepted for publication through Crimson Tree Publishing, an adult imprint of Clean Teen Publishing. Jon Messenger's young adult novel: Wind Warrior was published in June 2013 through Clean Teen Publishing and has hit bestseller status and has been nominated for a Readers Choice Award.
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Title: Fall of Icarus
Series: Brink of Distinction Trilogy, Book 2
Author: Jon Messenger
Published: September 6th, 2013 by Crimson Tree Publishing
Word Count: approx. 125,000
Genre: Science Fiction
Content Warning: Language and Violence
Recommended Age: 16+
Synopsis: The Terran Empire has broken the Taisa Accord and invaded
Alliance space in this exciting second novel in the Brink of Distinction
series. Survivors of the Empire's first assault, Yen Xiao and Adam Decker swore
vengeance against the Terrans. Joining forces with the enigmatic Keryn Riddell,
the three warriors must find a way to destroy the Terran fleet. But the Terrans
have a secret weapon: a biological agent sold to them by an renegade smuggler.
Now it's a race against the clock to capture the smuggler before the Terrans
decimate the Alliance homeworlds.
When everything they do proves to be not enough to stop the Empire's violent
invasion, the Alliance takes the fight directly to the Empire by invading
Earth! But Earth may not be the biggest threat to the safety of the Alliance.
The biggest danger may be one of their own.
Title: Purge of Prometheus
Series: Brink of Distinction Trilogy, Book 3
Author: Jon Messenger
Published: September 6th, 2013 by Crimson Tree Publishing
Word Count: approx. 123,000
Genre: Science Fiction
Content Warning: Language and Violence
Recommended Age: 16+
Synopsis: The final confrontation between the Alien Alliance and the
Terran Empire begins in this exciting conclusion to the Brink of Distinction
trilogy.
One-by-one, the brilliant suns of Alliance space are disappearing, left cold
and lifeless after exposure to the Terran biological epidemic. Trapped on one
of the sunless worlds, Keryn Riddell, the ruthless Wyndgaart warrior, fights
against both a frozen landscape and her Terran captors.
As Keryn fights for her life, the psychic Yen Xiao leads the Alliance fleet in
pursuit of the Terran Destroyers threatening the Alliance homeworlds. Yearning
for leadership of the fleet, Yen begins to wonder just how far he’ll go for the
power he craves.
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