Reviewed by: BigAl
Genre: Science Fiction
Approximate word count: 120-125,000 words
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Author:
“Mary Fan
lives in New Jersey, where she is currently working in financial marketing. She
has also resided in North Carolina, Hong Kong, and Beijing, China. She has been
an avid reader for as long as she can remember and especially enjoys the
infinite possibilities and out-of-this-world experiences of science fiction and
fantasy.
Mary has a
B.A. in Music, specializing in composition, from Princeton University and
enjoys writing songs as much as writing stories. She also enjoys kickboxing,
opera singing, and exploring new things—she’ll try almost anything once.”
For more,
visit the author’s website.
Description:
“Jane Colt
is just another recent college grad working as an Interstellar Confederation
office drone—until the day she witnesses her best friend, Adam, kidnapped by a
mysterious criminal. An extensive cover-up thwarts her efforts to report the
crime, shaking her trust in the authorities. Only her older brother, Devin,
believes her account.
Devin hopes
to leave behind his violent past and find peace in a marriage to the woman he
loves. That hope shatters when he discovers a shocking secret that causes him
to be framed for murder.
With little
more than a cocky attitude, Jane leaves everything she knows to flee with
Devin, racing through the most lawless corners of the galaxy as she searches
for Adam and proof of her brother’s innocence. Her journey uncovers truths
about both of them, leading her to wonder just how much she doesn’t know about
the people she loves.”
Appraisal:
In order
for science fiction to work for me the characters and the conflicts the
characters have to overcome has to be something I can relate to. Technology
that (if it ever really happens) is too far in the future to seem possible does
nothing for me. Cities on other planets and space ships traveling through space
don’t either. If it feels like that’s the majority of what the book has to
offer, I’ll take a pass.
Although Artificial Absolutes has plenty of space
travel and the Earth is only a distant memory, it also has some engaging
characters and a story with conflicts and struggles that are universal to all
humans across time. The characters experience familial clashes and learn
lessons about being true to yourself. There are questions about faith, reality,
and resolving conflicts between the two. Given the right characters and story,
the setting doesn’t matter. That’s the way I felt about Artificial Absolutes.
FYI:
Some adult
language.
Format/Typo Issues:
No significant
issues.
Rating: **** Four stars
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2 comments:
I always wondered when humanity spread across the galaxy, if Earth would become a distant memory, kind of like Scotland and Wales.
Good review.
Thanks, Walter.
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