Genre:
Sci-Fi/Young Adult
Description:
“It
was a routine mission outside the confines of the bio-habitat housing
the first human colony on Mars. At least it was supposed to be
routine. Which is why Dexter Arnold was outside alone despite policy
which dictated a mandatory out-time partner. Routine departed when he
wrecked his rover buggy. That was the least of his problems as the
worst
was
yet to come. As a matter of fact, the worse was coming both fast and
straight at Dexter.”
Author:
From
James Womack’s author page on Amazon: “I'm a deaf person who
likes to write stories. Actually, I prefer telling stories in
American Sign Language (ASL) but not everyone understands it. For me,
storytelling is storytelling so writing stories gives me much
pleasure. My hope is readers get pleasure from what I've written. I'm
not focused on any specific genre so my stories range from science
fiction to religious based stories. I hold a bachelor degree from
Gallaudet University and a Masters degree from California State
University of Northridge. I used to teach Deaf high school students
before teaching college students full time in the last two decades of
my career. I'm married to a really cool woman who was also my
Gallaudet University classmate during my time there. My non-writing
activities include cooking, fishing, playing with my youngest
grandkids, and experimenting with applying computer software to
educational purposes.”
Appraisal:
This
novelette is tense, engaging, and fast paced. Mr. Womack does an
excellent job describing the terrain on his version of Mars surface,
the bio-habitat, and outer space. As he introduces us to the
characters, it’s easy to get a feel for their personalities and the
comradery that has developed between the diverse crew members. Mr.
Womack inserted a little subtle humor to break the tension, which was
well placed and realistic.
I
think any reader would enjoy this science fiction. My preferred genre
is not Sci-Fi but I enjoyed this story. The scenario is futuristic
and realistic. The crew members are believable and I felt their
despair deeply. However, I can’t even imagine how it would actually
feel to have to watch a tragedy unfold in front of my own eyes and
not be able to do anything to help or keep it from happening.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Nothing
worth noting.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 9-10,000 words
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