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| Review Summary |
Aspect, August 2004, 24.95, 469 pp.
ISBN 0446528722
The Terran Hanseatic League led by Chairman Basil Wencelas used the Kliss Torch device to ignite a giant gas giant thus creating a small sun. The plan was to terraform the gas giant's moons into new colonies but unbeknownst to anyone, the planet was inhabited by an unknown alien species the hydrogues. The Hanseatic's action destroyed a populated world. The hydrogues unwilling to let this genocide go unpunished declares war on the Hansea, cutting off the fuel supply needed for space exploration.
The Hansea is allied with the Ildira but they are carrying out a breeding program that will hopefully allow one of the group to communicate with the hydrogues. A civil war is brewing among the Ildira and depending on which side wins, The Hansea may be alone in its fight against the hydrogue. The roamers, independent spacers who supply fuel to the Hansea have broken their ties with the league after an act of treachery leaving the ruler of the Hansea with the need to obtain another way of finding worlds for the people to colonize. Also in league with the hydrogues are the evil sentient Kliss robots who have the same goal as the hydrogues: the Hansea's destruction.
Book three in the Saga of the Seven sons is space opera at its best. Fans of Star Wars will want to see this series made into a movie because it is epic in scope. Considering how many action scenes there are in HORIZON STORMS, Kevin Anderson does a terrific job in character development. There are so many different other races in this saga, not all of the humanoid, that the readers find themselves looking at the tale as an anthropological study.
Harriet Klausner
Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture
Yes
Intense exploration of society's culture?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- champion of justice
Age:
- 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
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