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Review by snowfox 7 -- Containment Breach by Wm. A. Yandell
[Following is a volunteer review of "Containment Breach" by Wm. A. Yandell.]
3 out of 4 stars
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I give the book, Containment Breach(i), by Wm. A. Yandell, 3 out of 4 stars.(b)
Containment Breach(i), by Wm. A. Yandell, is a story about flawed creators, creating life. The creators cannot control their creation and put the lives of their own species, as well as the created, at risk because they are determined to accomplish this government experiment. Once the experiment becomes a reality, they don't know what to do with it.
The creatures containment sphere is sent into space with a team of scientist who are tasked with figuring out how to destroy it before it escapes all boundaries and is set loose on the earth. One of the scientists on the destroy mission secretly created a sphere of beings and isn't sure he wants to destroy them.
What I like most about this book is the portrayal of humankinds conflicted reality.
The governmental entities, including the military and the science team that was deployed to space see themselves as the saviors of mankind, but they are the reason a savior is needed.
Units within the government lie and keep secrets from other units. The scientific team is expected to solve the problem but the the government will not give up secrets so this can be accomplished. Mind readers are covertly brought in to make sure that team members are not hiding anything, even though the government is hiding important information from the team members. I like the statement on page 39, it shows the twisted perspective of the governments state of mind:(i) it is said they are charged with world security and allowed freely to defend the world from anyone, including it's citizens.(/i)
Page 10: I like the phrase- life former.
It is interesting that when one creature learns something, so does the entire group of creatures. They do phenomenal team work, in contrast, the humans are the opposite. They are out for themselves and are deceptive. They try to shield their thoughts.
I also like when on page 177, the creatures begin to sound like a virus or bacteria, maybe a parasite, a sickness that enters the body in one form or another and eventually kills all humans.
What I disliked most about this book was in a few places it was redundant or overstated. At the beginning of the story the transitions were not as smooth as at the beginning and end. Time seems to jump rapidly at points in the beginning. At about page 15 things start to smooth out. Getting on a roll, second draft, or better editing.
Overstatement example, last sentence on page 7 to top of page 8: (i)Both men put on their headsets so they cannot hear the pounding or his screams to let him in...it is only a matter of time before the creatures get to them too.(/i) The last sentence over states and is unnecessary.
I believe science fiction readers would enjoy this story.
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3 out of 4 stars
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I give the book, Containment Breach(i), by Wm. A. Yandell, 3 out of 4 stars.(b)
Containment Breach(i), by Wm. A. Yandell, is a story about flawed creators, creating life. The creators cannot control their creation and put the lives of their own species, as well as the created, at risk because they are determined to accomplish this government experiment. Once the experiment becomes a reality, they don't know what to do with it.
The creatures containment sphere is sent into space with a team of scientist who are tasked with figuring out how to destroy it before it escapes all boundaries and is set loose on the earth. One of the scientists on the destroy mission secretly created a sphere of beings and isn't sure he wants to destroy them.
What I like most about this book is the portrayal of humankinds conflicted reality.
The governmental entities, including the military and the science team that was deployed to space see themselves as the saviors of mankind, but they are the reason a savior is needed.
Units within the government lie and keep secrets from other units. The scientific team is expected to solve the problem but the the government will not give up secrets so this can be accomplished. Mind readers are covertly brought in to make sure that team members are not hiding anything, even though the government is hiding important information from the team members. I like the statement on page 39, it shows the twisted perspective of the governments state of mind:(i) it is said they are charged with world security and allowed freely to defend the world from anyone, including it's citizens.(/i)
Page 10: I like the phrase- life former.
It is interesting that when one creature learns something, so does the entire group of creatures. They do phenomenal team work, in contrast, the humans are the opposite. They are out for themselves and are deceptive. They try to shield their thoughts.
I also like when on page 177, the creatures begin to sound like a virus or bacteria, maybe a parasite, a sickness that enters the body in one form or another and eventually kills all humans.
What I disliked most about this book was in a few places it was redundant or overstated. At the beginning of the story the transitions were not as smooth as at the beginning and end. Time seems to jump rapidly at points in the beginning. At about page 15 things start to smooth out. Getting on a roll, second draft, or better editing.
Overstatement example, last sentence on page 7 to top of page 8: (i)Both men put on their headsets so they cannot hear the pounding or his screams to let him in...it is only a matter of time before the creatures get to them too.(/i) The last sentence over states and is unnecessary.
I believe science fiction readers would enjoy this story.
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Containment Breach
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