Official Review: Starfall by Drew Harrison
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Official Review: Starfall by Drew Harrison
Starfall by Drew Harrison tells a compelling story of a city called New Phoenix, named after a bird that rose from the ashes, a scenario perfectly describing its history and past adversities. New Phoenix was being controlled in basically every sector by Vitacorps (extra-government cooperation).
Hannah Preacher is hoping to know what killed her lover, Quaine O' Connor (believed to have been killed by Vitacorps for the truth that he knows). She partners with city police agents Sam Pollock and Rob Boardsmith to unveil a web of murder, exploitations, cruelty, and sickness. Agents of Vitacorps were constantly pursuing them.
Vitacorps endows its agents (also called light benders) with superhuman abilities to further their aim of suppressing, controlling, and dominating. 43 percent of Vitacorps light benders were indebted servants paying off life debts. Braxton Graves (the Hunter) is one of those light benders. Braxton was dead for a few minutes before he was saved by Clive Avery, the COO of Vitacorps. The Hunter wears a black leather hood and adds a tally to his battery pack for each soul he kills.
Will Hannah deliver New Phoenix from the control of Vitacorps?
The book tells the story of victims of injustice and cruelty in the highest form and the hope for tomorrow, as shown by Rob Boardsmith's words, "we don't win today, but there's always tomorrow."
The incidents of the story are wholly absorbing. An example is the arrest of Bev Beedie — issuing her a life debt of 3.15 trillion credits, surgically placing an implant in her womb and her long term in prison. The level of cruelty in this book is unthinkable.
My favorite character in the book is Hannah Preacher. Her character portrays what love is meant to be. She remained loyal to the course of finding out what killed her lover. Braxton was also intrigued by her kind of love, being that his fiancée got engaged to another person shortly after he died.
The book is packed with suspense. The author had complete control of his story and style. The final unveiling of the characters climaxes naturally in scenes of violence. The author is generous enough to include detailed explanations of scientific terms used in the book, providing an opportunity for readers to make sense of their usage. I must commend the author for the detailed description of the fight scenes — they felt real.
As much as I enjoyed the read, I didn't like that the details about what later happened to The Basilisk were not so clear. I struggled to wrap my head around it, but I was still left with so many unanswered questions.
I'm rating the book four out of four stars. The errors are minimal, and the issue I raised isn't enough to take the book to the gallows. I recommend this book to young and old lovers of superhuman heroism, adventure, and new technologies that empower people to do things that seem impossible.
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