Review of Rulers of the Galaxy

[Jacques Mwashuma]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Rulers of the Galaxy" by Tayma Tameem.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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An impending war of the Galaxy, with rulers mired in greed and malice, hellbent on taking a throne that none have the power to retain. Filled with quick alliances and even quicker betrayals, the races seek to takeover the Elemental planet, the perceived seat of power, using outlandish rhetoric and ethereal slights to mask the true impetus behind their pursuit, pure greed. Greed to rule over a Galaxy and the profits vested therein.

In the book Rulers of the Galaxy by Tayma Tameem we first meet with a religious ceremony which follows the birthing of a newborn among the Elementals. Though it is meant to be a happy ceremony, this one is marred by the stirrings of war. Afterward comes Salarin, newly awakened with no memory of who she is, who must attend to a baby amidst a battle for survival. While seeking information on who she is and to whom the baby belongs she must fend for three, herself, the baby and an unlikely accomplice.

On another side, there is General Darken, a family man and superior officer in the army of the Imperial race, who are at odds with the Elementals as well as the rest of the Galaxy in overt and covert conflicts. The Imperials seek the complete extermination of the ruling government of the Elemental race and it's royal bloodline on the basis of a hitherto unproven legend and also to takeover the throne.

The story is a whirlwind of timelines some flowing from the past going forward, some from the present going backward, even some from just before a particular storyline peaks changing to unrelated circumstances which ends up making for an interesting read that has a non linear charm. This prompts a myriad of reactions from a reader that ends in being drawn into a cauldron of emotions that is the maelstrom of the story. The usage of an institutionalized religious belief lends credence to the story and also draws from a proscribed form of faith that dips itself in real life without offending any sensibilities of mainstream religious groups. The grammatical forms and the English used is very simple even in forms of reported speech with new terms that lend to the grammatical creativity of the author.

The shifting of perspectives just when certain parts of the storyline are reaching a confrontational point ending with 'cliff-hangers' does take a bit of getting used to if one is used to the more orthodox form of storylines, that takes each event to it's termination before switching to a new situation, so if you don't like 'cliff-hangers' this might irk you just a little bit.

The story was well drawn out and with an exceptional bit of editing and usage of simple English makes for a good book that one can take for a casual read leading to me giving this book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars.

With the story line being neutral with only slight forms of conflict and no sexual innuendo I would recommend this book for young teens with fresh minds that can be triggered by the imaginative writing and creativity of the author though it should be on the basis of a casual read since I wasn't able to draw a direct lesson from the story.

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