Review of Luray

[Shwetha H]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Luray" by Dennis Haupt.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Luray Ulyssa Cayenne is a risk assessment agent on Earth, which is ruled by a single government. A genius in her field, she is sent by the United Earth Military or UEM, to a far-off colony which has made first contact with aliens. The aliens, called Aurigans, invade the colony again and again, asking them to surrender. She is asked to determine the level of danger posed by the aliens to the colony and also the colony's continued profitability to the investors.
However, when she reaches the planet, named EE-297, she gets caught in the middle of internal politics between the high-ranking military officers who command the colony. When the Aurigans invade the colony again, Luray is the only one who stands between those aliens and the Earth's survival. The story takes an unexpected twist with a generous dose of interstellar travel and artificial intelligence.
The science fiction novel Luray by author Dennis Haupt, is a thrilling ride across space and time. As a fan of stories on space travel, I could engage completely with the storyline, characters and the scientific lessons narrated across the novel. It was not just interesting, but also enjoyable to read a story that challenges our inveterate concepts of ethics, especially in the use of scientific innovations.
The novel makes us contemplate on the uniqueness of human emotions, their value in a futuristic society and also the necessity of their existence for the survival of human beings among other species.
I liked the dry humour that was present throughout the story, especially between Luray and her illegally implanted and freewill-seeking AI, Bin.
Science fiction novels are mostly written for entertainment, but this novel surprised me with its debates between the characters regarding the conundrums between rational thinking and human emotions.
Since it is the first novel in the series Behind the Last Gate, the readers are left with many questions unanswered, which is frustrating to an extent. Other than that, the novel deserves a four out of four star rating for its flawless editing and brilliant storyline.

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