Member Since: Nov. 29, 2010
nazerous
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- Black Earth: The Broken Daisy
on Dec. 22, 2010
Picking up right where the first novel left off, Black Earth: the Broken Daisy finds Nathan Pierce and company on a mission to save his condemned sister, expose the power-abusing president to the world, and defeat the all-consuming Legion from destroying Earth. Like the previous novel (which most-certainly needs to be read before this one) The Broken Daisy boasts a full cast of realistic, well-developed characters, and mind-blowing plots twists. Edgy and honest, the novel bites into the reader and doesn’t let go page after page after page. While there are certainly forthcoming installments in this series, the ending of this book climaxes with a crescendo that both satisfies and builds anticipation for the next novel.
- Black Earth: End of the Innocence
on Dec. 22, 2010
On the eve of their high school graduation, Nathan, Heather and Cynthia find that their generally mundane problems of relationships, angst and rebellion are petty in the face of the calamity befalling earth. Stars fall from the sky, carrying nefarious origins. The President of the United States seems bent on taking control of the country. And a dubious company is sending death-squads to retrieve the fallen stars. A strong writer, David N. Alderman combines elements of contemporary and science fiction to tell a compelling and utterly unique story. His characters are raw, flawed, but remain generally likable as the story unfolds into deeper and deeper dilemmas. The action is intense, and Alderman knows how to take these intense situations and amp them up to the next degree. The only disappointment in Black Earth: End of the Innocence is the lack of an ending. Not only does the book lack a definitive ending, but there is no indication within the covers of the book that a sequel is forthcoming. (Alderman's website [...]has confirmed the upcoming book.) In spite of this glaring omission, the book is very well written and hard to put down.