Just a quick heads up, readers, before I dive off into today’s Being a Better Writer post, but Colony has picked up another favorable review. This time from a book reviewer over on Space Battles who goes by the name of Forum Viking! No relation to this viking, in case you were curious. The book was recommended to him by one of his readers on the site, and when I found out about it, I offered a review copy
In any case, Colony ended up collecting a quite favorable review. In particular, it was praised for the way it subverts many of the conventional trappings of its genre, Forum Viking noting how many books that create “similar” cyberpunkish settings tend to follow the examples and tropes set by the larger titles of the genre, while Colony instead places itself in a very different direction, which helps it feel fresh and unique (which is good, because I never set out to write a cyberpunk, lol, I think it just sort stumbled into that territory). They were also impressed by the depth and work put into Pisces (the world that most of the story takes place on), particularly with regards to the tech, culture, and world of the setting, though noting that the story does this without falling into the trap of technobabble. They also liked the action, the characters, and … Well, yeah. They liked the book. In the end, they ended up giving Colony a solid B, which given their review history is a solid grade indeed.
You can check out the review for yourself here if your interested to see what else Forum Viking had to say, and, of course, I recommend picking up a copy of Colony for your very own right afterwards.
Now, time to work on that BaBW post and Jungle …
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