Holy hell this story packs a punch! I knew going into it that the story was science fiction, but I didn’t realize it was also heavily influenced by mythology, another guilty pleasure of mine.
Told from multiple perspectives, the story takes the reader through an epic battle of good versus evil, god versus god, all over control of modern day Earth. There’s space travel, nanoverses, mystical beings, monsters, gods, demons and good ol’ humans.
The story begins with Ryan Smith, a 30-something nobody that everyone thinks is crazy. For Ryan’s entire life, he’s been followed around by a man in a suit that only he can see. When Ryan stumbles upon a small black marble, the man in the suit finally begins to speak and throws Ryan’s life into a tale-spin.
After discovering the marble is actually a nanoverse, the last nanoverse, Ryan learns he’s now the god of this nanoverse, making him almost omnipotent. Ryan meets up with Crystal, who tells him he’s the last god, the one with the power to end the world. Now, Ryan must work with Crystal and a few other key characters to try to save the billions of lives on Earth before he must bring about the apocalypse.
Story Flow:
The story starts off mildly, with Ryan trying for the millionth time to get the man in the suit to talk back to him. After a few pages, we meet the badie of the story, Enki, a god hell-bent on taking the nanoverses of other gods so he can “save” the world.
The story picks up the pace from there and takes the reader through countless universes. We meet other gods, some whom fight with Ryan and some who fight against him. There are multiple small battles that lead to the final showdown, and just when you think the action is about to give you a little reprieve, you’re wrong, because here we go again with another round of high-energy action.
Character Development:
Ryan is a great character. Being the newest god, he knows nothing of his powers or the way things actually are. Ryan is relatable in his naivete and reacts pretty close to the way anyone would act finding out the things he does.
There are a host of other characters the reader is introduced to, most notably Crystal (the oldest god with a fake British accent) and Athena (yes, that Athena). The author did a hell of a job giving these two women quirks, personality, faults and strengths. I loved both Crystal and Athena because they are two truly badass heroines that know how to hold their own intellectually and in battle. Their flaws are understandable and relatable, and I was over the moon to see this author didn’t make his “gods” wear costumes.
We also meet some terrifying gods in the form of the badie, Enki, and his fellow gods Moloch and Bast. These characters were also very well rounded and fun to interact with.
There were a few scenes of switching POVs, but the author handled it well. Had the switching not been there, I think the reader would have lost some of the connection they felt to the characters.
Plot Holes:
None specific to this book. There are holes that need to be addressed, but there’s a strong promise they will be in the next book. I know the author’s well on his way to completing the second book in this series and I seriously can’t wait to snatch it up.
Overall:
This book was very well written. Though not what I would necessarily call “hard-sci-fi”, the characters do use their true sight to manipulate elements, bringing some really great physics and science into the story. There were some scenes that were a little hard for me to follow, purely because of the science introduced, but the author explained things in one way or another I never felt truly lost.
Fight scenes were written well. You had a good sense of what was happening at all times. Movements stayed true to what physical abilities were capable of, and even though the characters were gods, they weren’t completely omnipotent and could sustain injury.
Though there were a few minor typos, with a story of this length and depth I’d honestly be surprised to not find any. They were easy to overlook and didn’t stop my mental movie from continuing to play.
If you’re interested in sci-fi, mythology, science, super heroes or just pure action-packed fun, you won’t want to miss out on this book/series.
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- L T AndersonReviewed in the United States on 22 July 2018
Holy hell this story packs a punch!
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