Awesome auroral displays and a strangely heady time-flurry were all that were generated when the two outer novas expanded and passed over the tiny remote planet of Damiem. There was little danger, in fact no more than a stunning light show whose radiance shimmered seductively and majestically, sending benign tremors through the bosies of the excited onlookers.
Now the last - the core nova - was ready to burst from the very heart of the shell that had once been a star. Only from Damiem could it be seen, but none of the witnesses who had eagerly gathered to watch the spectacle would ever forget the events of that night. Because when the time came to recount what they'd seen, there would be so few left to remember....
A reasonable sci-fi read that I got through in a few days, as it kept me interested enough to want to find out how it all panned out fairly quickly. The concept, characters and world were interesting but some of the plot was a little predictable.... didn't spoil it though. :0)
Registered with Book Crossing and available if anyone wants it. :0)
Karan
Everything is wet and shining with mist. The rocks hidden, the sea hidden. Everything slippery and dangerous... the sea pulling me like a magnet.
Swimming, surfing, exploring - Sapphire and her brother Conor enjoy life by the sea in Cornwall. But why does Conor start disappearing for hours on end? And who is the mysterious girl talking to him on the rocks?
Following Conor down to the cove one day, Sapphire discovers Ingo - an exciting and dangerous world beneath the waves, where all you breathe is adventure....
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This is another Children's Fiction book, one of a series based on the undersea world of Ingo and Sapphire and Conor's interactions with it. Not a Prize Winner this time but a reasonably good read nonetheless, bearing in mind that it's primarily aimed at children - though I'd say older children due to the language level and concepts that are dealt with in it. The synopsis doesn't mention that the children's Dad disappears one night whilst out fishing on his boat, so the book touches on issues that result from losing a parent and the changes that can ensue, which may not sit well with some younger readers.
So far there are two further books in this series, so they should develop the story further and start to tie up some of the loose ends left at the end of this first one. I'm a fan of fantasy books and films so thoroughly enjoy this type of escapism into other worlds/realms and was captured enough by the storyline to want to know what happens next. :0)
Another one that will be registered with Book Crossing and which is now available for anyone who wants to read it next.
