Reviewed by --
Jacqueline Driggers
Book Review of --
The Phantom of the
Earth (Books 1-5 Omnibus Edition) by Raeden Zen
Overall star rating
--- 2.5
About the book:
The Phantom of the
Earth Omnibus Edition combines the first five books of the Phantom Series in
one package, including (in proper reading order): The Song of the Jubilee, The
Gambit with Perfection, The Synthesis and the Animus, The Descent into the Maelstrom,
and The Restoration of Flaws.
In the Great
Commonwealth of Beimeni, a subterranean civilization in North America,
expansion long ago gave way to peace and prosperity in the face of the
history's most devastating plague. Immortality is the reward for service and
loyalty in Beimeni, a place where the physical blends with the metaphysical and
power consolidates in the hands of those with a genetic edge. The fissures
first spread slowly, then swiftly, until now the Great Commonwealth finds
itself on the brink of economic devastation, challenged by forces from within
that know its secrets and its crimes. At the center of the conflict lie the
Selendias of Piscator, founders of the resistance with an uncanny connection to
the zeropoint field, and the Barão Strike Team, three researchers tasked with
finding a cure to the Reassortment Strain, the plague that nearly wiped
humanity from the Earth. Traveling from the uninhabitable but pristine surface
to the habitable but inhospitable underground, this is a story about dedication
to dreams, battle for survival, discovery and connection, song and celebration,
undoing past misdeeds, and sacrifice for the greater good.
The Phantom of the
Earth is a post-apocalyptic science fiction series. It relies heavily upon
synthetic biology and quantum physics.
Book creation ratings
-- Max. total of 30 possible --
Overall total, out of
30 -- 13
-- Story &
characters -- 2
-- Cover & title
-- 4
-- Editing &
formatting -- 7
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
This is a very
technical, very violent book; and I did not find the characters to be very
engaging. This is a science fiction book that a scientist would enjoy, or
someone who enjoys reading scientific articles. But most ordinary folk will
probably have a hard time getting into this book. As for me, I simply did not
like the book; which is very rare for me. There were tons of charts and
appendixes in this volume. I think the book is a bit too technical to be easily
enjoyed.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- very
technical science fiction
Age recommendations --
18 plus
Sex content rating --
mild
Violence rating --
intense
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