Book Review: A Book of Creation by Gregory James Gardner Jr.
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Title: A Book of Creation
Author: Gregory James Gardner Jr.
Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy
Synopsis:
From the creative imagination of Gregory James Gardner, Jr. comes a Western Genre Fantasy uniquely blended with Eastern Sanskrit Theater. A marvelous, feel-good, moving roller coaster of intrigue and high-fantasy adventure.
An encroaching Darkness threatens to veil All Creation’s Light. But a ray of Light, along with hope, emerges from beneath the shadow of an eclipse. Old enemies find common ground in the venture to right the wrongs of the past.
Azrah Lum’Aria, a Professor of Architecture, and a late bloomer in a family of genetic experiments, discovered the secret of creating planets and filling them with life. The Superiors, a totalitarian regime bent on galactic control, have imprisoned Azrah for his discovery. How will the secret ever to be revealed?
The answer can only be found if estranged friends, Talia and Mathus can reunite amid unbelievable circumstances. Will friendship overcome betrayal? Can Azrah be freed? Will the Darkness devour the Light?
Explore themes of destruction and loss that give way to optimism and trust, forgiveness and redemption as you traverse hidden planets, and dive into forgotten pasts.
Fans of movies like The Never Ending Story and The Dark Crystal will enjoy this gleaming handheld gem of a story. With action and plot that feels like Indiana Jones sprinkled with a little bit of Star Wars, and with storytelling inspired by the late Jim Henson, A Book of Creation manages to stay completely original and unlike anything written in decades; a fantasy straight out of the 80’s!
Rating: 4.5 stars
Review:
All I can say is WOW! What I expected when starting A Book of Creation was nothing like the story that then unfolded so beautifully and eloquently before me. Though the book started out slowly as the backstory and mysteries of Nocturne were introduced, it quickly swept me off of my feet as the story picked up nearing the second part, and carried me all the way to the end of the story. The characters were well written and believable for the most part, and the story was even more so. The clash of sci-fi and fantasy was impeccable, and the entire system of worlds was set up exquisitely! Over all, very well done!
I’m not giving it a full five stars because, while the characters were all very interesting, Talia was written a bit too eccentrically? She was definitely my favourite character by far, but there were certain things thrown in with her that irritated me a little. Mainly, her obsession with randomly getting undressed in the most unrealistic situations. No nudity was described in detail, but it was a little awkwardly thrown in at times.
If you love in depth worlds, political struggles, and a unique mix of sci-fi and fantasy, this book is for you!
*** This book was given to me for free in exchange for an honest review***
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Thank you for the review!! I totally understand what you mean by Talia's awkward moments. In a following edition, I will clear things up a bit more. However, her "awkward" moments are to illustrate just how little thought she puts into her actions, including undressing in public. Again, thank you for pointing this out, and I will try harder in the future to clarify stuff like this :)
Hey, no problem! Yeah, I think the problem is that she didn't seem as thoughtless as you intended? She was a little silly, but she was still very sagely most of the time, so those moments seemed sort of random. It just bothered me because as a female, I could never see myself or another female doing something like that? But she was still pretty awesome *cough* epic robot battle *cough* ;D
