A Favorite Read of 2014 ~ The Ophelia Prophecy by Sharon Lynn Fisher @SharonFisher
The Ophelia Prophecy
by Sharon Lynn Fisher
A thrilling new sci-fi romance from the author of 2013 RWA RITA finalist Ghost Planet…
Our world is no longer our own. We engineered a race of superior fighters — the Manti, mutant humans with insect-like abilities. Twenty-five years ago they all but destroyed us. In Sanctuary, some of us survive. Eking out our existence. Clinging to the past.
Some of us intend to do more than survive.
Asha and Pax — strangers and enemies — find themselves stranded together on the border of the last human city, neither with a memory of how they got there.
Asha is an archivist working to preserve humanity’s most valuable resource — information — viewed as the only means of resurrecting their society.
Pax is Manti, his Scarab ship a menacing presence in the skies over Sanctuary, keeping the last dregs of humanity in check.
Neither of them is really what they seem, and what humanity believes about the Manti is a lie.
With their hearts and fates on a collision course, they must unlock each other’s secrets and forge a bond of trust before a rekindled conflict pushes their two races into repeating the mistakes of the past.
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An RWA RITA Award finalist and a three-time RWA Golden Heart Award finalist, Sharon Lynn Fisher lives in the Pacific Northwest. She writes books for the geeky at heart – sci-fi flavored stories full of adventure and romance - and battles writerly angst with baked goods, Irish tea, and champagne. Her works include Ghost Planet (2012), The Ophelia Prophecy (2014), and Echo 8 (2015).
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I have to admit, this is totally my kind of story. When Ms. Fisher mentioned how Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein helped to inspire The Ophelia Prophecy, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but thought the story might be more on the paranormal side. It’s not. The Ophelia Prophecy is in many ways an alien invasion story, only the aliens aren’t from space. They are insect-human hybrids, created by scientists for use in the military. Only the insect hybrids took over, and the human population has been greatly reduced. But a prophecy predicts change. Will the humans be strong enough to tople the Manti government?
The Ophelia Prophecy is also a story about forbidden love, a Romeo and Juliet type pairing, yet drastically different at the same time. Two enemies are thrown together under strange circumstances. But by each other’s side, they must deal with betrayal from everywhere (even each other), and fight for their lives. Through these circumstances, they learn to trust each other, and grow closer than they ever expected.
The world-building in this story is exquisite. While I wouldn’t want to live there, I’d definitely like to visit it again in another story, or for some of the characters to visit here, especially a sexy Manti named Pax.
I loved The Ophelia Prophecy just as much as Ms. Fisher’s debut release, Ghost Planet. I highly recommend this story to anyone who enjoys action, science fiction, and/or a great love story. It is one I’ll read again and again.
*I won an ARC of The Ophelia Prophecy from the author.
The opinions expressed in this review are my own.
