Dean F Wilson first caught my attention with his Hopebreaker which was a whole new universe for me. Nothing seemed familiar though everything sounded familiar. Everything held close and positive suddenly changed favors to side with Demons.. Thankfully Demons were demons and humans, humans. Though the obviously distopian world was to shun me away from the book like all such kinds of works do to me, i was surprised to find myself hooked to the pages till the end. It was not long before I realized that it was not the plot, but the language that won my interest. As i progressed i simply loved the book, except for a painful cliffhanger. I hate cliffhangers, they are unbearably painful. But thankfully, my painful wait came to an end when the author himself blessed me with a copy of the follow up... LIFEMAKER! What i love most about his terminologies are despite the myriad chances of naming his war machines and his books with a fancy nerve-wracking names, Dean F Wilson simply, beautifully names his Resistance's war-machines with terms fit to their purpose. The first one was the beautifully designed Hopebreaker and the Next one a more amazing piece of machinery, The Lifemaker which holds up to its purpose of sustaining humanity within its metal bowel.
The Resistance , who is in an existential war with the demons who are trying to uproot humanity have built Lifemaker, a submarine, as their under water hide out. They protect within it, what is left of the Pure, who are impregnated so as to continue the human race. Ocean is never a haven free of dangers and while Lifemaker sinks into the depth of the ocean to evade the watchful eyes of the Regime, we share the concerns the inmates feel in that cell under the ocean. New creatures spring to life now and then throwing everything its got on the vessel and more... mines and submersibles of the Regime floats overhead to blast humanity out of the face of the Earth. "Lifemaker" meanders through incidents that keep our curiosity piked up and somewhere we feel the mental states of the characters themselves taking a shift and a turn. Jacob, as always fills in the pages with humour and quips.. I really like that guy! and Whistler is becoming more lively.. This definitely warms up things with moves and counter moves and the dangers in the depths with a saboteur on board! The book just keeps on getting more and more interesting! My rating... 4 out of five. Obviously waiting for the next part.
Published on May 18, 2015 09:05