Age
Appropriate For: All Ages
Best
for Ages: 10 and up (mild violence)
Description:
The year is
2320. Andi Lloyd is content with her life as the assistant to her adoptive
father, a starship doctor, but her secure world turns upside down when she
begins uncovering secrets from her past. When her father mysteriously starts
losing his mind, she finds that she can no longer count on him to guide or help
her. With mutiny breaking out on the ship, and two factions desperate for a
valuable secret she holds, she must race to save her father and herself before
time runs out.
“The book has the setting of
Star Trek, the drama of Star Wars, and a huge dose of originality from
Pennington.”
I haven’t read a lot of
sci-fi. I am just very picky about my sci-fi. Most of the sci-fi written is not
God-honoring and is pretty bizarre. However, ever since I heard about Firmament
by J. Grace Pennington, I have wanted to read it. I picked up a copy for my
Kindle on sale. I would be willing to pay full price for this story. Yes, it
was that good.
Andi was awesome! Normally, I
hate girl characters with boy names. However, Andi was too likable to hate. She
was very feminine, which made up for her name in my opinion. Pennington created
a deep and relatable character when she created Andi. I cannot wait to see Andi
in the books to come.
The setting was pretty
awesome. I like watching the original Star
Trek series and the Surveyor felt
a little like the Enterprise.
However, before you start thinking “Oh great, a Christian Star Trek, this story is very original. J. Grace Pennington has a
lot of talent, and it shines in this book.
There are a lot of unexpected
twists and turns that kept me up way past when I needed to be asleep. Firmament:
Radialloy definitely kept me reading to the last page and made me very eager
for the next book.
I highly recommend this book
for sci-fi and/or adventure lovers, and for those who enjoy well told stories.
My first sci-fi experience, and I was NOT disappointed. This book kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time! It had a brilliant plot, mysterious character, and an almost Starwarsy/Trekky background. Fantastic book, fantastic author!
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