‘Star City’ More than just an intergalactic love story
I have been lucky to read a lot of books this year. Most of them have been pretty good. When I heard of Star City I was intrigued. It was a book that took me on a pretty exciting journey. I was able to read this book early and here is what I thought of it.
You can read the premise for Star City here:
Eighteen year old Emma Smith is exactly where she wants to be: she’s headed to the University of Nebraska with a full scholarship to, and on top of that she’s been selected by the U.S. government to participate in an exclusive medical research project. The project, as it turns out, isn’t an average college internship. Emma has been selected as a student ambassador to liaise with the Ba’ren, an alien race that has recently made contact with Earth in order to share medical technology. The project will kick start Emma’s biomedical engineering career, as well as give her a chance to interact with this mysterious alien race that she — and all of humanity — are very curious about.
Unfortunately for Emma, her Ba’ren counterpart, Sepporinen, has very little interest in her or humanity as a whole. He is most excited about the opportunity to explore and mine the asteroids of Earth’s solar system, but is compelled by his government to take part in the research project. As the two work together, they begin to draw closer, and form a friendship—and perhaps more. In the meantime, they discover far more is at stake with their project than what their respective governments have let on. Political and cultural clashes between the humans and the Ba’ren intensify, and Emma and Sepporinen must risk everything to help maintain the fragile peace between their two species.
Don’t like ads? Become a supporter and enjoy The Good Men Project ad free
Star City was a very good book. The story begins strong and never loses its momentum. The narrative jumps between Emma and Sepporinen, but this never got confusing for me. The story takes place in two different cultures, and it was interesting to see what they thought of each other. There was some comedy, plenty of drama, powerful action and a few surprise deaths as the story moves forward. It was also nice to see how the characters changed and in may ways grew up as the Earth mission progresses. If you are a fan of science fiction then this is a book you will want to read. To learn more about Star City click on this website.
Star City is available now. You can follow the author Edwin Peng on Facebook and Twitter.