{"id":13743,"date":"2017-12-15T18:30:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T00:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/?p=13743"},"modified":"2021-10-30T23:22:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T04:22:06","slug":"review-of-particle-horizon-by-selso-xisto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/review-of-particle-horizon-by-selso-xisto\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review of Particle Horizon, by Selso Xisto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13745 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1780-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1780-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1780-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_1780-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>According to Amazon, I downloaded a copy of <a href=\"https:\/\/selsoxisto.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Selso Xisto<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007SHHAX8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Particle Horizon<\/a>\u00a0in June of 2012! Sooooo, yeah, it took me a while to get to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>From the blood and dust of New Jerusalem, the Legion of the LightBringer wages a galactic war against those who would replace their god. Now, the time has come for the Union of Free Worlds to make a stand. The front line is the idyllic asteroid world of Angelhaven, where the greatest mind in human history has discovered an elemental power with far-reaching implications. A power that both sides will do anything to harness. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Marine commander Gomes leads the crack Union task force. An unrelenting warrior driven by revenge and a need for answers, he hides a strange ability neither science nor religion can explain. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On the other side of the war, Aja is forced to fight for a cause she doesn&#8217;t believe in to protect her own secret. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Caught between them is Una, a living machine who battles for her humanity as her world falls apart. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Outnumbered ten to one and stalked by a mysterious nemesis, all three will play a role in unraveling Angelhaven&#8217;s enigma. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As the Legion invasion begins, unknown eyes watch with interest&#8230; <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nHonestly, it was a lot better than I expected. I liked the writing and the interesting quagmires some of the characters found themselves in\u2014especially around identity\u2014and many of the characters in general. Plus, I found the plot and technology is interesting.<\/p>\n<p>I did think it dragged a little in the middle. I noted a couple copy edit mishaps. The science was a bit hand-wavey, and I warn you not to get too attached to anyone. All in all though, I enjoyed it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Amazon, I downloaded a copy of Selso Xisto&#8216;s Particle Horizon\u00a0in June of 2012! Sooooo, yeah, it took me a while to get to it. Description: From the blood and dust of New Jerusalem, the Legion of the LightBringer wages a galactic war against those who would replace their god. Now, the time has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2293,231,122,490,1301],"class_list":["post-13743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-booksbook-review","tag-angelhaven-books","tag-book-review","tag-sci-fi","tag-science-fiction","tag-selso-xisto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13743"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20174,"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13743\/revisions\/20174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sadieforsythe.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}