This book was great. L.E. Modesitt writes ethical dilemmas in space, on planets, with aliens, about magic, everything, and this book is excellent. It's about the Revenant and the Eco-Techs and their abiding hatred for each other leading one to destroy the other for religious and supposedly self-preservation reasons.
I feel like this book was poking fun at Orson Scott Card's prolific writings - Alvin Journeyman and others - with his emphasis on religion and bias towards religion and super-humans. This book doesn't address if the religion of the Revs and its God is right or wrong, just that the way the people are practicing it is flawed. On the other side, the Eco-Techs are worshiping technology and making planets they don't need livable. The flaws in both societies are addressed, particularly by an alien race that seeks to resolve this stupid war by obliquely encouraging the hero of this novel, Trystin, to act.
I feel like this book was poking fun at Orson Scott Card's prolific writings - Alvin Journeyman and others - with his emphasis on religion and bias towards religion and super-humans. This book doesn't address if the religion of the Revs and its God is right or wrong, just that the way the people are practicing it is flawed. On the other side, the Eco-Techs are worshiping technology and making planets they don't need livable. The flaws in both societies are addressed, particularly by an alien race that seeks to resolve this stupid war by obliquely encouraging the hero of this novel, Trystin, to act.
Really like this book. The main character is some I can relate to. As well as the sub-subject matter. It's a darn good story.
Gave 3.5 instead of 4 because there's SiFy techy stuff that was a little deep for me. If you like the techy part, you will like this book.
Gave 3.5 instead of 4 because there's SiFy techy stuff that was a little deep for me. If you like the techy part, you will like this book.
