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Sundoom
by Tony Hollett check out website: www.pegasuspublishers.com and www.sundoom.htmlplanet.com
The pre-holocaust people are living unaware that they soon will be destroyed all except one man, Daniel, who escapes into the future. He and an android called Commander One have to race to save the future and prove that Daniel isn't a boring old fart after all (the reason why his ex-wife left him).
I couldn't tell if this was supposed to be an accurate portrayal of modern man or a sly dig at mid-life crisis men. This had the overall effect of not caring about the main character in the novel. Commander One is a beautiful, brave, intelligent and resourceful android - who is so perfect that there is no flaws on which to snag my attention. This book's main failing is that it is the wrong size. If it had been longer, Hollett could have examined the issues raised about time travel, shaping history and expanded the characters, both main and secondary, creating a thought-provoking intelligent read. If it had been shorter, it could have been a tightly knit, well-crafted adventure story. As it is, it flounders between these two camps unable to decide what exactly it is. This makes it a deeply unsatisfying read. Katie McGivern
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OTHER REVIEWS - February 2004
BOOKS The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold The Separation by Christopher Priest First Meetings In The Enderverse by Orson Scott Card Dragon Venom by Lawrence Watt-Evans The Dolphins Of Pern by Anne McCaffrey Reach For Tomorrow by Arthur C Clarke The Mammoth Book Of Best New SF # 16 edited by Gardner Dozois 1610: A Sundial In A Grave by Mary Gentle Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynn Truss Trading In Danger by Elizabeth Moon Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Vol. 1 edited by Stanley Wiater The Gates To Witchworld by Andre Norton Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Mission Gamma: Lesser Evil by Robert Simpson The Killing Of Worlds by Scott Westerfeld Star Trek: The Original Series: Gemini by Mike W. Barr MUSIC COMPUTER GAMES Wallace and Gromit - Project Zoo RPGs & WARGAMES MAGAZINES On Spec: The Canadian Magazine
Of The Fantastic vol 15 no. 2 & 3
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In Sundoom, the story is split into two time
zones, pre and post-nuclear holocaust. The post-nuclear holocaust
people can time travel and in a desperate race to change history
before the Sun overwhelms the Earth.
Daniel
is the typical dopey Science Fiction hero, unwillingly thrust into
this adventure and very reactive. He only acts when faced with danger
or bullied by the other characters.
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