19 January 2015

Review # 126: Hopebreaker by Dean F. Wilson



My rating:
4 of 5 stars


“Science fiction is the most important literature in the history of the world, because it's the history of ideas, the history of our civilization birthing itself. ...Science fiction is central to everything we've ever done, and people who make fun of science fiction writers don't know what they're talking about.”
----Ray Bradbury, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and poet

Well I'm not a big fan of science-fiction books, but Bradbury's striking words are not only true but it's spectacular! Dean F. Wilson, an Irish author, is one hell of a gem in this vast ocean of science-fiction writers. His new steampunk book, Hopebreaker which happens to be the first book in the Hopebreaker series. The tale is about a different world in some other galaxy where human race has stopped reproducing and the demon has started to arise. But a war rises between two factions because of a drug, called Hopebreaker.

Synopsis:
In the world of Altadas, there are no more human births. The Regime is replacing the unborn with demons, while the Resistance is trying to destroy a drug called Hope that the demons need to survive.
Between these two warring factions lies Jacob, a man who profits from smuggling contraceptive amulets into the city of Blackout. He cares little about the Great Iron War, but a chance capture, and an even more accidental rescue, embroils him in a plot to starve the Regime from power.
When Hope is an enemy, Jacob finds it harder than he thought to remain indifferent. When the Resistance opts to field its experimental landship, the Hopebreaker, the world may find that one victory does not win a war.



This is a story that takes us beyond all barriers of science and fantasy and lands us on a land where there is not only stuffs to explore and enlighten our minds but also there are tons of adventure, danger and too much Hope! Hope is a drug that keeps demons alive and human race has completely wiped out from that typical world. Caught in between two factions- Regime and Resistance, Jacob is a guy who just makes money by smuggling the drug. Eventually Jacob gets tangles in the war of two factions and there's huge decision he has to make to save the humanity of his world.

The storyline is absolutely fantastic. Wilson not only has spun it brilliantly but has also weave it much love and compassion. Not only that he adds a sense of humor on his plot, so maybe the book deals with some deep and
enigmatic topics, still there are lots of moments that make us feel lighthearted! The plot is one hell of a roller coaster rides of adrenaline rushing moments, thought-provoking ideas backed up by some strong scientific logic.

I've always loved reading his books, though there were few shortcomings like Altadas's back story was not strong enough for us to fall for it's recent developments, Jacob's narration felt like very disoriented and scattered! That's what I felt, though I may be wrong. Otherwise, the character development is striking and strong and these characters had enough depth to pull us into their story.

Anyways if you enjoy a good a dystopian story, then go for this book, and since the author left us with some pretty huge cliffhangers, I'll be looking out for his next book in this series.

Verdict: Dean F. Wilson has done it again, after his The Children of Telm series. Hopebreaker series is engrossing and pretty thrilling! Science fiction fans don't miss this book at all!

Courtesy: Thanks to the author, Dean F. Wilson, for providing me with a copy of his book, in return for an honest review. 
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Author Info:
Dean F. Wilson was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1987. He started writing at age 11, when he began his first (unpublished) novel, entitled The Power Source. He won a TAP Educational Award from Trinity College Dublin for an early draft of The Call of Agon (then called Protos Mythos) in 2001.

He has published a number of poems and short stories over the years, while working on and reworking some of his novels. The Call of Agon is his first published novel.

Dean also works as a journalist, primarily in the field of technology. He has written for TechEye, Thinq, V3, VR-Zone, ITProPortal, TechRadar Pro and The Inquirer.

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