A stunning blend of action-packed science fiction and love against the odds. Perfect for fans of the DIVERGENT series.
Noemi is a young and fearless soldier of Genesis, a colony planet of a dying Earth. But the citizens of Genesis are rising up - they know that Earth's settlers will only destroy this planet the way they destroyed their own. And so a terrible war has begun.
When Noemi meets Abel, one of Earth's robotic mech warriors, she realizes that Abel himself may provide the key to Genesis' salvation. Abel is bound by his programming to obey her - even though her plan could result in his destruction. But Abel is no ordinary mech. He's a unique prototype, one with greater intelligence, skill and strength than any other. More than that, he has begun to develop emotions, a personality and even dreams. Noemi begins to realise that if Abel is less than human, he is more than a machine. If she destroys him, is it murder? And can a cold-blooded murder be redeemed by the protection of a world?
Stranded together in space, they go on a whirlwind adventure through Earth's various colony worlds, alongside the countless Vagabonds who have given up planetary life altogether and sail forever between the stars. Each step brings them closer - both to each other and to the terrible decision Noemi will have to make about her world's fate, and Abel's.
It took awhile to get into, TBH. It was about 25% when it finally picked up, when they had a problem to overcome together and they stopped being as stiff and suspicious.
I picked this one up because it sounded different than most sci-fi with the religious aspect. However, the info dump about it in the beginning about it was part of my couldn't get into it problem. I probably should've known better...*shrug* It ends up being rather minor, with Noemi having her crisis of faith and praying for guidance.
I did see one major "twist" coming and Abel's abilities made things ridiculously easy at times. But at the same time, Noemi's ingenuity made up for it.
I love the ending, how it all came together. It was quick but satisfying and makes me want to read the next one. Gives off a Firefly vibe with Abel's epilogue.
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