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petealdin's review against another edition
1.0
One of my favorite writing teams proves why some series should not be revived.
sgilbert3114's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
This novella takes place roughly 20ish years after The Legacy of Heorot. The newest generation, called the Starborn, have broken away from the main camp and live in a settlement dubbed Surf’s Up. Our story opens up with a beach party. A group of teens go beyond the boundaries in search of better waves for night surfing, a decision that results in tragedy. One year later, and the older kids are preparing to take the younger kids, called Grendel Scouts, for an overnight outing called Hell’s Night. They journey to Black Ship Island and everything seems to be going according to plan. By the end of the night, three people are lost, enemies become tentative allies, and secrets are kept.
At first, I loved this story. It had a bit of a Lord of the Flies feel but less sinister. The pacing was good throughout and the story was action-packed, laced with a taste of the horror that permeated book one. Unfortunately, as the story progressed, it became muddled. Some of the characters’ decisions made zero sense, random things were thrown in, and the novella started to feel like three separate people wrote it, unlike the cohesive story of book 1. I haven’t read book 2 or 3 yet, so it’s hard to say if this was worth a read or if it’s better to just skip it. It was a fun read but fell apart by the end.
This novella takes place roughly 20ish years after The Legacy of Heorot. The newest generation, called the Starborn, have broken away from the main camp and live in a settlement dubbed Surf’s Up. Our story opens up with a beach party. A group of teens go beyond the boundaries in search of better waves for night surfing, a decision that results in tragedy. One year later, and the older kids are preparing to take the younger kids, called Grendel Scouts, for an overnight outing called Hell’s Night. They journey to Black Ship Island and everything seems to be going according to plan. By the end of the night, three people are lost, enemies become tentative allies, and secrets are kept.
At first, I loved this story. It had a bit of a Lord of the Flies feel but less sinister. The pacing was good throughout and the story was action-packed, laced with a taste of the horror that permeated book one. Unfortunately, as the story progressed, it became muddled. Some of the characters’ decisions made zero sense, random things were thrown in, and the novella started to feel like three separate people wrote it, unlike the cohesive story of book 1. I haven’t read book 2 or 3 yet, so it’s hard to say if this was worth a read or if it’s better to just skip it. It was a fun read but fell apart by the end.
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