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I just finished Illuminae and give it 5 out of 5 stars!
I already had a review typed up on my phone but I lost it somehow, ugh! Anyway, here it is:
The quickest way to describe Illuminae is that it is like a mix of the movies 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Star Wars, and the Resident Evil video games.
Illuminae is about two characters named Kady Grant, and Ezra Mason who live on a planet called Kerenza IV. After the planet is attacked by BeiTech Industries, Kady and Ezra escape in the Alexander fleet which consists of 3 spaceships: Alexander, Hypatia, and Copernicus.
During the attack, BeiTech unleashes the deadly Phobos virus on the citizens of Kerenza IV, and some of the refugees carry it onboard with them onto the Alexander. Phobos is a fast-spreading, mutating virus that turns its carriers into inhuman, hallucinogenic, crazed animals. Needless to say, this created major chaos on Alexander, and it reminded me of Resident Evil.
In addition to the Phobos virus, the spaceship Alexander is run by an AI called AIDAN. Let me just say he goes WAY beyond HAL in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey movie.
On top of all this crazy stuff going on, the Alexander fleet is being chased by BeiTech's ever-looming battle cruiser, Lincoln. The showdowns when Lincoln catches up with Alexander are like Star Wars with the fighters issued from each ship, and then the final battle between the Alexander and the Lincoln is kind of like the Death Star blowing up.
The layout of the book was unique, and I've never read a book like this before. It was simply fun to read and very entertaining throughout.
If I could give Illuminae 6 out of 5 stars I would - it was that good. Highly recommended!
P.S. (Sorry for all the spoilers, but I couldn't resist on this one)
I already had a review typed up on my phone but I lost it somehow, ugh! Anyway, here it is:
The quickest way to describe Illuminae is that it is like a mix of the movies 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Star Wars, and the Resident Evil video games.
Illuminae is about two characters named Kady Grant, and Ezra Mason who live on a planet called Kerenza IV. After the planet is attacked by BeiTech Industries, Kady and Ezra escape in the Alexander fleet which consists of 3 spaceships: Alexander, Hypatia, and Copernicus.
During the attack, BeiTech unleashes the deadly Phobos virus on the citizens of Kerenza IV, and some of the refugees carry it onboard with them onto the Alexander. Phobos is a fast-spreading, mutating virus that turns its carriers into inhuman, hallucinogenic, crazed animals. Needless to say, this created major chaos on Alexander, and it reminded me of Resident Evil.
In addition to the Phobos virus, the spaceship Alexander is run by an AI called AIDAN. Let me just say he goes WAY beyond HAL in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey movie.
On top of all this crazy stuff going on, the Alexander fleet is being chased by BeiTech's ever-looming battle cruiser, Lincoln. The showdowns when Lincoln catches up with Alexander are like Star Wars with the fighters issued from each ship, and then the final battle between the Alexander and the Lincoln is kind of like the Death Star blowing up.
The layout of the book was unique, and I've never read a book like this before. It was simply fun to read and very entertaining throughout.
If I could give Illuminae 6 out of 5 stars I would - it was that good. Highly recommended!
P.S. (Sorry for all the spoilers, but I couldn't resist on this one)