Review of Daisy's Run
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Review of Daisy's Run
[Following is a volunteer review of "Daisy's Run" by Scott Baron.]
Daisy's Run is the first book in Baron Scott's Chimera Clockwork series. Daisy, the protagonist, was awoken from cyro-sleep six months early owing to a probable conflagration after colliding with space debris. Daisy and her crew, still sleepy, set out to repair the ship's damage with the help of the ship's, the Vali, AI computer hub, Mal, and a cyborg named Barry.
As the ship's technician, Daisy was put to work to ensure that the ship was in good enough shape to make it to the dark side of the moon for extensive repairs before returning to Earth. She learned about her crewmates during the six-month voyage to Earth. Most have metal replacement parts for certain bodies – they have lost their body parts in their prior lives as a result of an accident, making Daisy feel uncomfortable and asking whether or not they are still people.
Tension grew as she went about her usual maintenance regime. She noticed that not everything was as it appeared. She had a sneaking suspicion that her mission to return to Earth was far more complicated than she had anticipated. She decided not to trust any of the crew members and launches her own covert investigation. She realises that she has to do something to save humanity when she finds a secret compartment in a ship. Would she warn the people on earth successfully of the danger? Do her crewmates plan a revolution in cyborgs? Only by reading the book will you be able to answer this question.
This is a outstandingly well written book! The author has a unique ability to immerse the reader in the tale. I felt like I was at Vali and I lived and experienced all Daisy and her crew members did. In this book, Baron has done a tremendous job of clarifying every element. It facilitates reading as every character movement may be conceived and understood.
Reading this novel has also taught me a great deal about science and technology. Sometimes I always struggle to comprehend new and complicated terms of science when reading science fiction. However, this novel is an exception since such complicated words are not so intricately explained. The book is therefore an interesting reading.
This book is not flawless, unfortunately. In the first part of the book, I do not like how slow it is. The solutions to all the queries of Daisy's are answered in less than ten chapters remaining in the book. I'd also like to point out that I dislike how the author crammed too much information and action into the final few chapters. Yes, this book is part of the Chimera Clockwork series, but that detracts from the book's charm. The ending was also a letdown, since it came to a halt abruptly and seemed sloppy.
Overall, I rate Daisy's Run 3 out of 4 stars. Despite the fact that the ending does not appeal to me, I enjoy this book since it allows me to experience a wide range of emotions while reading it. Happy, intrigued, angry, and even sad are all emotions that come to me while reading it. Almost every chapter makes me yearn for more, I find. I recommend this book to anyone who likes suspenseful science fiction. However, this novel, which also has some sex scenes, is clearly unsuitable for youngsters or teenagers.
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Daisy's Run
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Daisy's Run is the first book in Baron Scott's Chimera Clockwork series. Daisy, the protagonist, was awoken from cyro-sleep six months early owing to a probable conflagration after colliding with space debris. Daisy and her crew, still sleepy, set out to repair the ship's damage with the help of the ship's, the Vali, AI computer hub, Mal, and a cyborg named Barry.
As the ship's technician, Daisy was put to work to ensure that the ship was in good enough shape to make it to the dark side of the moon for extensive repairs before returning to Earth. She learned about her crewmates during the six-month voyage to Earth. Most have metal replacement parts for certain bodies – they have lost their body parts in their prior lives as a result of an accident, making Daisy feel uncomfortable and asking whether or not they are still people.
Tension grew as she went about her usual maintenance regime. She noticed that not everything was as it appeared. She had a sneaking suspicion that her mission to return to Earth was far more complicated than she had anticipated. She decided not to trust any of the crew members and launches her own covert investigation. She realises that she has to do something to save humanity when she finds a secret compartment in a ship. Would she warn the people on earth successfully of the danger? Do her crewmates plan a revolution in cyborgs? Only by reading the book will you be able to answer this question.
This is a outstandingly well written book! The author has a unique ability to immerse the reader in the tale. I felt like I was at Vali and I lived and experienced all Daisy and her crew members did. In this book, Baron has done a tremendous job of clarifying every element. It facilitates reading as every character movement may be conceived and understood.
Reading this novel has also taught me a great deal about science and technology. Sometimes I always struggle to comprehend new and complicated terms of science when reading science fiction. However, this novel is an exception since such complicated words are not so intricately explained. The book is therefore an interesting reading.
This book is not flawless, unfortunately. In the first part of the book, I do not like how slow it is. The solutions to all the queries of Daisy's are answered in less than ten chapters remaining in the book. I'd also like to point out that I dislike how the author crammed too much information and action into the final few chapters. Yes, this book is part of the Chimera Clockwork series, but that detracts from the book's charm. The ending was also a letdown, since it came to a halt abruptly and seemed sloppy.
Overall, I rate Daisy's Run 3 out of 4 stars. Despite the fact that the ending does not appeal to me, I enjoy this book since it allows me to experience a wide range of emotions while reading it. Happy, intrigued, angry, and even sad are all emotions that come to me while reading it. Almost every chapter makes me yearn for more, I find. I recommend this book to anyone who likes suspenseful science fiction. However, this novel, which also has some sex scenes, is clearly unsuitable for youngsters or teenagers.
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Daisy's Run
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