Review of Loria
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Review of Loria
[Following is a volunteer review of "Loria" by Gunnar Hedman.]
A war of worlds ensues and for the purpose of their survival, Olegians are forced to wage war on Sidians. For the Olegians to progress, planetary invasion seems like the only choice. With the superiority that comes with advanced scientific technology, the Olegians are a force to be reckoned with, though invasion is the only convenient solution to beat the problems that every civilization has to face, overpopulation and scarcity of resources. Thus they seek to take the resources that they see Sidians underutilizing.
In Loria by Gunnar Hedman, we meet Buvej, an undercover agent sent by the Olegians to disguise himself as a Sidian and infiltrate their society. He is not alone, being one of the many sent for purposes of sabotaging Sidian defenses and infrastructure before the Olegians planetary invasion. But even the best laid plans meet with bumps in the road. When Buvej, now disguised as Hug Nessar, meets Lydia and with whom he falls hopelessly in love with. Now in defense of his lover, Hug pursues a new agenda, the survival of his beloved, even in the face of betrayal of his country, planet and race.
The author has tried to develop a fully formed plotline and has continuously filled the story with the inclusion of both scientific and fantastical themes in the same story without overt conflict from both themes. This presents an interesting aspect especially as the story starts with a purely scientific standpoint. The inclusion of romance in the story also serves to spice up an otherwise scientific storyline making it a more interesting read, though the author avoids overly erotic scenes and keeps to more muted but emotional points. In the development of imagery in the story, the author also includes a map and created a separate language to lend authenticity to the story.
The author has a penchance of overusing commas, sometimes fragmenting sentences such that the flow of the story is interrupted. Secondly the leap from a technological alignment to a fantasy alignment, though a novel idea, was not fully utilised.
Due to the number of errors that are involved in the story, I am led to give a rating of 2 out of 4 stars. With a bit more editing it is possible to improve. Otherwise it is a good start to a continuing series.
This book is good for a younger audience as an introduction to the merging of technology and fantasy in a story, it avoids religious issues and except for a few emotional episodes, it expressly avoids erotic scenes.
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Loria
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A war of worlds ensues and for the purpose of their survival, Olegians are forced to wage war on Sidians. For the Olegians to progress, planetary invasion seems like the only choice. With the superiority that comes with advanced scientific technology, the Olegians are a force to be reckoned with, though invasion is the only convenient solution to beat the problems that every civilization has to face, overpopulation and scarcity of resources. Thus they seek to take the resources that they see Sidians underutilizing.
In Loria by Gunnar Hedman, we meet Buvej, an undercover agent sent by the Olegians to disguise himself as a Sidian and infiltrate their society. He is not alone, being one of the many sent for purposes of sabotaging Sidian defenses and infrastructure before the Olegians planetary invasion. But even the best laid plans meet with bumps in the road. When Buvej, now disguised as Hug Nessar, meets Lydia and with whom he falls hopelessly in love with. Now in defense of his lover, Hug pursues a new agenda, the survival of his beloved, even in the face of betrayal of his country, planet and race.
The author has tried to develop a fully formed plotline and has continuously filled the story with the inclusion of both scientific and fantastical themes in the same story without overt conflict from both themes. This presents an interesting aspect especially as the story starts with a purely scientific standpoint. The inclusion of romance in the story also serves to spice up an otherwise scientific storyline making it a more interesting read, though the author avoids overly erotic scenes and keeps to more muted but emotional points. In the development of imagery in the story, the author also includes a map and created a separate language to lend authenticity to the story.
The author has a penchance of overusing commas, sometimes fragmenting sentences such that the flow of the story is interrupted. Secondly the leap from a technological alignment to a fantasy alignment, though a novel idea, was not fully utilised.
Due to the number of errors that are involved in the story, I am led to give a rating of 2 out of 4 stars. With a bit more editing it is possible to improve. Otherwise it is a good start to a continuing series.
This book is good for a younger audience as an introduction to the merging of technology and fantasy in a story, it avoids religious issues and except for a few emotional episodes, it expressly avoids erotic scenes.
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Loria
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