Review of The Prophecy of the Heron

[Isabel Castro]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Prophecy of the Heron" by Craig W. Stanfill.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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The Prophecy of the Heron by Craig W. Stansfill. The story begins where we left the other, the reader must follow Kim (The principal character) down the rabbit hole, to a new system where free will wants to overcome the difficulties of being cast out of the pinnacle of society, in the first book we witness how Kim learn that she is not like the others, she doesn’t think and don’t feel like her friends and the people around her, these thoughts lead her to break the rules like genderism sex and "murder", as a result of this, she forces herself to forget how was living and thinking like unity, and learn how to think for herself, found a place where she can belong. If you have heard of Kim, then you may know that if she has two ways, the easy one and the hard one she is going to peak the hard way, so when she is exiled from the AI society and sent to the limited area, a place left out of the restricted rules of the AI. t¿There no one is telling her how to dress and what to eat, but she's not free yet. In the beginning, she has the option, to give up and maybe go back or be her and not look back.

I feel that the world that the author describes is dystopic, chaotic, and very confusing, but at the same time it allows us to be the main character, regardless of the genre due to the descriptive ambiguity with which it narrates, is a wonderful new world, I enjoyed the grand narrative and unique character. Ostracism is palpable and everyone can relate to the story.

I didn't like that the story was too slow at some points. Also, a lot of characters don't have their own history, they were there just to help developed the principal character, I feel that the author missed a great opportunity by not giving voice to some interesting characters, maybe this would have enriched this world a little bit more.

I would give 5 out of 5 stars to this book. Because at some point is a unique innovator, and has his own voice. New generations might like this narrative. This book is well edited, but the reader must pay attention because the author is creating a metalanguage to describe this new world.

I highly recommend this book for new generations, it's an excellent introduction to another dystopic novel, this book has a lighter and less complicated narrative than other dystopic books which makes it enjoyable.

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Isabel Castro.

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The Prophecy of the Heron
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