Review of Sent to Watch
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Review of Sent to Watch
[Following is a volunteer review of "Sent to Watch" by David J. Lebenstein.]
David J. Lebenstein, the author of Sent To Watch, takes the reader on a journey of espionage, war, and a love story. Some actions occurred on Earth during the early eighteen hundreds, and some were also in space. A planet reaches interstellar travel and finds another planet with similar technology. As the two planets explored the universe, they became a Confederation Union and added more planets. Our Earth is planet number forty-eight, and as we are not ready to be added to the Confederation, the Union devised satellites to monitor the planet’s progress. The Union developed the Interplanetary Intelligence Service, which studies planets with intelligent life. Once the planet reaches a certain level, the Confederation Union makes contact and sees if the planet wants to join. The Interplanetary Intelligence Service sends spies to monitor these lower technical planets. They gave the spies Earth names and jobs to learn about the planet’s progress. They can not interfere with worldwide events. But, when the Union finds another race of interstellar travelers that have built an Empire from enslaving other worlds, the spies wonder if they should help Earth forty-eight to advance quicker to prepare for the evil Empire. Our protagonists, Ori and Unni, decide to interfere, or the Empire will enslave the planet in the coming years. The problem is that they must keep their plan hidden from their superiors to avoid being exiled. They must also keep Unni’s former lover in the dark as he plots his revenge on Unni and Ori.
I like how the author introduced the reader to his three main characters at the beginning of the book. He also keeps the reader engaged in each chapter with his creative way of describing his characters and their feelings. The historical references were both enjoyable and educational.
The only negative is that at the beginning of the book, the author lists all the players with their names and the names they portrayed while living on the planet. An appendix at the back of the book would have been preferable if the author had deemed it necessary.
The author did a fantastic job with his writing. This reader rates this book 5 out of 5 stars. I only found four grammar errors. The story is interesting, with a gripping plot and surprising twists. I enjoyed this story very much.
This reader recommends this book to those who enjoy science fiction, history, espionage, and surprises. The absence of sex scenes and foul language is notable. The author’s writing still made the story believable without needing to use either of them.
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Sent to Watch
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David J. Lebenstein, the author of Sent To Watch, takes the reader on a journey of espionage, war, and a love story. Some actions occurred on Earth during the early eighteen hundreds, and some were also in space. A planet reaches interstellar travel and finds another planet with similar technology. As the two planets explored the universe, they became a Confederation Union and added more planets. Our Earth is planet number forty-eight, and as we are not ready to be added to the Confederation, the Union devised satellites to monitor the planet’s progress. The Union developed the Interplanetary Intelligence Service, which studies planets with intelligent life. Once the planet reaches a certain level, the Confederation Union makes contact and sees if the planet wants to join. The Interplanetary Intelligence Service sends spies to monitor these lower technical planets. They gave the spies Earth names and jobs to learn about the planet’s progress. They can not interfere with worldwide events. But, when the Union finds another race of interstellar travelers that have built an Empire from enslaving other worlds, the spies wonder if they should help Earth forty-eight to advance quicker to prepare for the evil Empire. Our protagonists, Ori and Unni, decide to interfere, or the Empire will enslave the planet in the coming years. The problem is that they must keep their plan hidden from their superiors to avoid being exiled. They must also keep Unni’s former lover in the dark as he plots his revenge on Unni and Ori.
I like how the author introduced the reader to his three main characters at the beginning of the book. He also keeps the reader engaged in each chapter with his creative way of describing his characters and their feelings. The historical references were both enjoyable and educational.
The only negative is that at the beginning of the book, the author lists all the players with their names and the names they portrayed while living on the planet. An appendix at the back of the book would have been preferable if the author had deemed it necessary.
The author did a fantastic job with his writing. This reader rates this book 5 out of 5 stars. I only found four grammar errors. The story is interesting, with a gripping plot and surprising twists. I enjoyed this story very much.
This reader recommends this book to those who enjoy science fiction, history, espionage, and surprises. The absence of sex scenes and foul language is notable. The author’s writing still made the story believable without needing to use either of them.
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Sent to Watch
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