Review of Sent to Watch

[Rebecca De Figueiredo]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Sent to Watch" by David J. Lebenstein.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Sent to Watch
David J. Lebenstein

'Sent to Watch' is a boundary-breaking, thought-provoking, intricate interstellar adventure. The reader is taken to 18th-century England during the Napoleonic wars and faced with a story across time and space in the universe and beyond. Our planet Earth (Earth 48 in the book) is a small, fairly undeveloped place that needs to be included into the Confederation of Civilized Planets to protect itself from possibly devastating invasions. This Confederation contains at least 51 other 'Earths' with its administration centre on Earth 1 in the city of Tlat Mlang. Wars, treaties, and discoveries are being made all over the expanse of the universe, but this book focuses on Earth 48 and the lives of our heroes Ori and Unni. The book is a sci-fi adventure par excellence, using a far-reaching yet strangely plausible concept.

There is a glossary at the beginning, which helps the reader to understand the book. The descriptions of the rise and fall of the nations/continents in this universe are reminiscent of our own world history, with totalitarian regimes, Nationalistic dictatorships, ethnic cleansings, etc.

Our heroes, Ori and Unni, are part of the interplanetary intelligence network based in England, and it's there that they find their destiny.

The book develops well, with everything in the universe linked together to produce a satisfying storyline. Strange names take time to get used to, and I often refer to the glossary. With computer graphics, etc, this book would make a good movie. I was relieved to find there were no explicit sex scenes or connotations, no grisly gorey descriptions, and no profanity, making it a suitable book for all ages. It is an epic book (with tongue-in-cheek similarities to our world) with no grammatical mistakes, and I can easily award it a full 5 out of 5-star rating.

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