Review by Cheshire_wolf -- NanoMorphosis

[Cheshire_wolf]

[Following is a volunteer review of "NanoMorphosis" by Marla L. Anderson.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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What do you get when you take a Astrophysicist who is driven to complete a mission; a genius yet psychotic Nanotechnologist who will stop at noting to cure himself; exotic space pets; killer aliens; and a woman who ties them all together? Nanomorphosis. This Sci-Fi story takes you on one hell of a ride through well-written multilayered characters, banned space travel, oh and a bit of science along the way.

From the very moment I saw the cover, which beautifully dipicted what the story is about, to the title, I had a feeling this story was going to be epically amazing. I was not disappointed! I’ve always been interested in science, and space travel, though like the people in the story scared of it as well. I loved how the author also incorporated the faction between Government and Religion getting in th way of what was best for the people, and how like today is an ever ongoing power struggle between the two.

Marla L. Anderson most definitely took her time making things real, a perfect example was when she talked about the hall in Chapter 4 that was constructed over the original 1969 lunar landing site. How its signature piece was a ten-meter-tall statue of Neil Armstrong standing beside a replica of the old United States’ flag. How there were items left behind by the other successful Apollo landing missions, and how they were displayed in cabinets along the walls. Talk about authenticity! I even learned something new too when she wrote about the meaning of an astronaut. Did you know because I sure didn’t, it’s Star-sailors. Astro -, originally derived from the Ancient Greek word Astronomein, which translates literally as ‘watch the stars,’ and then, of course, -Naut, from the Ancient Greek word Naus, meaning ‘ship.’ I mean wow! how absolutely cool is that?

What I really enjoyed most about the story was how it easily transitioned, even when she was focusing on one character at the a time. A thing I did not particularly enjoy though were the few sexual rape scenes in the book. Although she kept it explicitly as low key as one could get, as well as not providing too much into the act itself, the first one I came across was pretty damn terrifying. However I’m not going to put a label on how age appropriate this book is, because if ones mind is not focused on the sexual scenes and merely the story itself, then yes even a 15 year old can read this book. I remember being in Middle School and reading books that had such content, however I was focused on the story more than the acts within, and the book I read was The Clan of the Cavebear, which had way more intimate scenes then this one!

Overal I rate this book a 4 out of 4 stars, this book really deserves it too. There were only a few errors that I had found but nothing that would distract you from the story. I reconmend this book to fans of Anne McCaffrey because to me Marla L. Anderson has more than earned her place as a second favorite to my Sci-Fi / Fantasy list. I’m looking forward to her next book.

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NanoMorphosis
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[Mbrooks2518]

Well I'm intrigued enough to give this a try, even though I don't usually read science fiction. Great review!

[Nisha Ward]

Huh. I didn't know that about the word astronaut. It sounds like it has an intriguing plot to it and it's space! You can't go wrong with that.