Official Review: Galaxia by Michael A. Bergeron

[Cee-Jay Aurinko]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Galaxia" by Michael A. Bergeron.]

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2 out of 4 stars

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Galaxia: The Forsaken Children is a science fiction novel by Michael A. Bergeron. The android Rex Conballum is the president of a rising transport company called Congal Transport. Rex makes his way to his headquarters on Planet Mok Zal to receive their fleet's one millionth mega freighter. He reveals his latest ambition to a susceptible vice president named Loak. He wants to create his own star system and relocate their headquarters to a planet of their own creation. But this isn't his only plan. He also wants to start an orphanage so that The Forsaken Children can be molded into model employees of Congal Transport.

Years later, after the successful construction of the Conballum system and the planet Congal, The Forsaken Children are used for a much more sinister purpose. Ralli is an orphaned Ternakian who leads the special Congal unit zeta squad as they make their way through various galaxies on behalf of Congal Transport. As they infiltrate numerous planets and remove planetary leaders, the power of Rex and Congal Transport continues to grow. This is until Central Command takes notice, and decides to uncover the real truth behind the intergalactic threat that has become the Congal Conglomerate.

There are many different aliens to meet. From transparent beings that glow when they're happy, to sharp-toothed reptilian creatures with the ability to sever limbs. The heroes do battle with all kinds of futuristic weapons and shields. But this isn't what kept me reading. A shocking revelation and a little bit of emotional drama thrown in the middle kept me turning pages. While there were many action scenes, the political element stood out the most. The weapons, shuttles, and aliens make up only a fraction of what this book is really about.

Though I found this book entertaining, I can't ignore the many ways the author simply ruined my experience. The untraditional style of the novel made it very difficult for me to keep track of what was happening when and who was saying what. I had to reread a few lines here and there because I occasionally got lost. Battle scenes aren't properly explored. The characters sometimes react in unusual ways that makes them less believable. But even through all its faults, the even storyline ceased to disappoint.

If you like a variety of aliens in one book or if you just need a short break from humanity, this book will do the trick. The structure of the writing certainly makes it difficult to comprehend; for this reason I don't like the idea of recommending this to anyone. If you choose to read this, please do so knowing that it isn't a well-written work of fiction. I only liked it because I saw a good story under a veil of basic science fiction jargon and underdeveloped writing. My rating is 2 out of 4.

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[Jesska6029]

It's a shame the writing is underdeveloped. Hopefully, the author can progress from this. Very nice info in this review!

[bookowlie]

Great review. It's frustrating when the writing style makes the story hard to follow.

[Cee-Jay Aurinko]

I completely agree bookowlie.

The structure made the book very confusing to read. Each character's dialog should be started as a new paragraph; the does the complete opposite. He merges a lot of different characters' dialog in the same paragraph, and clearly there are paragraphs that should be divided into different ones. Luckily though, I understood what was happening in the novel enough to write a review about it.