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My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive.”




Scott Sigler, the New York Times best-selling author, pens the next book from his The Generations Trilogy called, Alight that unfolds the story of Em and other survivors who woke up from a closed coffin in a strange and horrifying place, later finding out that they were going to land on a strange planet called, Omeyocan. But this planet turns out to be challenging and deathly as a new nemesis threatens the whole group in this new land. Once again Em's group is caught in a race against time, but will they survive this time as the challenges become more life-threatening both on the outside as well as in the inside?


Synopsis:

“If it’s war they want, they messed with the wrong girl.”

M. Savage—or Em, as she is called—has made a bewildering and ominous discovery. She and the other young people she was chosen to lead awoke in strange coffins with no memory of their names or their pasts. They faced an empty, unknown place of twisting tunnels and human bones. With only one another to depend on, they searched for answers and found the truth about their terrifying fate. Confronted by a monstrous enemy, they vowed never to surrender—and, by any means, to survive.

The planet Omeyocan may be the sanctuary Em and her comrades seek. But the planet for which they were created turns out not to be a pristine, virgin world. Vestiges of a lost civilization testify to a horrifying past that may yet repeat itself. And when a new enemy creeps from the jungle shadows, Em and her young refugees learn there’s nowhere left to run. They face a simple choice: fight or die.

In the midst of this desperate struggle, their unity is compromised from within—and a dangerous zealot devoted to a bloodthirsty god moves to usurp Em’s command, threatening to lead them all down a path to violent doom.


Em the leader of the group of survivors who survived from a death hole only to be sucked in once again by yet another death trap that was supposed to be their sanctuary. This strange planet that is filled with scary and dense forests becomes a daily struggle for them as the deadly creatures and life-taking plants tries to kill them. And the power struggle for the leadership is still on between Em and one of the survivors, Aramousky, that is becoming a real threat for her to continue her leadership inside the group as well as thinking about the well-being of the survivors from the outside threat. But without food and water, will Em and her group survive and be able to fight off the dangers from this new planet?

Once again just like the previous book, it becomes quite difficult to write the review without giving away the core of the story line. And yet once again the author gives a great justice to his dystopian-styled pot-boiling thriller that will suck the readers from the very first page itself. The story opens a bit slow, but catches up pace from the second half as the author introduces lots of mind-boggling twists and turns that will keep the readers turning the pages of this book frantically.

The author's writing style is quite articulate as well as engaging enough to keep the readers in the loop. The backdrop created by the author is vividly scary and is quite bound to give the readers a chill. The horrific and graphic descriptions of the scenes and the events unfolding in Em's surrounding, which gives a bone-chilling feel to those accounts. The narrative style is swift although there is not much conversation between the survivors, only thoughts spilling out from one character to another. The prose is easy to stay connected with the pace of the story which can be quite gripping at times.

The author's story building is done quite strikingly and with lots of in-depth details and layers that are peeled off page-by-page thus giving the readers a vivid image of the world these group of survivors landed upon. The author captures the backdrop with the proper atmospheric feels and that eerie environment that will creep out the readers with every slight noise occurring in the forest. The exploration scenes are also arrested intricately by the author in to this story line.

Unlike the previous book, the author tries to focus of the characterization of Em and other survivors by pondering on their past and back stories, thus letting the readers get a clear image into their minds. This time the readers will be able to connect with each and every character, as Em turns out to be a total badass heroine who will go at risky means to safeguard her troop. Their are some jealous characters that will make the readers hate them because of their irritating demeanor. The supporting cast are quite well-developed this time.

Once again the author gives his readers a slight taste of the chemistry between Em and other two boys thus promising the readers with a possible love-triangle, that is depicted with a bit of compassion. So, prepare yourselves to be enthralled by taking a ride on this roller-coaster filled with twisted challenges, adrenaline-rushing actions and never-ending suspense.

Read the review of Alive

Verdict: If you have read the first installment, then do not miss out its sequel.

Courtesy: Thanks to the publishers for giving me an opportunity to read and review this book.
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Author Info:
New York Times best-selling author Scott Sigler is the creator of fifteen novels, six novellas and dozens of short stories. His works are available from Crown Publishing and Del Rey Books.
In 2005, Scott built a large online following by releasing his audiobooks as serialized podcasts. A decade later, he still gives his stories away — for free — every Sunday at scottsigler.com. His loyal fans, who named themselves “Junkies,” have downloaded over thirty-five million individual episodes.
Scott is the co-founder of Empty Set Entertainment, which publishes his Galactic Football League series. He lives in San Diego, CA, with his dog Reesie.
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