A Cold Black Wave
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The USC Westbound carries the last remaining survivors of the human race. After nearly twenty years searching for a new home or signs of intelligent life, an incurable virus spreads on the ship and threatens to kill mankind once and for all. In a desperate attempt to save the human species, two immune teenagers are put into cryostasis and sent into deep space. When they finally awaken, the sins of mankind's past haunt them and threaten, one way or another, to kill them both and forever close the chapter on our existence.
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I received this through Goodreads First Reads. The opinions are my own and I am uncompensated for them.
First the cons:
It needs serious editing for comma usage and sentence structure.
The integration between different aspects (science vs religion, past vs present, etc) is choppy and artificial.
The almost-ending is very poorly explained. I know it's still supposed to be a mystery, but really it's just confusing.
The very end is quite abrupt and doesn't tie up the story even enough for the first book in a series. Even another chapter or a few more pages would have helped, depending what was on those pages...
Pros:
The concept is interesting, and the plot is reasonably believable.
The characters are a bit flat but have definite potential.
The author managed a fairly good balance between “explain future science” and “who knows/cares how it works, just tell the story.”
I do want to know what happens next... hint, hint.
