Hellhole
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3.9 • 12 Ratings
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- £2.99
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
The planet Hellhole was devastated by a large asteroid impact centuries ago and most of its native species - including a sophisticated alien civilisation - were utterly wiped out. Now Hellhole has been opened up as part of a colonization initiative by the sprawling and decadent Galactic Monarchy, but only the hardiest, or most desperate, pioneers and misfits would dare to settle there. This is their story of trying to tame a shattered world, and of uncovering secrets left behind by a devastated civilization.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestselling authors Herbert and Anderson (The Winds of Dune) start a space opera series with a tale quite similar to Frank Herbert's Dune in setting, theme, and conflict. On the dangerous frontier planet Hellhole, defeated and exiled rebel Gen. Tiber Adolphus continues his honorable opposition to the political scheming and selfish machinations of the Crown Jewel worlds and grandmotherly Diadem Michella Duchenet. Adolphus and his companions work in secret to undermine the royal space travel monopoly and form a coalition of Deep Zone planets. Diadem Michella, embroiled in the schemes of the ancient noble families on the decadent capital planet Sonjeera, is too distracted to recognize the danger Adolphus poses. Repeated mentions of minor details bloat the novel's length, characters are one-dimensional, and the tale has an unsatisfying cliffhanger conclusion.
Customer Reviews
A good solid SiFi
A gripping read form start to finish. Now the second book is awaited ! Interesting story line within a huge platform.
Fair(ish) story, poor execution; suitable for 12 and under
I've read many KA novels and so looked forward to getting my teeth into this one. My expectations may have been too high; I will definitely not bother with buying the next in the series.
It gets 1 star purely because the author has previously written decent novels and yes, I do think I'm being generous.
The writing was confused, repetitive and dull. On occasion the novel repeats concepts, as if to remind the reader as to why something is occurring, so frequently (i.e. sometimes twice on the same page!!) as to make you wonder if either author had bothered to read any of their own narrative.
In fact, I wonder if the two Authors collaborated at all?! The reader is treated throughout to trite & shallow explanations geared to a 12-yr. old (with apologies to smarter 12 year olds!) the characters lack depth and their responses to some actions are juvenile. The scenarios frequently do not relate to earlier plot.
At best, I'd say that this first book m ay have been rushed out (that's the generous interpretation), at worst I'd say it's been churned out to generate some cash while both Authors focus on something more worthwhile (perhaps a book on the History of Galactic Opera SciFi?!)
I could go on. I could quote segments of the book and illustrate (in tragic depth) all my assertions above. Frankly, that level of analysis effort is unwarranted for a book with such a dearth of any quality whatsoever.mi only wrote this review as I am so incensed by how cheated I feel: authors with good track records should not be producing novels this sub-standard; unless they badge it as an early-reading primer.
If you enjoy SciFi don't bother - if you are a Teacher looking for something simple for your school kids to read/review; this may be acceptable.