Hole In The World by Brian KeeneMy rating: 7 of 10 Stars
Pages 277
Year 2018
So this is the third audiobook I've heard from Keene in a row. I enjoy it.
First of all, this novel does not require you to read the previous 2 but if you've read it would be a beneficit. The reason is that this novel follows a different set of characters from the previous two. I've read that this novel was done via somekind of kickstarter and we are introduced to 17 characters. So the first 70 pages (around 1h30) is basically getting to know them. Most of them have a story and they are really cool but I think 17 characters for a 277 page book is a bit too much. And you know that the vast majority will have short lives (after all, that world is full of dangers).
The vast majority were flesh out and although sound a bit alike some were really interesting. Would be interesting to know how he created them. Did he give them personalities or the people gave them their own ideas? I don't know, either way it was cool. 7/10
So what this book about, a bunch of people are on a bus where a major snow storm is falling. as I've said the first 70 pages are just introducing on why they are there, how they meet (if they know each other etc). Then they travel to another world and then we go to some stuff we already know, this world is unforgiving, with dinosaurs, insects that will kill you, plants that will kill you, water that will kill you, trees that... you get the picture. Some of these we already knew from previous novel.
I won't get into much spoilers on who die or not, but something shifted on this novel.. so spoilers ahead.
Last novel we were introduced to somekind of aliens and here they appear yet again, but instead of being totally evil they are just well neutral, even saving a child that "shouldn't" be there. Another was the ending, although the vast majority died (as expected) three of them enter somekind of portal (or did they)., And we get to know the tree of life, basically its Keene idea that angels are nothing more than aliens and they created humanity.
Spoilers ending...
Is this novel good? It's okay and a nice edition to the series Lost Level and starts to answer some stuff about the world. BUT more questions arise from this. I don't know if he is going to write more stuff BUT lets hope so. I will keep reading them. Keene is one of my favourite writers , when he doesn't preach.
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