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Praise for Scorched Earth:
“Others have attempted to blend the genres of an investigative detective piece with sci-fi, but few achieve such a seamless integration as do McFall and Hays … a compelling saga, edgy and different, thoroughly absorbing.”
—Midwest Book Review
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Best Sci-Fi Makes You Long For the Story to Continue – My Book Review
“Crucial, life is short, mostly painful and often ends in disaster. The most anyone can hope for is to be loved, here and now, in the present moment, before something else goes wrong.”
In February, my heart raced as I watched the final moments of the landing of the Mars 2020 Perseverance on the red planet over 140 million miles away from Earth. Immediately, I wished any form of life had been detected. Perseverance brought Mars a little closer to home just for those few minutes after it landed. Fortunately, there are great writers out there who can craft sci-fi stories around Mars bringing them to life. Scorched Earth brings Mars close to Earth and vice versa.
Scorched Earth, The Halo Trilogy, Book 2 by authors, Kathleen McFall and Clark Hays picks right up where Book 1 left off. Traversing between Earth and Mars, Crucial Larsen is trying to uncover a deep mystery tied to a murder. Along the way his sister, Essential is trying to save what is left of humanity.
Scorched Earth is exceedingly enthralling, just like Book 1 of this Trilogy. The characters and the story linger in my head long after I put this story to bed. By the middle of this book, I did not want to put it down. I was anxiously looking forward to seeing where this story went.
Crucial. He’s a man you either love or hate. I lean towards the former. His character is likable, real, and cocky. I cannot believe I plant I naturally detest becomes the center of the most poignant point in this book.
I’ll restate this – good sci-fi makes you explore what it means to be human, makes you question your unknown assumptions about this universe, and leaves you with compelling questions. Mostly it leaves you entertained about either darker or more promising futures. Even better sci-fi makes you long for the story to continue long after you have turned the last page.
If you are a sci-fi lover, then The Halo Trilogy is series to read. The writing is fresh and the story is distinctive. I highly recommend it.
Clark and Kathleen wrote their first book together in 1999 as a test for marriage. They passed. Scorched Earth is their ninth co-authored book.
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Love this review and love that right now, sci-fi & reality are smacking into each other when it comes to Mars! Thanks for a great post & bookstagram.
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Yes, yes on the realities and sci-fi. You’re welcome on both!
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