This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Romuald Dzemo for Readers' Favorite
Resonance by S. Alex Martin is the second entry in the Recovery series, an excellent story that follows the life and adventures of Arman Lance in the Embassy Program. The Belvun planet is being laid to waste by drought, firestorms, and an advancing desert. Every effort to save the planet has failed. Now, Arman must follow General Orcher’s orders, and travel to the far-off city of Orvad by the Ocean, and to Daliona where life is plentiful, and find a solution to the impending crisis. Can he overcome the challenges that are thrown on his way? Brace yourselves for an exciting adventure across a wonderful setting.
This is not your run-of-the-mill sci-fi read, with sophisticated characters and complex concepts, but the ideas that drive the story with the technology are cool, as are the characters. The story starts with action, an explosion, and from then on the characters develop around the crisis on the planet. I enjoyed the fact that the protagonist matured from a self-absorbed young man who seems lovesick into a responsible adult ready to take risks and work hard to improve the life of the planet. It’s no longer about his feelings, but about the fate of his world.
S. Alex Martin has a unique writing style and his voice comes out compellingly. Readers will root for most of the characters because they are very real and easy to relate to. The points of view come across beautifully and neatly in the narrative and the author seems to have a unique gift for first person narrative. Resonance is a work of great imagination, with the kind of technology that seems real. The great writing, infused with wonderful and natural-sounding dialogues, vivid descriptions, and the strong plot lines are elements that are masterfully crafted to give the reader utmost satisfaction. This second book introduces characters that readers won’t want to leave behind.
