It's kind of boring.
It would be harsh for me to repeat this, especially when it's obvious John Dolmayan has spent a lot of time in developing his world.
This is kind of boring. Been there, done that...
- Logan's Run
- The Time Machine
- the 2nd Planet of the Apes movie (Beneath the...)
- the third prequel Star Wars movie (Attack of the Clones)
- hell even Digitopia...
...which I reviewed a few weeks back -ALL of these stories showed an elite people vs. low level people. It's not new. Ascencia spends a lot of time dwelling in that, the disparity thing. I get it. Let's move on. Where's the story?
Unfortunately, the story part is where John drops the ball. There's a lot of 'hinted at' things... lots of people nodding to each other "It will be done." What will be done? These books could have been written in Swahili and still have had the same entertainment value.
BUT, if I stop for a second and don't try to follow the story, whatever it is, and talk up the highlights it's here:
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