The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner

Review of The Tomorrow Code - Brian Falkner

Other Worlds' Rating: 10 out of 10 stars

Plain and simple - I loved this book. LOVED it. It had everything that I think makes a good book - great characters, great plot, great idea.

This is about Tane and Rebecca, who start receiving messages in binary code from the future. Soon, the messages reveal that something terrible is about to happen - and that they're the only ones who can stop it.

This book had thriller pacing, and great character development. At about halfway through the book, I found it was impossible to put down - I read the rest of the book straight through from there. The best part - this was possibly the most believable time-travel story I've ever heard of before. I guess it's not really time-travel, since the characters don't actually travel through time, but still, it's based around the future altering the past, and it's believable. That takes some serious work to do, in my book, but Falkner pulls it off beautifully. I plan to read more by this author.

Long story short - click on the link below, and buy this book, because it's awesome.

Book Review: Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences by Brian Yansky

Book Review of Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences - Brian Yansky


Other Worlds' Rating: 9 out of 10 stars 

 Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences is a witty science-fiction adventure. It is told from the point of view of Jesse, a young teenager whose life is turned upside down when telepathic aliens called "Sanginians" conquer earth in ten seconds.

Jesse is spared during the invasion because he is "superior product", and finds himself in the home of the leader of the alien invasion. He, and the other humans he meets there, are hopeless that they will ever escape, or get their lives back. But when an imprisoned human girl starts visiting Jesse in his dreams, Jesse starts to question how invincible this new alien race really is.

This book is funny, though-provoking, and engaging all at the same time. The story being told through Jesse's eyes makes it humorous, but all the more real. This book even has a little bit of a commentary on corporate corruption, and on loyalty in the face of hardship. This book is a great read, regardless of whether you like alien invasion stories or not.

I highly recommend this title.