New Review of Aktiya: The Ignition Sequence!

Hello everyone,

it’s been a few hectic months but I am finally getting back on schedule, especially now that reviews are starting to roll in.  Check this one out:

http://sfbook.com/aktiya-the-ignition-sequence.htm

Julien suffers from raging nightmare's that leave him

emotionally and physically drained, however when these

 turn into head splitting visions that seem to cause weird

 things to happen nearby Julien seeks the help of a local

 Hypnotist. This set's off a chain of events that will unearth

 a secret that's been waiting deep in the Cascade Mountains

 for over 10,000 years.

Set in the year 2056, Aktiya follows Julien and his friends

 as they search for answers to Julien's episodes. There is

 an intelligent use of future technology, the vision presented

 here is that of a dystopia, with loss of personal freedoms

 and restricted use of media, including a curfew in major towns

 and the destruction of any material deemed offensive to public

 good (including music like Rage against the machine etc). 

I must admit that it took me a bit of time to really get into

 this book, the pace is a little slow to begin and the novel

 rely's a little too heavily on exposition for my tastes.

 The story split's in to two arcs and after learning the

 background of Julien and pal's we then get a detailed account

 of the other side of the tale. 

Once the pace picked up I did find myself quite enjoying the book,

 the style is evidently created to appeal to the young adult

 market with clear and very easy to read prose. The characters

 though do take a while to take on a life of their own and

 as such bond with but again once they do the story becomes more fun. 

There is a nice mixture of real world events and fictional events

 mixed within the story and the plot itself is entertaining,

 although some parts did feel a little forced and occasionally

 almost felt like a lecture of sorts. There are a number of

 surprises though and the ending shows that this must (or at

 least should) be the first in a series. 

Aktiya The Ignition Sequence has some great ideas and is very

 easy to read, in my opinion it will appeal much more to the

 Young Adult reader rather than the older one, nevertheless

 I did find an enjoyable read.