Luna Parabella
A Review by Sarah Mankowski - Editor of WordThunder
Whenever I pick up a work of science fiction or fantasy, more than anything else, I
hope to find originality. The setting may be familiar, the characters may
seem like old friends, but please give me a new twist, a new angle, something, anything, that sets the book apart from the thousands of similar titles.
These are my thoughts as I open a new book, my thoughts as I began Luna Parabella by William Alan Rieser. Wow! Scarcely into Chapter 1, when lightning strikes a bowl of jellybeans in young Nugey's bedroom, I knew that I was in for an entirely original and fascinating read.
Luna Parabella is a collection of related fables, fables surrounding the colonization and evolution of life on the moon. We follow along with Ang, a young being with superior powers, as he observes human behavior and frequently manipulates events. A superbly well-written, entertaining, unpredictable and thought-provoking novel, Luna Parabella reminded me of the works of Ray Bradbury. This novel deserves a place on every science fiction lover's bookshelf. I highly recommend Luna Parabella.
