"Futuristic crime thriller"
The planet Nentesh is located in an isolated part of space
that is only accessible to outworlders once every twenty
years when the wormhole appears. When it opens, people
from all over the universe travel to see this almost
mythological orb whose residents welcome visitors with the
festival of Ingress. The people of Nentesh trade for new
technology, visit family and make arrangements to see the
rest of the galaxy. During the last Ingress an abandoned baby was adopted by
the locals, and Swan an outworlder came to make a home for
herself on this world since her old life was destroyed.
Swan has found a mate Ula, who left the outlander tribes
to come to the city. Aren, who is friend to both of
them, is afraid he is going insane as he sees things that
aren't there. Swan is positive that the outworlder who
destroyed her world is coming to Nentesh and she has
planned for years to make him pay. What she does not know
is that her revenge puts not only her own life but Aren's
in danger. Readers will feel that the planet Nentesh feels as real to
them as Earth does because Jessica Reisman does such a
good job of describing the culture and landscape. The
characters also seem genuine because they behave in a
manner similar to our own. Much of the story revolves
around Swan's mysterious plan to get revenge on her enemy
but there are many light hearted scenes as the people get
ready to greet the outworlders. THE Z RADIANT will be
enjoyed by the futuristic crime thriller audience and fans
of Brigadoon though in outer space. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted May 3, 2004
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