Hatching the PhoenixEgg is the second book in the Mare Tranquillitatis Series created by Joel Horn.
The story of the Lost Coast Rocket continues with the indefatigable Ken O’Brien’s launch in a one-way
trip to Jupiter aboard Tranquility. With a limited life span of ten years, Ken resigns
himself to a lonesome existence away from everything he loves the most
including the green-eyed girl he has loved for most of his life.
However, a great and
welcome surprise arrives, courtesy of Akira, when Ken least expects it. Now, he
has a choice. But the felicity brought by that choice is cut short with the
discovery of something bigger than everything Ken has ever known.
Ken is faced with a
dilemma that no man has ever faced before. The immensity of the possible
consequences weighs heavily on his soul as the future, or lack of it, of his
beloved birth planet rests on his shoulders.
This is a suspenseful science
fiction novel with some apocalyptic scenarios. Scenes vary from the sinister
outer space, scalding desert to the unforgiving wilds. Just like the first in
the series, this book features numerous themes including love, friendship,
faith, loyalty, determination and perseverance.
For me, the most
important part of the book is the emphasis on life and enjoying it to the
fullest with the ones we love. The author subtly reminds us of the things we easily
take for granted like time, friends and home, that we forget the value of until
they are taken from us.
Needless to say I enjoy
this book even more than the first. Except for some space and physics jargons
which are totally foreign to me, I like everything about the book and though I
don’t consider myself a fan of Ken’s I admire his tenacity and determination
and I believe that if I were put in the same situations, I would do the same
things he did.
Congratulations to Joel
Horn on another great and enjoyable book! For more books by the same author,
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