Requiem of Stars: Songs of the Stellar Wi

I must have started readin "Requiem of Stars" 4 times. When I finally decided to get into it, I am glad I did. The book is full of action. The detail involved in the personality of each character made me see them in my mind's eye. The imagination expands and escapes the limits of reality and physics.Fantasy intertwined with science fiction was a surprisingly refreshing change. Space travel, magic, mystisicm all rolled up in one story that breaks the boundaries of sci-fi/fantasy.You love and hate each character. The detail given to the personalities of each character or without limits. If you can't see each individual character and their personality in your mind's eye, then you must be like "Djan" after his meeting with the attacking aliens. (Read the book to find out what being like Djan means.)

In general, I would say that Requiem of Stars is a very good book. While action, for the most part, is low level, the plot and setting are very developed and believeable. The characters are also very developed and each of them has a destinct personality and behavior. This is Tracy Hickman's first solo novel, and a very good one it, which definately leaves a tase for more.

While not as good, in my opinion, as his works with Margaret Weis, this novel by Tracy Hickman did hook me. It started a bit slow, but after about page 50, I couldn't put it down for long. An interesting story, full of realistic characters (something I hardly ever have seen in science fiction literature)..you feel for the story's characters, from the lady Thyne, trying to free her world from the bureacratic Pax, to the young priest Trevis, disappointed with his station in life and disillusioned with church politics but still religious. Definitely not a masterpiece, and not Hickman's best work, but certainly worth a read.