{"id":9845,"date":"2023-09-15T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T16:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=9845"},"modified":"2023-09-15T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T16:20:22","slug":"book-review-gods-of-kiranis-kiranis-1-by-ronald-a-geobey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-gods-of-kiranis-kiranis-1-by-ronald-a-geobey\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Gods of Kiranis (Kiranis #1) by Ronald A. Geobey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gods of Kiranis<\/span><\/i> (Kiranis #1)<\/span>\u00a0by Ronald A. Geobey\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Temple Dark Books,<\/span> 2021<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9781838259419<\/span><\/p>\n

Available: Paperback, Kindle edition<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy: Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gods of Kiranis<\/span><\/i> isn\u2019t just a sci-fi novel.\u00a0 It\u2019s an achievement, and a very notable one.\u00a0 The book has an unbelievably dense and complex plot, on the level of the <\/span>Game of Thrones<\/span><\/i> novels, and it\u2019s impressive with the scope and imagination of the science fiction elements used..\u00a0 \u00a0 M<\/span>ost importantly, it provides entertainment and leaves you wanting more.\u00a0 Readers looking for a truly unique novel in terms of universe building and scope won\u2019t want to miss this one.\u00a0 It\u2019s probably a bit much for readers who just like straightforward sci-fi, a la <\/span>Buck Rogers<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The book begins with a large metal cage suddenly arriving from space and being placed around Earth, and ends with a large battle (among other things) near the planet Kiranis in another part of the galaxy. It all connects to a genetic cross-breed experiment performed centuries before on humans and Garrans, one of the alien races involved.\u00a0 Between those two events is a multi-layered story of lies, backstabbing, and shifting alliances between mankind and various alien races, as each race tries to come out on top, or just survive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The story format is unique, and gives the book its unusual flavor, but it also may make it off-putting to some readers.\u00a0 The four sections of the book essentially cover the same events in the same time period, but each is done from the point of view of one of the four species: human, Jaevisk, Garran, and Kwaios.\u00a0 During the first and second sections, many elements are inserted into the story with no background, so the reader doesn’t know how they relate to the story, or why they are present.\u00a0 Context is provided later in the other sections, but it can be confusing at times.\u00a0 There is a LOT going on in this book: it’s one of the most layered stories I’ve ever read.\u00a0 Almost everything makes sense in the end, but the journey getting there can be difficult at times.\u00a0 The book would have been helped by adding a simple “cast of characters” appendix to keep all of the names straight.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Worth noting is the outstanding job the author did of world building, particularly with the Garran homelands.\u00a0 It doesn’t go into every little detail, but it’s enough to make you feel like it’s an actual place, not just a figment of the author’s imagination.\u00a0 All the science fiction elements (the cage, space vortexes, etc.) are used well, but the author avoids going the “hard science” route of Kim Stanley Robinson or Neal Stephenson.\u00a0 The main focus is the characters, not the science or the devices.\u00a0 Did I mention this book has dragons in it as well?\u00a0 That’s not an element normally found in sci-fi!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bottom line: it’s an amazing story, both in terms of interest level, creation, and complexity.\u00a0 There are plenty of unanswered questions at the end, but considering this is the first of a planned seven books, there’s plenty of time for answers.\u00a0 It will be interesting to see where it goes: we just might be looking at the science fiction equivalent of Jordan’s <\/span>Wheel of Time<\/span><\/i> series.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Recommended, highly so, for lovers of elaborate stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Murray Samuelson<\/p>\n

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Gods of Kiranis (Kiranis #1)\u00a0by Ronald A. Geobey\u00a0 Temple Dark Books, 2021 ISBN: 9781838259419 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Amazon.com   Gods of Kiranis isn\u2019t just a sci-fi novel.\u00a0 It\u2019s an achievement, and a very notable one.\u00a0 The book has an unbelievably dense and complex plot, on the level of the Game of Thrones novels,<\/p>\n

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