Review: The Universal Truth of the Matter by Ian Antony 5 of 5 stars

The Universal Truth of the Matter by Ian Antony

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


After four years of peace and staying in the same place on Mercury, Ivor Hooke finds himself back in the world of rebellion and challenging the old order. In order to finish sorting through the what is going on, he is going to have to uncover the secrets of Newearth and what the universe is asking of him. Will he be able to handle the truth when he discovers it and do the right thing or will he make the wrong decision out of fear and take the wrong course of action?

This is the third book in the trilogy and you need to have read the previous two in order to make proper sense of this book. It included more fighting and plenty of surprises as the story moved towards it's ending. I'm sad that it is now over but glad I don't have to wait any longer to find out what happens next. Well written and enjoyable.

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Review: One of Life's Great Mysteries by Ian Antony 5 of 5 stars

One of Life's Great Mysteries by Ian Antony
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Major Ivor Hooke survived a battle in the skies above Newearth and has now returned to London for his court martial with the Duke of Wellington. However after a chance meeting he ends up travelling from the slums of Victorian London to plains on colonial Mercury. As part of his travels he will start to unravel a great conspiracy across the Solar System where he will find it hard to distinguish between friends and enemies as the roles change in a fluid manner between the two roles.

I really enjoyed this book which continued the story of Ivor and the conspiracy that he is getting much closer to the understanding of and resolution for. It was great to have more and more sections of the conspiracy becoming clear as well as Ivor getting more of a backbone as he experiences all sorts of trauma and hardship. The story was well written and it was easy to understand the thoughts and emotions being experienced by the characters. Very enjoyable - I just need the third part of the trilogy to be written now so I can know how the story ends and who the elusive Mr Big of the conspiracy.

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Review: A Curiosity of the Solar System by Ian Antony 5 of 5 stars

A Curiosity of the Solar System by Ian Antony
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Captain Ivor Hooke is a quite likeable if naive office in the British Army who has been sent through space on a diplomatic mission to a far flung corner of the British Empire. During that mission he will find himself in a city that is suspended above clouds, get caught up in a rebellion meet strange people and find out more about himself.

This was a great book that merged the world in the 1850's with colonisation and spaceflight. Somewhere in all of that was a story about the nature of people, the way they interact with each other, and even a bit of a love story. It was well written and I could feel and empathise with all the events, emotions and frustrations experienced by the characters in the story. It had some twists in the story as events occurred and developed to the characters in the story. I won't give the ending away and will just say I was heartbroken at the ending and really hope things improve as the story develops.

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