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    All We See or Seem
    All We See or Seem
    All We See or Seem
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    All We See or Seem

    By Leah Sanders

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    Gryff’s orders lay unopened on the table.

    The silent tension caused Gem to bite her lip. She tucked a loose strand of auburn hair behind her ear and shifted uneasily in the chair. Wide-eyed, Gryff sat stiffly beside her, regarding the envelope. He was like a statue—hands on his knees—staring interminably at the table.

    Finally, Gem cleared her throat. Gryff jolted as if in a daze and turned to look at her. A look of uncertainty hung in his eyes. She swallowed the dry, sticky taste in her mouth and reached for his hand. It felt cold...clammy. Gem could feel the faint tremor of his fear radiating through his fingers. She took Gryff's hand between her own and squeezed, trying to infuse heat and reassurance at the same time.

    "Sometimes they come back," Gem's voice was barely a whisper. It was a feeble attempt, but she was grasping at straws here.

    Everyone knows.

    They don't come back. Never whole, anyway.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLeah Sanders
    Release dateSep 15, 2015
    ISBN9781942246619
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      Before we begin it should be noted that I received this book because a very attractive woman I know won it in a FirstReads drawing. She was kind enough to pass it along to me and so I'd like to invite her over for dinner sometime so I can properly show my appreciation.Overall I would give Sanders' offering fairly high marks. For the uninitiated to the genre it's an accessible introduction to the "Brave New World" line of science fiction. The story runs as a parallel love story and degenerate society allegory. Saying much more in specific would constitute a spoiler so I will merely end there.I must add though that as one who was practically weened on the genre it took exactly two pages to tease out the main storyline. Within those two pages it's apparent that what we have is an intertwining of Huxley and THX 1138. Don't expect anything earthshaking here but it is a quick read even if it doesn't break any new ground. She does add a human and romantic flair that was never well executed in previous renderings of this motif.To summarize, this is a great one-night read but not something that will have you nerding out around the water-cooler at work the next day.

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