The Prole Soldier
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My review -
I
came to know this author as the writer of crime/mystery/thriller stories. This isn’t
so much a change of genre as a widening of the horizons, as there are crimes, thrills
and mysteries enough for anyone in here.
This
rather grim, futuristic story shows how people can be inured to injustice and
feel unable to question their lot in life. If they have no rights, and have
never had them, they have no belief in their own ability to take their futures in
hand and make their own decisions. If they’ve been threatened by external
forces and told that their needs are catered for and the authorities are
protecting them, they come to believe it. All it takes is one boy with a belief
in justice and a hard-won knowledge of the unfairness of the system and things
can be changed. Theo is a catalyst for change and the story is totally gripping
and has a few heart-stopping moments that I thought he could never come back
from. The story ends in a satisfying way, but I’m so glad that this is the
first part of a trilogy. I’ll certainly be reading more.
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