Cyclopean Rescue

Ten years and humanity is still recovering. Ten years and the hatred still burns for the alien race that attempted to annihilate Earth.

James Poole has spent the last ten years planning and training for the chance to exact his revenge. The Cyclopeans invaded Earth and slaughtered billions, his father included. The aliens were defeated but the losses suffered by humans were unimaginable, unforgivable. James is determined that, given the chance, he will mete out the same level of devastation on them. The development of the TC-111 just might be his chance. This new ship takes him deep into space where he intends to find and destroy all Cyclopeans. However, revenge is never easy and what James finds will challenge his humanity and his courage. What happened ten years ago is nothing compared to what he must face now.

Steven Douglas Womack has brought to life an expansive novel that is filled with imagery and action. The author has taken an old storyline and infused it with new heroes and menacing villains. The reader is thrown into the aftermath of a war that is just a precursor of what is to come. The threat against James takes many forms and readers will become engrossed in his fight for redemption. The writer’s style builds tension and allows readers to experience the story from a variety of perspectives. The characters are as diverse as the world Mr. Womack has created. The majority of the plot is action driven with a few sojourns into the past to bring to light the characters’ motivations. Mr. Womack has done a great job capturing the emotions of both sides and portraying them to the reader. The insight into the Cyclopean world is especially menacing as the true threat to humanity is realized by the reader. There are times when the storyline becomes very cumbersome to keep straight, but this may be due in part to this work being the beginning of a series. The variety and complexity of this story ensures that many characters and situations will be revisited in the sequel to Cyclopean Rescue, Cyclopean Revenge. This reviewer looks forward to seeing what comes next for humanity.

Reviewed by: Amanda