Yes, that's right. I've got this book today, what made me extreamely happy and driving to work (I'm driving by bus) I've started to read it immediatelly, but ...
Well, yes, this time here's one BUT ... On the very start I've realized this will be a bit hard thing to read especially for the people who are not native English speakers and are somehow used to Greg's different writing style and also for the kids, who are younger then 13 or so years.
I already can put some conclusions here though I've read only some pages till now.
- The book is hard to understand if you're not Bionicle fan and if you're not on the track with the story, no matter how big sci-fi fan you are.
- I've also noticed that this part of the story has a lot more of so called human carasterictics then the story till now, what bothers me a bit. This should somehow be SCI-FI from the beginning to the end.
- If the toys are suitable for kids even younger then 10 years (my son was 4 years old when he got the first Toa) and the first books are quite understandable for let's say 8 or 9 years old kids already, this book surely isn't. I would say (no hard feelings Mr Farshtey) author has forgotten a bit that he actually is writing for older kids and not for adults, thogh I'm really "ancient" being in comparisson to kids (hehe) and I still love this story.
- I also can find out from the beginning of the reading this book is kind of discovery of all where evil in Bionicle comes from. Be prepared to a lot of new and old (but somehow covered) characters which appear already at the very beginning. So here we have some new Toa though they're not named by names, some strange creatures also fighting with Toa and we also come meet some members of the Dark Hunters and their chief The Shadowed One of course. Ohhh, but here are our old "friends" Piraka as well.
- I presume in this book will be no Toa we know neither Toa Nuva, nor Toa Inika so I bet this part of the story is dark from the beginning to the end.
Well, I'm just interested in what I'll have to say when I'll read this book till the end and read these rows again ... Maybe I wouldn't even agree with what I've just written anymore.
Well, that's it. Kind of my pre-review.
Have fun guys and happy buying and selling (as always) of course.
Yours tatjanap1