New, well I bought this novel when it was released. I kept it in my to be read file because I hoped the next two books in this trilogy would have been released by now. They haven't....yet.
This novel continues the Sime/Gen universe and the basic premise is opening a Sime Center in Gen territory. It's a universal story about how religion can be distorted by fanatics. In this case a specific church is so anti-Sime they think Simes are devil incarnate.
A side story is about the search for manned flight, its rediscovery after the fall. In the Sime/Gen universe, fossil fuels and metals have been exhausted. Now they use Windmills to produce electricity and the Simes are now using Selyn batteries for power.
It's an interesting story, one with parallels to today's fight for reproductive freedom and equality for the LGBTQ Community. As a Gay Senior, during my life I've been demonized by religious fanatics, I've been cursed at, called names, and have been discriminated against multiple times. I've also seen pickets at Women's clinics, run by religious fanatics like in this novel.
It's a great addition to the Lorrah/Lichtenburg Sime/Gen universe. If you're new to this series, try to read them either by publishing date or in order of time. Either way you'll be introduced to this wonderful fantasy/SF novels.
I highly recommend, just know I've been reading books in this series since they were first introduced decades ago. I'm a big fan.
Now where are the other two books in this trilogy? Jackie?
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