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The Watchers:
New World
It is what you do after you realize that life is meaningless that makes the most difference.
- Uri il Asra
By Trenton Hamm
If the whole of history is a great tapestry upon which the stories of the universe are written, then The Watchers attempts to repair a frayed and fragmented edge.
The Watchers: New World is the second of the three-part series that begins immediately after The Watchers: Home World. It records the tale of the Elohim, a bold people who have ventured far from their home to a planet that is lightyears away. These intrepid adventurers have arrived upon paradise and are intoxicated by its charm and beauty. They have learned from their past mistakes and are eager to put that knowledge to use to make a new life for themselves and their posterity.
But, the new world has challenges of its own, and the Elohim cannot remain as they have been. They may have sloughed off the old and emboldened themselves to venture far from their birthplace, but the cosmos is a dangerous place. Will the Elohim survive, or will they be erased from history entirely?
Praise for Book 1– The Watchers: Home World
1
Trenton Hamm's ongoing juxtaposition of high-octane drama and evolving truths that operate on a higher intellectual level give thinking sci-fi readers an absorbing story that rests on the foundations of not just transformation, but surviving and learning from disaster: "Some might argue that it was the death of the home world that caused the death of the people, and some might argue conversely."
- D Donovan, Sr Editor, Midwest Review
2
I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in sci-fi or historical fiction. The author's talent for world building is immediately realized through his attention to detail, vivid descriptions of the landscape and surroundings, and thorough introduction to the Elohim and their culture. Within a chapter or two, I felt fully immersed in their world and was able to see the story unfold through Uri's eyes. If you aren't hooked by then, the interstellar travel is bound to captivate you! [I can't] wait to see what Trenton has in store next for the Elohim!
- Amanda - Amazon Review
3
I enjoyed the system-building [the author] introduced in this first installment. The anticipation the book built all the way to that final journey was incredible and seeing the struggles everyone faced with their isolation made them feel human again there at the end. Seeing the world building on Solace and Archird generated excitement for me to see their excursion to their new home and anticipate the challenges they’ll face there. And the technology seemed like a potential future so that helped with grounding the experience rather than making it feel entirely fictional. Overall, I would say [the] story is intriguing and I'm looking forward to reading the next installment.
- Jacob Phillips, Goodreads Reviews