Crater’s Edge

Crater’s Edge

Crater’s Edge

Published by Owen Jones on 16 May 2018

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Crater's Edge a futuristic, fantasy novel

Crater’s Edge

Crater’s Edge

by Lucy Andrews

Review by Barry Boy

Crater’s Edge is a well-edited novel written in the third person in the genre of futuristic, off-world, fantasy or science-fiction.

The main protagonist is Kalen Trinner, an experienced mining engineer-cum-trouble-shooter. In the course of his job, the mining company sends him to a mine at Area 20 in Three Craters on the planet Taidor, because the population is experiencing an unusual amount of adverse phenomena. For some reason, sickness is growing among the miners, and malfunctions in the plant and equipment are becoming a more and more common experience.

Futuristic

In the time of this story at Crater’s Edge, mankind has still not managed to control the birth rate, but they have come up with an ingenious method to adapt to it. They have the population living in shifts! That is, people have their own homes, but they share the streets, amenities and even their jobs. In essence, there are two such shifts, which people call (time) Zones – Unity and Early.

These two Zones exist completely apart. The people from each are prohibited from meeting each other, which means that all public places have to be cleared at the end of each shift. Presumably, because of this, each Zone develops a distinct character, feel, or way of behaving.

In a strange way, the only point of contact is through the notes that the person doing your job in the other Zone – called one’s Duplicate – leaves at the end of the day. In this way, plant, offices and businesses are running twenty-four hours a day every day.

Crater’s Edge

Crater’s Edge portrays a unique answer to the problems of overcrowding that reminds me of some of the situations that the crew of the Star Ship Enterprise encountered during their voyages. Weird, outlandish solutions that don’t quite work, which allows us, from our present-day, Earthly perspective to wonder how those other-planetary leaders came up with them!

I thoroughly enjoyed Crater’s Edge by Lucy Andrews. I really enjoyed Miss Andrews’ unique storyline and the well-drawn characters and locations. Furthermore, I also thought that there was the right amount of detail concerning the mining operations themselves. Nevertheless, if I have a criticism, it is personal and small. I thought that the cliff-hanger ending was a little abrupt.

However, the cover and the title also match the storyline of Crater’s Edge. Therefore, I have no hesitation in giving Lucy  Andrews five out of five stars for her novel Crater’s Edge.

Well done!

You can find a unique interview with this author on this blog by clicking her name: Lucy Andrews .

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Lucy Andrews

Published by Owen Jones on 2 May 2018

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Lucy Andrews - Author

Lucy Andrews

Lucy Andrews

Hello, could you begin by telling us your name, how we can reach you and where you come from, please?

Name : Lucy Andrews

Social Media : https://www.facebook.com/LucyAndrewsAuthor

https://twitter.com/LAndrewsWrites

Country: England

Do you prefer to read a particular genre? :

Yes, I usually read either historical or science fiction novels. When I read a book, I want to be transported out of normal daily life to places I’ve never been to.

Do you write in the same genre? :

My first novel is science fiction. I decided to write the sort of book that I would want to read. I realised that if I set my novel in the future, there would be no constraint on the sort of society I could put my characters in. I could create a whole world and a different way of living unlike contemporary society and take my characters to unusual places and situations. I wanted to create a world that would stretch the imagination and pose questions about the way people live, the things they do and why. Science fiction enables the author more freedom to do this than setting a book in the past or present.

Have you always written and what got you started professionally? :

I’ve always wanted to write a novel but never had the time until recently. I’ve had a busy career and first tried my hand at writing short stories for women’s magazines several years ago. I wasn’t very successful, primarily because women’s fiction isn’t a genre I particularly enjoy. I eventually woke up to the fact that what I really wanted to write was science fiction which I hadn’t tried before. As I was still working it took me some time to write my first novel and it is only within the last year that I’ve been able to give up the “day job” to focus on writing.

How many books have you published? :

Crater’s Edge is my first novel.

Why did you write Crater’s Edge and what is it about? :

I wanted to write an exciting adventure story that readers would enjoy on one level, but at the same time the book explores serious issues on a deeper level. The story is set in 2235 on a planet that is being colonised. As there is restricted space, the characters live in two different time zones. My main characters are an engineer, Kalen and a geologist, Sera. Kalen’s job is to trouble-shoot mining problems, but when he is sent to the new construction site at Three-Craters, things begin to unravel. All is not as it seems. Kalen’s search for the truth about the problems on the site, end up taking him on a dangerous journey. The book explores love, betrayal and treason. Kalen has a hard time! By the end of the book, everything is revealed, but I’ve tried to keep the reader guessing.

Crater’s Edge by Lucy Andrews

Crater's Edge

ISBN – 10 162526674X (UK); ISBN – 13 978-1625266743 (US); ASIN – B07771GBBN

What would you like your next book to be on? :

I’m writing a sequel to Crater’s Edge. Although Crater’s Edge is complete in itself, I thought it would be fun to take the story to the next level. Things are going to get pretty nasty for my characters. I’ve got a great storyline and I’ve dreamt up some very frightening challenges for them.

If you could go anywhere in the universe, where would you go and why? :

I would like to experience weightlessness, so I could feel something akin to being able to fly. A closer view of the Milky Way would be wonderful.

Is there anything you can share about yourself or your work that not many people know? :

I spent many summer weekends for over ten years playing a musketeer and can load and fire a 17th century match-lock musket in under 30 seconds. That is a reproduction musket not an original one!

What is your favourite foreign food? :

I love Thai Pad Si-Ew

Thank you, Lucy Andrews for sharing that information with us.

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