Descent: A Novella

Falaha's Journey Trilogy, Vol.1

Fiction - Science Fiction
146 Pages
Reviewed on 10/19/2012
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Author Biography

Jeno Marz is a science fiction author from Latvia, Northern Europe, and English is her second language.

She writes science fiction that is mostly xenocentric (all characters are aliens!), incorporating military, high-tech, science, horror, romance (might be very subtle), and family relationships themes.

Jeno's background is Electronics Engineering and Computer Science.

    Book Review

Reviewed by Bernadette Ventrillo for Readers' Favorite

"Falaha’s Journey: Descent" by Jeno Marz is narrated by Falaha, a five year old alien child. In many ways Falaha is much more mature than a human child of the same age. She is intelligent, bright, gifted and a fascinating character. It was mesmerizing watching Falaha grow into a strong leader. Her people embrace their roles as adults and begin preparation as children foregoing toys, games and play time.

Falaha is a Danna Commander Trainee on a rescue mission. The Danna are an ancient humanoid race with great powers. There are those who would destroy the Danna. The remnants of the race are on a journey to Kan Diona which could be their salvation or ruin. Along the journey they ignore protocol and answer a distress call only to have the ship invaded and taken over by an unknown enemy. Much of the crew has been set adrift on a disabled ship. Those that are left face certain death.

Descent is a unique, fast paced science fiction read. I enjoyed peeling back the layers of the complex plot. "Descent" by Jeno Marz is sure to become a fan favorite. I quickly bonded with the characters and look forward to reading more about them in the next installments. I can easily see the author extending this series past the first three books.

Lee Ashford

“Descent: A Novella” by Jeno Marz is the first installment of a SciFi trilogy. In it we are introduced to a number of characters, an interesting dichotomy of evolution, and the imminent extinction of potentially all humanoid life forms in a widely populated universe. Under the ruthless assault of “the Hunters”, uneasy allies - the Tue Nua of the Medan planet and the Danna - must work together against all but insurmountable odds for their very right to exist. Answering a distress call in direct deviation from established law, the Dannan ship Quennah finds itself taken over by an unknown enemy. Nearly the entire crew is set adrift in a disabled spaceship, with a very limited supply of items necessary for their survival. Meanwhile, those remaining aboard are rounded up one by one, the intent being to simply expel them into space to face instant death. Who is this unknown enemy? What do they want with the Quennah? Are the Medans and the Danna doomed to extinction?

This first installment of the three-part story “The Falaha’s Journey Trilogy” provides a tantalizing setup for the two parts yet to come. Ending on a literal cliff-hanger, it left me wanting more; exactly what part one of a trilogy SHOULD do! I was imbued with empathy for both the Dannan and the Medan people. The heartless cruelty of the unknown enemy, as well as the Hunters, left me with a slow-burning anger, yearning for retribution. I encourage fans of fantasy and science fiction to check out this trilogy. It is shaping up to be a real winner.