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Reviewed by Romuald Dzemo for Readers' Favorite
The Kuiper Belt Deception by Donald Averill is a diligently written, intelligently plotted science fiction story with an interstellar setting in 2080. The narrative transports readers into space and immerses them in an adventure that is as exciting as it is perilous. An experiment results in four couples being abandoned in a complex constructed in a small ball of ice, billions of miles away from Earth. Now, the astronauts know this is betrayal and, convinced they can’t count on the International Space Agency for help, they decide to follow their own plan to get back to Earth. Follow these compelling characters through an adventure in which the females in the group all get pregnant, with two of the children showing signs of extraordinary powers that can help humanity. But will anything still be the same after all they have been through?
This novel was so satisfying that I lack words for praise, starting with the clarity in prose - even if I got slowed down by the scientific names - and the awesome characters; you’ll love Gina, Sunul, Hugh, the couple Monel and Jar’l and many others. The setting is just extraordinary and the author makes readers feel as though they are visiting space. The dialogues seem to be one of the best skills of this author and from the first sentence this reader credits him for this art. Listen to the voices of the characters as they interact with each other, notice how the conflict unfolds through the masterful use of dialogue, and enjoy the way characters develop as the story moves on. The author's gift for dialogue and character is impeccable. Donald Averill’s The Kuiper Belt Deception is fast-paced, enjoyable, and surprisingly hypnotic.
