The Cronian Incident (The Formist Series)
(Volume 1) by
Matthew Williams is a slow-paced, contemplative science fiction story that fans
of The Expanse will really
enjoy. When a high-ranking member of a
Formist family disappears, Jeremiah Ward, a former detective serving a hard
labor sentence on Mercury is called to act as private detective. In exchange for Ward’s services, his sentence
will be commuted, but it may be more than he bargained for.
Out
of the gate, Ward has his own self-imposed obstacles to overcome. He’s guilt-ridden over the events that landed
him in prison, and seems to accept his fate as if he were on death row. When Ward is given his “golden ticket” of a
task as a private detective, it seems like the best of all worlds. Of course, nothing is ever so easy as all
that, and Ward finds himself going deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracy and
danger.
Williams
injects a realism into this splendid science fiction story that is reminiscent of
some of the best in the genre. The Cronian Incident offers a unique view
of the future-imperfect through the eyes of the flawed by likable character
Jeremiah Ward. Fans of the genre will
definitely want to pick up the slow-boil science fiction mystery and tuck in
for a good read.
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