Title: Albetration 2394 AD
Author: Brian Pinzon
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1413434538
Pages: 112
Genre: Science Fiction, Space Travel
Reviewed by: Jennifer Weiss
Pacific Book Review
Broken up into two parts, this novel contains one short story that focus on space travel, and one that uses faster than light technology. The second part explores various scientific ideas such as a Gantt Chart for Star Mission. Captain Hanlow and Jo Samy are two space travelers who find themselves exploring distant planets whether they planned on it or not. It explores the life of these two travelers as they travel through space on different shipment missions.
The science that goes into these two short stories was very interesting and sometimes, a little hard to understand for someone who doesn’t read a lot of science fiction or science-based novels. The idea of space travel is one that is always tested and explored within fiction and storytelling because there is so much that is unknown that it’s fun to entertain a variety of ideas. Pinzon takes the idea of advanced technology and explores a space engine that can travel faster than the speed of light. Whoa. He presents his ideas in a way that it seems like this could be something possible in the future. That is the beauty of science fiction, when done right it feels like it could be something real and possible.
The short story portion of the book does hold the reader’s attention and leaves them wondering what happens to these two characters. The second half of the book contains a lot of scientific theories and ideas that might not be for every reader. Each idea seems to be the beginning of something bigger in Pinzon’s mind that it would be interesting to see them expanded on such as the expectations for space, growth a function of speed or a drug war with other planets. There are a lot of great ideas that can be expanded into possibly more stories which would make for a wonderful series.
Albetration 2394 AD is interesting in that it is more than just a short story or novel; it goes beyond to express additional theorems and challenges readers to expand on their own space and scientific knowledge. Science fiction fans would love this book as will those who enjoy space travel, space exploration and science in general. Overall this was a very interesting and thought provoking book to read, one that causes readers to look forward to reading more by Brian Pinzon.
