Boundaries by Bob Bignell

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Boundaries by Bob Bignell

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Space story along the lines of Star Trek. The beginning eases into the story with a problem that has just developed. And the story centers around that problem until the end.

I love space stories and did enjoy reading this one, but I found it to be a little typical. Trapped on a planet with their reactor about to blow up is nothing new.

The characters didn’t come alive with me. I could hardly visualize them and didn’t feel as if I were in the story, watching from within.

But I do see talent that wrote this story, an imagination that knows how to use English, and take a story to its end, stylishly.

I think a little more sensory input is needed. Show how Domine looks, show how worried he is becoming. Interject the sights and sounds of the station with the smell of ozone or a reference to the artificial atmosphere. Little details go a long way in getting the reader into the story.

All in all not bad!
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