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iYe is a smasher: a child who is capable of sending back pictures of the future by travelling out to where the past and future meet. Smashers don't usually live to see their teens as the information generally returns without them. However iYe's mother, Captain Trix Raiden, is determined he'll be different and, indeed he is, in many ways. Not only does iYe survive, he is a chip off the same block as Cally, the planetary hero. However there is a darker side: iYe carries a message that Earth doesn't want to hear. The planet is used to dealing with the aliens that Cally originally fought but worse is on its way. ''We are coming to kill you.''
In this way Mark taps into the rich tradition of bleak dystopia, paying homage to one of its classicists while he's at it. There's a moment when one of our heroes refuses to eat soylent beans and those of us who have read [[:Category:Harry Harrison|Harry Harrison's]] [[Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison|Make Room! Make Room!]] empathise entirely.
What dystopia loses in cheer, Mark ensures is more than makes made up for in action. There's also a high body count as Trix joins up with pilot and hero in his own lunchtime Virgil. Together they try to save the world from current threats before the mega problems start to arrive.
iYe is the central hero as his abilities gradually unfurl with each ghost-like materialisation. Our curiosity surrounding what he's up to helps keep the pages turning between the wonderfully charged set pieces. Yet, for me, the aforementioned Virgil is the scene stealer as well as the most complex character in the book.
Further Reading: If you haven't already, treat yourself to [[Fault/lines (Hadron Damnation Book 0) by Mark Lingane|Fault/lines (Hadron Damnation Book 0)]] so you don't miss out on Cally's part of the story.
If you're already a fan of Mark in particular and other good dystopian fiction in general then we also recommend [[I Am Legend by Richard Matheson]] and/or [[Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess]]. (Feel free to ignore the teen category if you're in an age rage range ending in 'ties'; great fiction is great fiction.)
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