Protocol 7 by Armen Gharabegian
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

2039 and the world is running on empty. Resources are scarce, but the human race has adapted and we still live in cities, drive motorised vehicles and eat out in nice restaurants. Teetering on the brink, the seas continue to rise and world weather patterns have changed.

Enter our hero, an Oxford Don, broken by the news of his father's untimely death, Simon Fitzpatrick is drawn into a race against hope by the news his father is still alive. Joined by a group of unlikely companions, Simon sets off to Antarctica to rescue his father, Oliver - despite the embargo on travel to the Pole.

The Premise is exciting, most of,the characters are drawn well enough, the adventure burbles along ... But there is just too much STUFF in the novel.

I will read the second instalment when that is released, but I hope Mr Gharabegian tightens up his arc for Part 2. This is a rollicking series, hiding amongst the superfluity. I really want someone to have a good solid whack at editing this book, and the next one. There really is scope to pull off a good Tom Clancy-esque series here.

View all my reviews