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Hopefully mine will be the first of many reviews of the novel. I’m interested in hearing what others thought as well.
[center]—[/center]Wow, hard to believe it’s already been two months since I purchased The Final Revolution. I grabbed a copy as soon as that Lulu “Buy Now!” button became available. But, I was taking my time to savor it and only just recently finished reading the novel.
Overall, I found it to be a very satisfying read and a very solid addition to the Powys library of novels.
[spoiler]Similar to a number of the other novels, the title can be interpreted to have a variety of meanings, which I particularly enjoy. Seeing the actual usage of the phrase in the book, in regards to a roulette wheel, was one that hadn’t occurred to me but was extremely apt. The brilliant visual of the pill (Moon) traversing along the track (Universe) for as long as it can in a game of chance to eventually land in a winning or losing bin, will stick with me for a long time.[/spoiler]The universe of Space: 1999 in the novel, while essentially the same in many ways as our old show, has also changed tremendously over the years through these stories. This is clearly displayed through the actions and dialogs of the characters and in how the characters handle the situations they’re presented with. It’s not the world we saw on TV, and it can’t be, in order for this story to ring true and for the crew and the environment to show the progression of the passage of many years.
[spoiler]Helena even has a nice meta-moment where she addresses the reader, the fan, telling us that they can’t be real if they are not allowed to change – to let them breathe and grow, and that they can still be exciting, even with the changes.[/spoiler]
The novel also nicely continued the story from a loose thread left hanging from the opening of Children of the Gods. There’s also a satisfying tie-in to MFMA. And neither story line is closed out quite the way I would have expected, each having its own eye-opening twist or two. The future is open, and unknown. It’s a nice place to be.
Thank you Powys (Mateo, Bill, et. al.) for bringing the dream of new novels to fruition.
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Quibbles. I seem to always have quibbles.
The cover. Not sure if it’s Lulu or the design, but on my copy the stars from the front cover art wrap well onto the spine, resulting in the front graphics being strongly shifted left. Maybe the change to a large font size altered the planned page count, making the book a lot thicker than the art was designed for. Looks odd.
There is a phrase that is coined by one of the characters, I won’t bother repeating it, that almost ruined this otherwise great read by its inclusion. Others may find the phrase ‘amusing’ or a cute ‘wink’ to fans, but I find it inappropriate and it should have no place in a 1999 novel. Very disappointing.
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