Book Diary Entry: Hitherto A Lion
Book: Hitherto A Lion
Author: Rikki Simons
Pages: 352
Hard Core Scale: 4/4
Normal Scale: 10/10
Publish Date: 2018
About: The human species faces extinction. The Boezch race dead set upon
erasing them from existence. Now the lion Fel wearily hunts, compelled, across the
long Savanna space colony, watching these events unfold followed by a haunting
song and a dream of a familiar human woman.
Review: I have waited for over a decade for a book like this again: A book
written of this caliber and depth in the second decade of the 21st century.
Yes, this is written by that Rikki Simons the comedy and comic writer and
voice of Gir in Invader Zim. There is nothing comedic about this work though.
This is a dead serious work of art, a masterpiece. Haunting, beautiful, hopeful,
it is a work of the human potential. Writing with the capitol W it is story,
poem, musical cacophony, lessons in love in all of its forms, reflection of existence,
and the line between man, beast, and machine. Excellent writing that proves people can still
write at this level in this day and age despite the watering down of the market
and dashed hopes of the modern publishing world. Well worth the read and time. A
unique SF world with nice virtual reality and hard SF elements. Lovers of
science fiction old and new will find enjoyment in this majesty of written
word. Plus neat little sketches in the back by Rikki and Tavisha, (Rikki's partner and excellent comic artist in their own right.)
