T.W. Piperbrook

This is a solid sci-fi survival novel taking place on an unnamed planet. Good character development meets a fast moving and interesting plot. The setting is a desert planet which makes most of us think of Frank Herbert’s Dune. But make no mistake, it got nowhere near the depth or eloquence of the original. Be that as it may, Sandstorm is sufficiently if not refreshingly different. In comparison, Sandstorm is more action oriented and certainly much less literary than Dune. Also, in plot and characters there are few similarities. The author of Sandstorm did, however, import a major element from the Dune series, a sand-worm, which maybe off-putting to some for it seems the author did nowhere pay homage to the original of the Dune series. If this does not bother you, then I would heartily recommend this work of science fiction… (más)