The novel was written very formally with a formal style of speech which made it seem very old fashioned. Do people really talk like that?

I liked the whole concept of the story and how the Mafiosi were after the crystal for evil intent. I haven’t read a lot of Science Fiction but the idea seemed quite unique to me. Once I got used to the script like narrative style the story flowed better.

There were a lot of words I hadn’t encountered before so having a dictionary handy is very useful. Lots and lots of science explanation, which was rather lost on me.

”All that seems very complicated to me”, Gerry confessed apologetically.
“I have a feeling that my brain is going to burst”, Gerry moaned.

My thoughts exactly Gerry!

The ending was great and left the story open to either conclude there and leave it up to the reader’s imagination or continue with a sequel.

I think that this novel would appeal to the teenage science enthusiast.

Thank you to the Author for my copy of The Amazing Crystal to read and review. ( )