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I really like his writing, and the story had many interesting twists and turns.
I think if you're a fan of the author, you'll like this book, and if not it still a very good read.

It isn't perfect, the sense of time is difficult to follow, 2 pages into a segment you realize it's actually 2 weeks later without warning, it's a little jarring.
Some characters lack any development so it's sometimes difficult to understand the attachment the main character feels towards them.
A few tidbits like that prevent the book from being really truly remarkable.
But overall, the premiss is great, the rhythm is very good, the storytelling is good, in fact I wish it had been longer, maybe split up over 2 books in order to allow more development.

Can't complain, I liked it.


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The Lost Art Simon Morden Books Reviews

A thousand years have passed since the great war destroyed civilization and radically changed the environment with massive climate alterations. The age of the machine users is gone replaced by a Church enforced Dark Age in which pre-industrial pockets have formed. Science is forbidden and technology taboo in the Turn post machine world.

Something attacks the remote Siberian Saint Samuil of Arkady monastery that contains in its scriptorium books written by the Users; every resident except Va the monk dies in the assault; the reference tomes are stolen. Va vows to retrieve the books before they are misused. Princess Eleyna also saw the carnage and joins Va, whom she loves, on his quest.

Two groups of earth descendents who colonized another planet differ on how to help the beleaguered orb. One wants to bring back science and technology way beyond even that of the Users. The other wants to leave earth alone. Benzamir Mahmood comes to earth, to insure there is no interference from his tribe. He meets Va and Eleyna, and realizes the urgency of possessing the books before they are employed with catastrophic results like probably destroying the world.

Although the target audience is young teens, adults will appreciate this bleak post apocalyptic science fiction thriller. The three lead protagonists and several key secondary characters agree on the outcome objective, but radically differ on the means to achieve the end state they desire. That concept is the prime underlying theme to this strong quest thriller as each individual (and readers) asks themselves whether any method is acceptable to accomplish the mission. Although the ending seems wrong for what happened prior; as if talented Simon Morden suddenly had to dumb down an intelligent well written story line to fit his prime readers, highs school students and older fans will enjoy the journey.

Harriet Klausner
I'm not a big fan of horror or vampire books - which is why I wasn't sure about "The Lost Art" (David Fickling Books, $16.99, 5232 pages). The cover font suggested horror, and the back cover reads, in part, "The past awakens."

So "The Lost Art" lingered on my "possibles" shelf for a long time before I finally gave it a shot - and I'm glad I did. Even though Simon Morden's book comes out under an imprint of Random House Children's Books, this is a complex work that satisfies on many levels. There's plenty of action, a solid backstory, mysteries that must be solved, and fundamental questions about duty, honor and love considered.

The setup is simple "The Users" (you and me, sadly enough) overwhelmed Earth 700 years prior, causing a massive environmental disaster that culminated with a reversal of the North and South poles, a relatively common occurrence (in geologic time spans, at least) that pretty much fried everything electronic. As a result, millions, if not billions, died, and the primitive societies that have emerged have an ingrained horror of anything resembling material or technological progress.

But there are some books that contain the information that could trigger an intellectual revival, and put the world back on the path the Users trod - which would improve the quality of life of present human beings while at the same time toying with a devastating repetition of history.

Morden does a very nice job of setting up his main characters, and except for a very unlikely passion, the plot, action and denouement develop smoothly. As for worries about the children's book angle, I confess I had no idea it was not a regular science fiction publication until I started to write the review, so it wasn't too juvenile for me. (There are those, however, who might claim that shows more about me than the book.)

All in all, "The Lost Art" was one of the better books I've read recently, and I hope it is only the beginning of Morden's publication career.
No need to say more. Except don't start the book if you have any tight deadlines though it's almost worth the repercussions.
A very curious tale of adventure and intrigue. Great charaters throughout. Morden's early books all have weird endings.
This is one of those rare books that absolutely captured me from page one. I enjoyed Simon Morden's Metrozone books, but The Lost Art is something special. The characters are thoroughly engaging, and the separate story arcs following the different characters are so strong that you can't wait to find out what happens next in each one of them. His writing reminded me somewhat of Ian McDonald (than which I can think of no higher praise) a seemingly effortless and glowing fountain of ideas, written in riveting style.
I really like his writing, and the story had many interesting twists and turns.
I think if you're a fan of the author, you'll like this book, and if not it still a very good read.

It isn't perfect, the sense of time is difficult to follow, 2 pages into a segment you realize it's actually 2 weeks later without warning, it's a little jarring.
Some characters lack any development so it's sometimes difficult to understand the attachment the main character feels towards them.
A few tidbits like that prevent the book from being really truly remarkable.
But overall, the premiss is great, the rhythm is very good, the storytelling is good, in fact I wish it had been longer, maybe split up over 2 books in order to allow more development.

Can't complain, I liked it.