Partials Sequence #0.5
Dan Wells
August 28th, 2012
Balzer + Bray
75 pages
Amazon/B&N
Two decades before the events of Partials, the world was locked in a different battle for survival: a global war for the last remaining oil reserves on the planet. It was for the Isolation War that the American government contracted the ParaGen Corporation to manufacture the Partials—our last hope in reclaiming energy independence from China. And it was on these fields of battle that the seeds of humanity's eventual destruction were sown.
Isolation takes us back to the front lines of this war, a time when mankind’s ambition far outstripped its foresight. Heron, a newly trained Partial soldier who specializes in infiltration, is sent on a mission deep behind enemy lines. What she discovers there has far-reaching implications—not only for the Isolation War, but for Partials and humans alike long after this war is over.
A powerful take of our world on the brink, Isolation gives readers a glimpse into the history from which Partials was born—as well as clues to where the Partials Sequence is heading next.
I think this prequel would make little to no sense to anyone who hasn't read the first book of the series. Sure, it's set during a war that takes place years earlier, but the point of view is from a Partial anyone who has read the books would have already met. Heron, to be exact. It goes through her birth, her training, her infiltration of the Chinese war effort and her feelings about her inevitable betrayal.
It was a fascinating read. Short, but engrossing. Dan Well's writing style always sucks me in. Even when the subject matter moves towards the extreme, it's hard to pull away for a breather.
I'm reading Fragments, and this is actually a great lead in. Heron plays a lot larger role than previous books and it explains a lot of Heron's behavior.
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