Blueshift is a standalone novel by J Dalzelle which I picked up because I was a huge fan of his other

series. This book is nothing like his other ones, but I still found it entertaining. It almost had the feel of

being a rip-off of the Planet of the Apes’ novels. A crew returning to earth from a space journey finds

earth in an entirely different situation than it was before they left. Stranded on their home planet with little

hope of being rescued, the survivors devolve into a Lord of the Flies situation and start cannibalizing (not

literally) themselves. Overall, despite the dark material, the book was an engaging read that I enjoyed but

most definitely will not be reading again. My largest complaint I have about the book is the resolution.

When they finally get “rescued” by the humans who were now living on Mars, the book abruptly ends. I

think an opportunity was lost in the telling of the story as to how in a short 800 years, man had devolved

on Earth and man had evolved on Mars.

★★★★★ Great book! Can’t wait to read it again (and I will).

★★★★☆ Good book. I am glad I read this.

★★★☆☆ OK book. Nothing special but not bad.

★★☆☆☆ Not good. Why did I waste my time?

★☆☆☆☆ Lousy. I didn’t finish.

If for whatever reason, I go back and reread a good book, I will change the rating to five-star because I

read it again.