After reading The Book of Koli, I was so impressed that I continued on, reading the second book, The Trials of Koli, then the final book, The Fall of Koli.     It is really a single story and unlike most series, all of the books are excellent.

I guessed the ending of the Rampart Series halfway through the last book, and even though I was right, it did not fail to succeed and it was even better than expected.

The books have strong characters, believable and well-rounded.    Koli, Minono (wow), Cup, and Spinner are now part of me, the same way that Frodo, Sam, and Bilbo are in my thoughts over the decades.

This is science fiction, not fantasy, a dystopian tale borne of “what-if” questions.    The imaginative leap made by the author was thoroughly entertaining and believable.

The books have a strong theme of humanism, but recurring themes of friendship, loyalty, inclusiveness, compassion, and empathy also run through the story.   The whole story reads a bit like a folk tale, with universal themes.

“I had made so many mistakes since then, I couldn’t even count them no more. If I could unpick my whole life like a pattern in wove cloth, I would do it in a heartbeat. But life’s not forgiving either, and we only get one chance to weave what pattern we can.”

This is a book that I am thankful to have found. Highly recommended – 4.8 out of 5.0 stars4.8

An audiobook excerpt: