Zombies, mummies, werewolves and vampires are in the distant past. Today, aliens rule the world. This conclusion was reached by many readers of the new novel of the young American writer Jennifer Armentraout. Obsidian is a book whose reviews amaze with the unanimity of the authors who wrote them. All as one, they amicably share their enthusiasm for what they read.
The book "Obsidian" is very interesting, - so the readers think. Its plot captures from the first pages. The novel is incredibly exciting, the adventures of the heroes are stunning, the feelings here are depicted amazing. In general, the book "Obsidian" gives a lot of pleasure when reading. You just can’t tear yourself away from it.
Acquaintance
The book "Obsidian" by American author Jennifer Armentraut will allow you to dissolve, on the one hand, in the history of unremarkable people, and on the other - immerse yourself in the extraordinary secrets of messengers from other worlds. In the works of the young, but already widely known to readers, whose favorite genre is love science fiction, writers of good always resist evil. Secrets are waiting for their revelations, and love goes hand in hand with betrayal. The book Obsidian is a work in which the maelstrom of events depicted is rapidly captivating and captivating.
Especially attractive, according to readers, is the novelty of the genre. For many, the book of Jennifer Armentraut is the first work of such a genre as love fiction, in which the main character is an alien. This fact is extremely pleasing to lovers of such a fiction, especially since, according to reviews, the plot in the novel famously “spins and spins in different directions”, the book is generously saturated with humor, passionate kisses and other pleasant moments. In addition, as evidenced by the comments on the book Obsidian, the reader receives an ordinary sense of spiritual comfort, "living" with the characters their story. And this is so often lacking in real life ...
Author
The young writer, who wrote a novel so beloved by many, has no special need to present. Armintraut Jennifer is the author of several books to which the honorable epithets have stuck forever: “book blockbuster” and “megabestseller”. As soon as a new book of the writer appears, it immediately and for a long time takes one of the first places in the lists of the most popular and favorite works of readers.
Biography
Armintraut Jennifer was born on June 11, 1980 in West Virginia (USA), in the small town of Martinsburg, where she still lives. By her own admission, Jennifer, while still at school, in mathematics lessons, began to dream of a career as a writer: instead of solving problems, the girl wrote short stories, for which she received a low score on the subject. When a young woman doesn’t work on yet another new novel, she reads books written by other authors, looks through really scary zombie movies or has a rest with her beloved husband Jack.
Creation
The main thing in the works of Jennifer Armintraut is the love line, a fantastic component used as one of the artistic means. The writer is known as the author of science fiction. She has also created several adult love stories (under the pseudonym J. Lynn), which are very popular with readers.
Today, Jennifer Armintraut is the author of more than a dozen fantasy and fantastic works. The first of them was published in October 2011. The Covenant series was opened in the Half-Blood novel, in which he talks about Hemato - the demi-demihuman humans. But the author gained worldwide fame thanks to the second novel, released several months later, entitled Obsidian. A series of books written as a continuation of the novel forms the Lax cycle, which tells the story of a family of aliens who arrived on Earth in search of refuge. Obsidian was translated into Russian in October 2014.
Description of Obsidian
The book was published in 2011, published in Russian in 2014. Belongs to the genre of love science fiction. It is the first work in the Lax series. Immediately after publication, the novel gained popularity among readers in many countries. Russian science fiction buffs also enthusiastically greeted Obsidian. The continuation of the book is presented in subsequent works of the series.
Content
The confrontation between the eternal enemies (laxens created from light, and aerums, the brainchild of darkness) after the death of their home planet Lax continued on Earth. The ancient enmity of representatives of other worlds for the ordinary earthly girl, the modest scribe Katie Schwartz, turns into a battle for her love and happiness.
High school student Katie Schwartz moves with her mother to a small town in West Virginia. It seems to the girl that instead of a normal life, only a dull and boring vegetation awaits her. But overnight, everything changes. Katie meets a neighbor - green-eyed handsome Damon Black, who also manifests itself as a self-confident rude. The hearts of young people begin to beat in unison. Damon is struggling to push the roommate away from himself and his sister, which pretty much hurts Katie. But gradually she realizes that behind the ostentatious rudeness of the young man there is a genuine fear and desire to protect her beloved. Another girl, who came close to his family, suffered a sad fate - she was abducted by unknown persons. Damon seeks to save Katie from trouble. The girl is trying to understand what is happening. She notices that strange things happen in the city: teenagers disappear, on the streets you can often meet ominous “people in black”. The school where Katie is studying is awakened by rumors of shining ghosts seen in the vicinity, in which many tend to see aliens. Damon Black, her lover, turns out to be a laxen, followed by a constant hunt, and not only from the side of galactic shadows. Military and greedy unprincipled scientists are also chasing him, striving to turn his alien power into his own invincible weapon.
The main characters of the book
Recently, the topic of aliens has become quite popular. Of particular interest to readers is the story of forbidden love between representatives of two worlds. Better yet, if this love is flavored with danger. And if it is also peppered with the difficult characters of the heroes, as in the book of Armintraut, then it is just urgent to start reading.
Now about what the main characters are in the book "Obsidian". This is, firstly, Damon Black. Naturally, in the book related to the love genre, and even taking into account the unearthly origin of the hero, he is depicted as a real sexy super-handsome with green eyes and a beautiful trained body. At first, Damon is perceived as narcissistic and impudent impudent. But then, gradually, his other features are revealed, and in the end the hero appears before the readers as a real cutie, which makes them fall in love with the main character even more. Secondly, this is Katie. The main character of the book is an ordinary quiet girl. He is not stupid, modest, quite attractive, calm. Katie Schwartz’s world is her garden, her favorite books, her own blog and her beloved Damon. Dee Black, the sister of the protagonist, is the exact opposite of the shy Katie. This is a lively, cheerful, lively girl, loyal friend and fantastic beauty.
Jennifer Armentraout (Obsidian), all books in the series
Fans of serious literature can pass by. The books of the Lax series, although they read “entry,” but, according to admirers of light reading, still are not masterpieces that plunge readers into the abysses of philosophical depths. These are examples of entertainment art. The works of the series belong to the genre of a fantastic romance novel. The date of writing the first book is 2011. The latter was written in 2015. There are a total of books in series 8. The series of books "Obsidian" in order is as follows: "Obsidian" (2011), Shadows (2012), "Onyx" (2012), "Opal" (2012), Odsession (2013), "Countdown "(2013)," The Apostate "(2014), Odlivion (2015).
In the view of many readers, all eight books of the series are combined into one big and thick novel. It is believed that the Lax series is intended for adolescents, for lovers of romance, fantasy and science fiction, as well as for those who want to “unload the brain.” Readers are advised to purchase all parts at once, so that, after reading one book, you can immediately begin reading the next. Each book, according to the authors of the reviews, is so interesting that it is read in one day. The advantages of the series include readers that it is easy to read and quick, as a large number of patterns are noted as a drawback.
Lax: Reader Impressions
The beginning of the plot presented in the series, according to readers, is, at first glance, quite commonplace. A teenage girl lives in the wilderness of America, where she dies of boredom. It is accidentally discovered that a supersex guy lives in the neighborhood (in the assortment there are green sparkling eyes, arrogant behavior, "cubes" of the press, and he prefers to go without a shirt).
But not so simple. It turns out that in a world unfamiliar to earthlings, on the disappeared planet Lax, in the eternal confrontation there are two varieties of representatives of another civilization. One of them, laxens, to which Damon and his sister belong, arrived on earth from the planet of the same name. The aliens are made up of light and are called to rule it, as well as everything related to light, heat, time and fire. Their enemies are the airs, extremely vile creatures who came from a neighboring planet. These creatures rule over cold and shadow. Their gluttony and ruined the long-suffering planet Lax.
The first books of the series have in their names rare exotic stones known for their healing and magical properties. After reviewing the content of the novels, the reader understands that their names are not accidental: the mysterious and mysterious always beckons and attracts like a magnet. Despite the fact that by the middle of reading the series it begins to seem to many that they already know what will happen next, they still do not find it possible to tear themselves away from books, it is so interesting, from reviews, to follow the ups and downs of the plot. The series ends with a happy ending with a touch of bitterness.
Overview
In 2012, as a continuation of the book Obsidian, one after another, novels were released: Shadows, Onyx, and Opal.
The first of them, Shadows, is a story of the tragic love of Dawson Black from the planet Lax (brother of Damon) and the earthly girl Bethany Williams. The book describes the events preceding what is happening in the novel Obsidian. Readers can learn about how lovers defended their feelings and life in the fight against enemies - earthlings and airum.
The Onyx novel tells how Katy, having absorbed the energy of the laxens, is now inextricably linked with her lover. He and Damon's hearts are beating for real in unison.
But this dubious paranormal connection with an alien is not at all happy with Katie. She wants to meet true love - the same as her mother and father once had. Damon’s feelings do not come from the heart, - says Katie, they are just a consequence of their physical contact. The cosmic mojo of the youth is still indestructibly strong; under his influence, she again and again succumbs to his onslaught. Nevertheless, readers will find out that an alternative to Damon Black appears in the novel - the ordinary earthly guy Blake. It was with him that Katie goes to a party organized by her friend Dee. The intrigue in the novel is heated by the fact that the heroine is in quite a serious danger. The Ministry of Defense noticed the most powerful radiation, the source of which it intends to detect. If the military finds out about Katie, her life and freedom are in serious danger.
In the Opal book, readers learn how the power of galactic enemies (the Daedalus secret organization and the Department of Defense) are gathering more and more around heroes. Dawson returns to his brother and sister, but is not satisfied. On the contrary, he is ready to surrender to the military, so much his desire to be with Bethany again, Katie swears to the young man to help him rescue his beloved from captivity.
Suddenly, Blake becomes their ally in this. But is it possible to believe a traitor, a spy and a murderer? In the name of saving the prisoners, Katie and Damon make a dubious deal with the young "mafioso" Luke. The young man warns them of a new serious danger: soon he will come who is stronger than the laxens. And he is not a hybrid of aliens and humans.
The book Obsession was written in 2013. The name translates as "Obsession." The writer of the novel belongs to independent works, but, undoubtedly, it is one of the parts of the Lax series. The main character of the book is Aerum, a representative of the eternal enemies of the Laxens. In addition, readers meet with Serena and Hunter, who will subsequently appear in the books Report and the Apostate. Aerum Hunter is a man of the Ministry of Defense. He kills the "bad" guys (or those who are considered bad by his bosses). The killer turns into a real savior by meeting Serena Cross. The girl is threatened to become a victim of a stranger moving with inhuman speed and stopping objects in the air. But before her eyes, another stranger, possessing an unearthly beauty, materializes from dusk. It becomes completely clear to Serena that her vision of the possible is long and hopelessly outdated.
Countdown is a book that was also published in 2013. In it, Katie is in the hands of the criminal Daedalus organization. To save her, Damon is ready for a lot: he will either sacrifice himself or burn the world to ashes. Who is the mysterious boy Luke? Is he an assistant and a friend, or a traitor, preparing another trap? Damon doesn't know that.
He does not know that the worst threat to Katie is herself. Hybrid girl knows a lot about the activities of Daedalus. In addition, she learns that many laxens, unlike her friends, on their own initiative help earth scientists and the military to find a cure for deadly diseases and protect her planet. Cathy has a choice: should she protect strangers or stand up for people?
The Apostate book was written in 2014. It tells how the worst prophecies of Daedalus and military scientists came true: the invasion of the Laxens begins, the confrontation between people and aliens intensifies. Damon and his sister Dee dissolve among a huge number of representatives of their race. Kat should make a decision: will she stand in the name of saving people against her beloved husband and best friend? The aliens have a real bloody battle, they turn into copies of the people they kill and take their places. Dawson and Dee try to kill Katie, whose lover meets a new, deadly fan.
The book Oblivion was published in 2015. It presents a masculine look at the love story of the main characters. In the heartfelt feelings of lovers in the new novel, a note of spicy passion is added. Jennifer Armentraout once pleased the fans with the publication of a short story on the network on behalf of the main character of Obsidian. Gradually, the story turned into an independent novel, which was published in the United States.
Film
It is known that the film adaptation of the first part of the Lax series is being prepared - books about love and the confrontation of aliens and people. “The film based on Jennifer Armentraout’s Obsidian book is bound to be worse than the novel,” readers worry, “like almost all screen versions!” It is simply impossible for him to be better than a book, as they say. So far, the terms of the production of the project have not been named. Sierra intend to finance it independently. The script for the film was prepared by Read MacGuirtose, and the producers are Nick St. Croix, Kenyon Glover. A budget of $ 5,000,000 has been allocated for shooting a fantastic action movie.