A Review from local writer, Margaret Dakin

To Alpha From Omega is an outsiders look at life on Earth. It is written mainly from the
point of view of Jason, who has been sent from the parent planet, Omega, to discover how
humans, or alphans, as they are known on Omega, are managing their world.
Originally one of twenty-three planetoids initiated by Omega, Alpha has evolved from a
terrestrial globe which supported no intelligent life till hit by a rocky force that created water
on the surface. This resulted in the evolution of life in primitive form on a planet which
gradually developed into the biosphere we know today. However Jason is from a world for
whom existence is without the tyranny of time, death or distance; where fatigue, pain and the
necessity to express thoughts in speech, do not impede the inhabitants.
Although Jason has been forewarned of what he might encounter on Alpha, he is
unprepared for the misunderstanding, violence and heartbreak he must combat. On the other
hand, it is the joys of love, beauty and the unpredictability of day to day life that result in his
uncertainty as to whether to embrace this life on Alpha rather than return to an existence
where all is predictable.
There are twists in the rising action of the story and suspense in the climax, and although
the resolution is sudden and not unexpected, there is one more gem in the future for Sandy,
Jason’s mentor, although over the years it will probably cause her to feel as much regret and
nostalgia for the past, as love and tenderness.
This is a narrative which includes many interesting facts and moments of insight as the
author draws attention to the anomalies of life on this planet.
The result is a novel which is memorable and thought-provoking.
Margaret Dakin