A review by paulataua
When the Sparrow Falls by Neil Sharpson

3.0

The Caspian Republic is the last human sanctuary in a world that is dominated by artificial intelligence. In the Caspian Republic, however, all is not well. What a great idea for a novel! That and the fact that I am a sucker for any story that includes any consideration of ‘every sparrow fallen’ (Matthew 10:29). It should have been perfect and it did start off well enough with the opening to every chapter filling in the history and background of the Caspian Republic and the rest of the chapter concerning itself with the murder and conspiracy. It had its moments but seemed to get lost somewhere around the middle. It almost felt as if the author was getting obsessed with filling in the background and plotting out the history and getting less interested in the story itself. Definitely worth reading with some fascinating musings, but also a little disappointing.