Dark-Draco's Reviews > Nothing Sacred

This is an excellent read - a fantasy / SF that's a bit different from the norm.

It's the story of Viveka Jeg Vanachek, a 21st century girl with too many qualifications and no job. Her only choice is to join the army, but when her first mission goes wrong and she is shot down, her life really changes. She is taken to a camp high in the mountains of Tibet, where strange things occur. None of the prisoners can remember how long they've been there and while some work hard rebuilding, others are sent to translate documents in the ancient ruins that hide the camp from the outside. Then she starts dreaming, of singing, of monks, of the ruins whole and populated by hundreds of people. As she begins to face what is happening to her, questioning her view of the world and her beliefs, the war outside is escalating and its effects are being felt.

Although it's pretty easy to guess where this camp really is, I couldn't stop reading until I'd found out why it was in such a mess and what was going to happen to the people there. I read it in a handful of sittings.