lauraglovestoread's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I enjoyed Thompson’s Rosewater so was happy to read his forthcoming Far From the Light of Heaven. I was definitely intrigued by the premise – a locked-room murder mystery on a spaceship. I love a lot about this novel: the diverse cast of characters thrown together by circumstance and forced to find ways to work together, the truly innovative technological and alien elements, the creation of a universe with compelling cultural and political dimensions that feel entirely believable, and a well-paced plot that kept me interested throughout. The inclusion of multiple points of view is highly effective here, as are the ways that Thompson tackles political and environmental dynamics in the universe he’s created. This is a standalone novel, but I do hope that Thompson returns to this universe in a future work.
Thank you to Orbit + NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.
Content warnings: cannibalism, violence, gore/blood, some racism + sexism
Thank you to Orbit + NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.
Content warnings: cannibalism, violence, gore/blood, some racism + sexism
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Colonisation, Racism, and Sexism
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