crimsonlimits's review
5.0
This is an excellent space opera full of intriguing characters, superb world-building, and political intrigue.
These characters jumped from the pages and never bored me with misplaced motivations or actions.
There are touches of noir, especially with Tal and Hartley. Keylinn's background adds so much to the greater picture of the universe. Even the short amount of time with Diamond's ghosts add layers of humanity to this ark starship in efficient detail. I loved the sense that we just don't know what most of these characters are willing to do or what they are truly seeking.
Egan has a great ability for writing multiple perspectives while keeping the main plot moving along nicely.
I hope she does continue this series at some point because she created an enigma with the Curosa. I would love to see it played out!
These characters jumped from the pages and never bored me with misplaced motivations or actions.
There are touches of noir, especially with Tal and Hartley. Keylinn's background adds so much to the greater picture of the universe. Even the short amount of time with Diamond's ghosts add layers of humanity to this ark starship in efficient detail. I loved the sense that we just don't know what most of these characters are willing to do or what they are truly seeking.
Egan has a great ability for writing multiple perspectives while keeping the main plot moving along nicely.
I hope she does continue this series at some point because she created an enigma with the Curosa. I would love to see it played out!
emilyrm's review
I liked it (pretty much all of the POV characters were compelling), but I feel like I might need to reread to fully appreciate all of the worldbuilding - between strange religions, futuristic technology, aliens, and clashing societies, I probably missed a few details on my first pass.
rhodered's review
4.0
I hope that Doris Egan takes a sabbatical from Hollywood and writes a sequel already! Come on, just do it for your fans.
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