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adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is an astonishingly immersive sci-fi story. The writing style is both easy to get into flow with and to imagine while also not being overly tech-y. It's clear that the author has experience working with Big Machines, which is cool!
This book is long, but it didn't really "feel its length" in a laggy way because it felt instead like all of the little details and political things that would absolutely go into running a space colony had space to be explored, and I definitely want that.
The motivations of all of the characters makes sense even when they're being sneaky or manipulative or selfish. I find myself agonizing over seeing everyones' sides even if I myself want to agree with one side or the other, which is awesome and is definitely a sign of a super-engaging story and world.
The planet exploration stuff was super cool and difficult to predict. I really enjoyed both the "what will this alien planet bring us??" parts AND the "politics on the ship" parts.
Really really cool stuff. I'm definitely going to lend my copy to other friends who are huge sci-fi fans -- I think this book is accessible both to people who like softer sci-fi that focuses a lot on human interactions and such AND to people who like the technology, hacking, planet-exploration aspects too.
This book is long, but it didn't really "feel its length" in a laggy way because it felt instead like all of the little details and political things that would absolutely go into running a space colony had space to be explored, and I definitely want that.
The motivations of all of the characters makes sense even when they're being sneaky or manipulative or selfish. I find myself agonizing over seeing everyones' sides even if I myself want to agree with one side or the other, which is awesome and is definitely a sign of a super-engaging story and world.
The planet exploration stuff was super cool and difficult to predict. I really enjoyed both the "what will this alien planet bring us??" parts AND the "politics on the ship" parts.
Really really cool stuff. I'm definitely going to lend my copy to other friends who are huge sci-fi fans -- I think this book is accessible both to people who like softer sci-fi that focuses a lot on human interactions and such AND to people who like the technology, hacking, planet-exploration aspects too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence