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A review by sarah42783
Promised Land by Connie Willis, Cynthia Felice
4.0
I was a bit taken aback when I first realized that part of this book was actually a "space romance". I bought Promised Land because it's one of the very few Connie Willis I hadn't yet read and since I'm such a fan of hers I never bothered to read the book synopsis;)
Once I got over my initial surprise, I did end up enjoying the book quite a lot. Granted, it's not one of Willis' most accomplished novels (because of the collaboration with Cynthia Felice?). The characters are a bit superficial and the plot isn't very thick but the book is still a charming and very entertaining read. I particularly liked the "SF meets the Frontier" aspect of the novel and the world that Willis and Felice created in the book. I enjoyed the descriptions of Keramos and of life in the Frontier-like lanzies. Cleo and the fire monkeys were also a nice addition to the cast of characters.
Although Promised Land isn't half as complex or intense as Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog or other Connie Willis classics, it's still a fun, light-hearted tale.
Once I got over my initial surprise, I did end up enjoying the book quite a lot. Granted, it's not one of Willis' most accomplished novels (because of the collaboration with Cynthia Felice?). The characters are a bit superficial and the plot isn't very thick but the book is still a charming and very entertaining read. I particularly liked the "SF meets the Frontier" aspect of the novel and the world that Willis and Felice created in the book. I enjoyed the descriptions of Keramos and of life in the Frontier-like lanzies. Cleo and the fire monkeys were also a nice addition to the cast of characters.
Although Promised Land isn't half as complex or intense as Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog or other Connie Willis classics, it's still a fun, light-hearted tale.