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A review by bellatora
Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding
5.0
I need to read more sci-fi/fantasy. It’s so…refreshing. I am damn tired of reading angsty books that confront The Heavy Issues or crappy paranormal romance. Some action, some decent characterization and a pinch of the fantastic. That is what I need more of in my life.
I got a little tired of the ship fights in this book – is it a guy thing to enjoy these kind of battles? Things blow up. Or don’t. It’s really boring to read about. But the rest of the story was great!
It’s definitely like Firefly, except more dysfunctional and if Malcolm Reynolds was a selfish prick in the beginning. It was great watching the crew come together, though the only ones I cared about were Frey, Crake and Jez. Frey because he was the captain and even though he was a tool, he grew out of it. Crake I loved because he is a good guy with a dark past. My literary type! And Jez because she is my type of heroine – competent and with secret awesomeness, plus dark secrets. Malvery, etc. I didn’t care about as much. They rounded out the crew well, but I feel like they could be replaced. I did love the pirate queen, Trinica. She is also a lady with a tragic past (helped along by Frey…he really isn’t that sympathetic for most of the novel).
This book is classified as sci fi, but I would put it in fantasy. It’s steampunk, but it’s all about magic (even the robot is really a golem). And there’s no knowledge of space or other planets or anything. But it was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, which is a sci fi award. Guess sci fi/fantasy classification really is a matter of personal taste.
I got a little tired of the ship fights in this book – is it a guy thing to enjoy these kind of battles? Things blow up. Or don’t. It’s really boring to read about. But the rest of the story was great!
It’s definitely like Firefly, except more dysfunctional and if Malcolm Reynolds was a selfish prick in the beginning. It was great watching the crew come together, though the only ones I cared about were Frey, Crake and Jez. Frey because he was the captain and even though he was a tool, he grew out of it. Crake I loved because he is a good guy with a dark past. My literary type! And Jez because she is my type of heroine – competent and with secret awesomeness, plus dark secrets. Malvery, etc. I didn’t care about as much. They rounded out the crew well, but I feel like they could be replaced. I did love the pirate queen, Trinica. She is also a lady with a tragic past (helped along by Frey…he really isn’t that sympathetic for most of the novel).
This book is classified as sci fi, but I would put it in fantasy. It’s steampunk, but it’s all about magic (even the robot is really a golem). And there’s no knowledge of space or other planets or anything. But it was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, which is a sci fi award. Guess sci fi/fantasy classification really is a matter of personal taste.