A review by beardybot
The Glorious Angels by Justina Robson
2.0
The first 400 pages feel like a long-winded introduction, interspersed with the odd "shocking" sex scene. It's certainly not bad, and better when it picks up the pace, but feels stretched out.
Don't expect feminism. The author says so herself, and she's not joking. The ultimate powers might be in women in theory, and they certainly have talents not outside the usual sci-fi fare, but the best women are vulnerable and girlish, and the big strong man that gets stuff done in every case is a man. The main characters might be the Huntingore family, the empress Torada, and Parlumi Night on the surface, but the story doesn't happen at all without Tzaban, Alide, Mazhd, Borze or Gau Tam.
Don't expect feminism. The author says so herself, and she's not joking. The ultimate powers might be in women in theory, and they certainly have talents not outside the usual sci-fi fare, but the best women are vulnerable and girlish, and the big strong man that gets stuff done in every case is a man. The main characters might be the Huntingore family, the empress Torada, and Parlumi Night on the surface, but the story doesn't happen at all without Tzaban, Alide, Mazhd, Borze or Gau Tam.