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A review by azrah786
Antimatter Blues by Edward Ashton
3.5
**I was provided with an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
CW: violence, blood, injury, body horror, death, medical trauma, genocide, war, colonisation, terminal illness
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Kicking off 2 years after the closing events of Mickey7, Antimatter Blues has us returning to the ice planet Niflheim and following (almost) everybody’s favourite and now retired Expendable as he faces a new conundrum.
I’m not going to give too much of the plot away so as not to spoil aspects of book 1 but this book can be classed as a standalone. That being said for the best experience I would recommend checking out Mickey7 before picking this one up as it does continue certain plot points from its predecessor.
Once again the story is easy to follow and Edward Ashton balances all the science and action perfectly with humour. Mickey is one of those easily likeable characters that will have you smiling and facepalming in equal measure and I really enjoyed being back with him and co for a new adventure. The banter between the characters was great.
There is a bit of an expansion to the specific world they live on in terms of what else is there but otherwise I would say this story didn’t add a lot when it came to wider worldbuilding.
The main reason I’d say I enjoyed this a little less than book 1 has to do with the pacing. The middle of the book did drag at times and this made the concluding events seem rushed and wrapped up extremely quickly.
I’d say this continuation was not really needed but it was an highly enjoyable read all the same though and I look forward to reading more from Edward Ashton in the future!
Final Rating – 3.5/5 Star
CW: violence, blood, injury, body horror, death, medical trauma, genocide, war, colonisation, terminal illness
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Kicking off 2 years after the closing events of Mickey7, Antimatter Blues has us returning to the ice planet Niflheim and following (almost) everybody’s favourite and now retired Expendable as he faces a new conundrum.
I’m not going to give too much of the plot away so as not to spoil aspects of book 1 but this book can be classed as a standalone. That being said for the best experience I would recommend checking out Mickey7 before picking this one up as it does continue certain plot points from its predecessor.
Once again the story is easy to follow and Edward Ashton balances all the science and action perfectly with humour. Mickey is one of those easily likeable characters that will have you smiling and facepalming in equal measure and I really enjoyed being back with him and co for a new adventure. The banter between the characters was great.
There is a bit of an expansion to the specific world they live on in terms of what else is there but otherwise I would say this story didn’t add a lot when it came to wider worldbuilding.
The main reason I’d say I enjoyed this a little less than book 1 has to do with the pacing. The middle of the book did drag at times and this made the concluding events seem rushed and wrapped up extremely quickly.
I’d say this continuation was not really needed but it was an highly enjoyable read all the same though and I look forward to reading more from Edward Ashton in the future!
Final Rating – 3.5/5 Star
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and War