A review by tome15
Crossways by Jacey Bedford
3.0
Bedford, Jacey. Crossways. Psi Tech No. 2. Daw, 2016.
Crossways is a rather routine space opera. Our heroes—an agent with enhanced Psi powers and her Jump ship pilot—fight ruthless corporate powers to rescue colonists abandoned in fold space. On the plus side, the book as a lot of action and espionage drama, but I have seen all these elements done better other places. For example, consider the void dragons. These are boojums we meet in fold space that may be real or may be figments from our subconscious. If you want to see this done much better, read Cordwainer Smith’s “The Game of Rat and Dragon.”
Crossways is a rather routine space opera. Our heroes—an agent with enhanced Psi powers and her Jump ship pilot—fight ruthless corporate powers to rescue colonists abandoned in fold space. On the plus side, the book as a lot of action and espionage drama, but I have seen all these elements done better other places. For example, consider the void dragons. These are boojums we meet in fold space that may be real or may be figments from our subconscious. If you want to see this done much better, read Cordwainer Smith’s “The Game of Rat and Dragon.”