A review by theartolater
The Daedalus Incident by Michael J. Martinez
4.0
I'm not sure if it's just that I've picked up a lot of books that are going along the "two plots are seemingly unrelated, but end up intertwining in unpredictable and interesting ways" theme, but we can add The Daedalus Incident to that list regardless
On one hand, you have an alternate late-1700s where spacebound pirate/merchant ships exist and there's a lot of political and interstellar strife. On the other, you have the future 400 years later regarding a Mars expedition that has a lot of mysteries happening on the uninhabited red planet.
As usually happens with these books, I felt really invested in the future story while finding the alternate history lacking until things started to make sense. With that said, the payoff was such where I didn't feel my time in the story I was less into was a waste. There's a lot of fun elements in all areas here, and the ending was really interesting.
This won't be for everyone, but it's worth your time if you're looking for something a little different.
On one hand, you have an alternate late-1700s where spacebound pirate/merchant ships exist and there's a lot of political and interstellar strife. On the other, you have the future 400 years later regarding a Mars expedition that has a lot of mysteries happening on the uninhabited red planet.
As usually happens with these books, I felt really invested in the future story while finding the alternate history lacking until things started to make sense. With that said, the payoff was such where I didn't feel my time in the story I was less into was a waste. There's a lot of fun elements in all areas here, and the ending was really interesting.
This won't be for everyone, but it's worth your time if you're looking for something a little different.