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A review by annarella
Plutoshine by Lucy Kissick
5.0
It’s been ages since last I read a hard sci-fi novel, a novel where there’s plenty of scientific facts and we are shown what will be in a century of time.
But Plutoshine is more complex than that because it’s also the story of people, of their relationship. It’s the story of the relationship between a scientist, Lucian, and a child, Nou.
And this is not enough because there’s also plenty of mysteries: what happened to Nou and her father, who is trying to sabotage the activities of the group of scientists?
The author did an excellent job in balancing the different aspects of the story and never going in “all hard scientific facts” or “very poignant and emotional charged story”.
All these elements are present but they’re part of a gripping and fascinating plot.
There’s plenty of fascinating features in this book: Pluto, the remote non planet, an alien world dominated by ice; the terraforming and the construction of the mirror; the relationship amongst the characters and the mysteries.
I think that Lucy Kissick can surely write, and I loved how she developed the world building and the characters.
The storytelling is fascinating and kept me turning pages.
I was fascinated by the scientific part: the author knows what they’re talking about and you feel they’re excellent science communicators.
It was a fascinating reading experience, a classic sci-fi upgraded for the contemporary readers.
It’s strongly recommended.
Many thanks to Gollancz, Will O’Mullane, and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
But Plutoshine is more complex than that because it’s also the story of people, of their relationship. It’s the story of the relationship between a scientist, Lucian, and a child, Nou.
And this is not enough because there’s also plenty of mysteries: what happened to Nou and her father, who is trying to sabotage the activities of the group of scientists?
The author did an excellent job in balancing the different aspects of the story and never going in “all hard scientific facts” or “very poignant and emotional charged story”.
All these elements are present but they’re part of a gripping and fascinating plot.
There’s plenty of fascinating features in this book: Pluto, the remote non planet, an alien world dominated by ice; the terraforming and the construction of the mirror; the relationship amongst the characters and the mysteries.
I think that Lucy Kissick can surely write, and I loved how she developed the world building and the characters.
The storytelling is fascinating and kept me turning pages.
I was fascinated by the scientific part: the author knows what they’re talking about and you feel they’re excellent science communicators.
It was a fascinating reading experience, a classic sci-fi upgraded for the contemporary readers.
It’s strongly recommended.
Many thanks to Gollancz, Will O’Mullane, and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine