A review by billies_not_so_secret_diary
Antimatter Blues, by Edward Ashton

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Antimatter Blues 

by Edward Ashton 

Science Fiction 

NetGalley eARC 

For two years Mickey is still retired from his job of being an expendable, meaning for the last two years he hadn't died, but the reason he was able to retire has come back to haunt him. That antimatter bomb he said the creepers have, well if the humans want to make it through the upcoming winter, they need it back. But if he brings it back will that mean his retirement is over? 

A short book with quite a few flashbacks to the first, some needed some not, and a few extras about Mickey's life before signing up for the job. It's not a hard storyline to follow, the science of it is simple for the most part, and the native lifeforms are interesting, simple, but interesting. Though the new species could've used some more descriptions. 

The characters are likable, though some of them seem as if they are just filler, and others are even less than that, they don't even have a decent description. The world itself needs more history, it's only brushed over, as is the colony's habitat. They both need more so readers can center themselves into the world and what life is like. 

Not a bad story; short, simple, and suitable for readers fourteen and older. 

3 Stars