A review by unevendays
Bernice Summerfield: Beyond the Sun by Matthew Jones
3.0
I did enjoy this book, although I feel it did Ursula Le Guin a bit of a disservice. The anarchistic society on Ursu was clearly modelled after Le Guin's book 'The Dispossessed' (even using the name 'Ursulan', but didn't really go into any of the qualities that make 'The Dispossessed' such a good book. It was used simply as an exotic backdrop for the story, which is a bit of a shame really.
The story wasn't bad (although Emile and Tomeka have to be two of the most annoying characters I have ever encountered) and liked the 'Visionaries' idea, especially how it was put to use. I did feel that the Ursulans were maybe a bit too sanguine about being occupied by the Sunless, but generally it was well executed.
The story wasn't bad (although Emile and Tomeka have to be two of the most annoying characters I have ever encountered) and liked the 'Visionaries' idea, especially how it was put to use. I did feel that the Ursulans were maybe a bit too sanguine about being occupied by the Sunless, but generally it was well executed.