A review by mschlat
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
3.0
One of those reads where I felt there wasn't enough book for what the author was trying to do. It's an interesting tale of a city built above the ocean (think oil rigs) in a dystopian world. Miller posits a diverse population with some crucial class differences but almost no politics (in that governance has been handed over to shadowy AIs). You have a host of narrators (not surprisingly, more connected than you first think), a mysterious broadcast about facets of the city, and the sudden appearance of a warrior woman with an attendant orca and polar bear.
That's a lot, and that description still skips a great deal of material. Miller brings it all together and answers (almost) all the questions, but it read too fast for me. I didn't really savor all the connections. However, I'd be interested in trying more books from Miller --- there's a ton of inventiveness here.
That's a lot, and that description still skips a great deal of material. Miller brings it all together and answers (almost) all the questions, but it read too fast for me. I didn't really savor all the connections. However, I'd be interested in trying more books from Miller --- there's a ton of inventiveness here.