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kasfire's review against another edition
5.0
5/5 Stars
What an amazing and intricate Sci-Fi novel! Norma Hinkens has this fabulous way of writing her world as if the reader is actually living it. Though there is technology and customs that the readers do not know, she is able to write the explanations in a way that it doesn't seem as if she is explaining things. It's more immersive rather than descriptive.
And the plot is rather unique as well. Yes, we all know the general "AI becomes self-aware and takes over humanity" story-line, but Norma Hinkens goes beyond that. This novel is more about the journey of Trattora and her quest to save her people. The AI actually has very little to do with the overall plot in this first installment.
Plus, who doesn't love reading and watching the characters' growth throughout a novel? Every character was super fleshed out and real. They had their faults and some were also easily disliked (looking at you Sarth). But then there were others that you dislike and feel odd about at first and you grow to love. The character connections throughout this novel were phenomenal and intricate.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Sci-Fi genre. It is a good novel to introduce you into the genre, as well as a good novel for long time Sci-Fi lovers!
What an amazing and intricate Sci-Fi novel! Norma Hinkens has this fabulous way of writing her world as if the reader is actually living it. Though there is technology and customs that the readers do not know, she is able to write the explanations in a way that it doesn't seem as if she is explaining things. It's more immersive rather than descriptive.
And the plot is rather unique as well. Yes, we all know the general "AI becomes self-aware and takes over humanity" story-line, but Norma Hinkens goes beyond that. This novel is more about the journey of Trattora and her quest to save her people. The AI actually has very little to do with the overall plot in this first installment.
Plus, who doesn't love reading and watching the characters' growth throughout a novel? Every character was super fleshed out and real. They had their faults and some were also easily disliked (looking at you Sarth). But then there were others that you dislike and feel odd about at first and you grow to love. The character connections throughout this novel were phenomenal and intricate.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Sci-Fi genre. It is a good novel to introduce you into the genre, as well as a good novel for long time Sci-Fi lovers!
gardeningreader's review against another edition
3.0
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is a fun book. There are many twists and turns. The characters are pretty well developed. The author did a great job of putting me into the world she has created. The world is well developed and interesting.
I wanted to keep reading and I will read the rest of the books in the series. I want to know why the babies were sent away and would love to see the AI that is at the root of the beginning of the book more explained/developed.
The relationships are intricate and it was great to see the loyalty and understanding amongst her, her best friend and the slave they meet that is like her.
I don't every give spoilers (at least not intentionally) but this is worth a read if you enjoy future novels set in space. There are a couple of areas that were a little harder for me to believe in but I am hoping that they will make more sense in the future novels.
At a minimum, this was a fun, interesting, relatively fast read.
I wanted to keep reading and I will read the rest of the books in the series. I want to know why the babies were sent away and would love to see the AI that is at the root of the beginning of the book more explained/developed.
The relationships are intricate and it was great to see the loyalty and understanding amongst her, her best friend and the slave they meet that is like her.
I don't every give spoilers (at least not intentionally) but this is worth a read if you enjoy future novels set in space. There are a couple of areas that were a little harder for me to believe in but I am hoping that they will make more sense in the future novels.
At a minimum, this was a fun, interesting, relatively fast read.
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