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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The House of Reclamation is an organization dedicated to rescuing those who are in distress regardless of their affliction.
Those who join have their own reasons for being apart of the house but all had denounced their loyalty towards other groups.
A team from the House of Reclamation answered a distress call from a downed passenger ship and the closer they get the more the crew realizes that there's more going on with that ship than they thought.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
All the characters were well developed.
The multiple POVs added context to each POV even if that character wasn't aware of the connection.
I loved most of the characters and I have a soft spot for Nod
The only character I wasn't a fan of was Ona Sudak.
Like she's an unrepentant war criminal.
She didn't feel guilty for her actions and she kept justifying them to herself and anyone who would listen.
The only thing that she feels bad about was that her people wanted to put her on trail as they should because she committed a genocide.
I also couldn't believe she tried to use Adam as a example of a good human when she didn't even really care about him.
Like she only slept with him because she wanted to use his musings for a poem.
She didn't care about him as a person, so I kinda grinned when the Judge said he was a child and shouldn't be used as an example.
Anyways, it's a great light space opera read and it's really enjoyable. Most of the things sprinkled throughout the book connects to the end.
Those who join have their own reasons for being apart of the house but all had denounced their loyalty towards other groups.
A team from the House of Reclamation answered a distress call from a downed passenger ship and the closer they get the more the crew realizes that there's more going on with that ship than they thought.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
All the characters were well developed.
The multiple POVs added context to each POV even if that character wasn't aware of the connection.
I loved most of the characters and I have a soft spot for Nod
Spoiler
though at times I worried about them and their working conditions. I hope they're getting hazard pay.The only character I wasn't a fan of was Ona Sudak.
Spoiler
Like she's an unrepentant war criminal.
She didn't feel guilty for her actions and she kept justifying them to herself and anyone who would listen.
The only thing that she feels bad about was that her people wanted to put her on trail as they should because she committed a genocide.
I also couldn't believe she tried to use Adam as a example of a good human when she didn't even really care about him.
Like she only slept with him because she wanted to use his musings for a poem.
She didn't care about him as a person, so I kinda grinned when the Judge said he was a child and shouldn't be used as an example.
Anyways, it's a great light space opera read and it's really enjoyable. Most of the things sprinkled throughout the book connects to the end.
Death, destruction, and redemption. This book has it all and I LOVED IT!! Been seeing this book on a lot of the best Sci-Fi of the year lists and that praise is well deserved. Thank you Mr. Powell! Looking forward to continuing on and seeing where this story takes us.
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Excellent! The best science-fiction I've read since The Expanse series
Embers of War is the first book in a new series from Gareth L. Powell. I'm not going to discuss the plot details - the summary is available elsewhere. The book completed a great story arc that included political and military considerations and left me feeling that many of the key characters had either received their dues, or had been given the means to absolve themselves. This sets up things nicely for the future.
There are a variety of key characters, each with a fascinating aspect to their backstory. Each chapter is written from the perspective of one of these characters. I found this a little tricky initially, until I got to know them, but it was an innovative way of moving the story forward along with quickly developing the motivations of the characters. This approach, coupled with many short chapters added a nice sense of pace to the narrative.
I felt the world building provided just enough context to understand what was happening, but pleasantly didn't get bogged down in extraneous details, so there is lots of potential for future books to go in a variety of directions.
The book left me wanting to know more about what will happen next - fortunately, it isn't too long until the next book, Fleet of Knives, is released.
There are a variety of key characters, each with a fascinating aspect to their backstory. Each chapter is written from the perspective of one of these characters. I found this a little tricky initially, until I got to know them, but it was an innovative way of moving the story forward along with quickly developing the motivations of the characters. This approach, coupled with many short chapters added a nice sense of pace to the narrative.
I felt the world building provided just enough context to understand what was happening, but pleasantly didn't get bogged down in extraneous details, so there is lots of potential for future books to go in a variety of directions.
The book left me wanting to know more about what will happen next - fortunately, it isn't too long until the next book, Fleet of Knives, is released.
Ok, andiamo con ordine.
Mi aspettavo che mi piacesse molto, questo libro. Veloce, divertente, quella fantascienza leggera di cui tutti ogni tanto abbiamo bisogno. E dopo The Expanse volevo solo continuare a leggere di roba nello Spazio. Purtroppo però il libro ha alcuni difetti non da poco: è scritto bene ma parte lento e non si capisce dove voglia andare a parare. Pagine e pagine di ricordi e conflitti interiori di personaggi di cui, sinceramente, non mi importava nulla. La trama, che inizia più o meno a metà libro, è poi vista e rivista e la cosa neanche mi disturberebbe tanto se non fosse che i diffetti si accumulano fino a sovrastare i pregi. Insomma, so che a molti è piaciuto molto, a me ha prevalentemente annoiato, pur avendolo finito in un paio di giorni.
Mi aspettavo che mi piacesse molto, questo libro. Veloce, divertente, quella fantascienza leggera di cui tutti ogni tanto abbiamo bisogno. E dopo The Expanse volevo solo continuare a leggere di roba nello Spazio. Purtroppo però il libro ha alcuni difetti non da poco: è scritto bene ma parte lento e non si capisce dove voglia andare a parare. Pagine e pagine di ricordi e conflitti interiori di personaggi di cui, sinceramente, non mi importava nulla. La trama, che inizia più o meno a metà libro, è poi vista e rivista e la cosa neanche mi disturberebbe tanto se non fosse che i diffetti si accumulano fino a sovrastare i pregi. Insomma, so che a molti è piaciuto molto, a me ha prevalentemente annoiato, pur avendolo finito in un paio di giorni.
Author Gareth L. Powell reading a 15 minutes excerpt from chapters 3 and 4 of "Embers of War" at FantasyCon 2016.
From that bit alone, I am excited to read this in 2018. :)
From that bit alone, I am excited to read this in 2018. :)