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sarahareinhard's review
5.0
Discovery had me delighted from the beginning. For one thing it has nuns in space.
Sit with that for a while. An order of nuns, the Rescue Sisters of St. Joseph de Cupertino, whose focus is in space.
Over the years, I’ve followed quite a few of the adventures of the Sisters in space, and a few of them, like Sister Ann, have become friends I meet again. This, though, is the first full-length novel with the Rescue Sisters in it; my other brushes with them have been short stories in collections Fabian has contributed to.
Discovery also has an alien spaceship and plenty of human drama. In fact, there’s an underlying mystery, at least two missions that I remember, and some great dialogue. Oh, and some romance. (Not much. But…some.)
The alien spaceship is the big pull, as high-dollar researches seek to cash in on the possibilities. The crew involved finds itself divided between the intellectuals, with the ideas and research, and the working class, who have the practical “how to get it done” knowledge. In the midst of this struggle, there’s the line between the ethical and moral boundaries that divide them in other ways.
Fabian crafts worlds and stories with the same care some people take with their holiday dinners or their artisan quilts. Her characters and plot interweave to make an experience that will make you want to revisit it and reread it and share it with others.
Deep space nuns, surreal adventures, and more than one mystery: Discovery will keep you turning the pages and longing for more.
Sit with that for a while. An order of nuns, the Rescue Sisters of St. Joseph de Cupertino, whose focus is in space.
Over the years, I’ve followed quite a few of the adventures of the Sisters in space, and a few of them, like Sister Ann, have become friends I meet again. This, though, is the first full-length novel with the Rescue Sisters in it; my other brushes with them have been short stories in collections Fabian has contributed to.
Discovery also has an alien spaceship and plenty of human drama. In fact, there’s an underlying mystery, at least two missions that I remember, and some great dialogue. Oh, and some romance. (Not much. But…some.)
The alien spaceship is the big pull, as high-dollar researches seek to cash in on the possibilities. The crew involved finds itself divided between the intellectuals, with the ideas and research, and the working class, who have the practical “how to get it done” knowledge. In the midst of this struggle, there’s the line between the ethical and moral boundaries that divide them in other ways.
Fabian crafts worlds and stories with the same care some people take with their holiday dinners or their artisan quilts. Her characters and plot interweave to make an experience that will make you want to revisit it and reread it and share it with others.
Deep space nuns, surreal adventures, and more than one mystery: Discovery will keep you turning the pages and longing for more.
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