984 reviews for:

Antimatter Blues

Edward Ashton

3.83 AVERAGE

blue_goose's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

scytale's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

callen1707's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

seamus_98's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jengator80's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

spookydragon's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

disreputable_dog's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

ramfry's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

melanie_l's review against another edition

3.25

slow-paced

ludo_ke's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Ashton's much anticipated sequel to Mickey 7 had not disappointed in the slightest. It's not often that I find myself having a reading experience as fun as with Antimatter Blues, but it was an absolutely intense, wild ride of a novel. One element that I really found strong was how the world had developed through Speaker, a diplomatic guide that Mickey must rely on as he must navigate the unfamiliar landscape of Niflheim in attempts to retrieve a missing bomb that threatens the peace of all life forms. Speaker, a creeper who previously had not spoken

, is revealed to possess the capabilities of human speech using an augmented voice box, which not only provides an alternative insight about the creepers, but showed the quirky and sarcastic personality of Speaker himself, which I thought was quite comical!

 

I'd have to say that I am biased in my review as the

witty characters, hive mind entities, and horrifying creatures completely capture a stunning collection

of all my favourite sci-fi elements. I did not have high expectations going into reading Antimatter Blues, but I'd have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by how much I had enjoyed this :)

 

Also, I thought the ending was a little flat, but it was hilarious

how ironic Command's sacrifice was for Niflheim. It was perfectly satisfying and comical haha