Reviews

The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal

ejthomas's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.0

smartflutist661's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Living out my dream in books. And doing it with 1960s technology. The alternate history is impressively convincing. The science is terrible (differential pressure gauges should show 0 if two hatches have the same pressure on both sides; the moon's gravity is 1/6 Earth's, not 1/16). Luckily this has effectively zero impact on the story, which is more about how this crew navigates all the tensions of the 50s and 60s, plus both a recent and incipient catastrophe. I hope we get to see plenty more of this timeline.

yyecats's review

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

c_morning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.75

alese's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Excrement, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Vomit

daniber's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

jeannis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

luminous's review

5.0

I just love these books. Narration excellent. Only issue is Kowal can't do all the accents. I'm especially thinking of Brooklyn and Spanish accents, which made me cringe. Minor complaints, though, in this fun, quite positive series about colonizing the moon and Mars. Social commentary was much better done in this installment as well, along with character growth.

wood656's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5