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A review by snowcrash
Linesman by S.K. Dunstall
3.0
This is an interesting sci-fi book. Interesting in that it goes beyond typical tropes and puts forth the question, do ships have souls? Is there an energy band we can't measure, but humans can sense and manipulate? This is the core of the book.
The characters are a bit bland, though. There is a lot of discussion about the lines, what each does and how radical Ean is with his singing. Ean is full of self-doubt. Rossi is an annoying bully. Radko rocks. But the lines and the ships have more life than the people within them. Most of the characters are singularly focused one thing.
I found the idea of the lines and ship souls to be magical. Appealing. Also the point that radical shifts usually come from someone not "properly trained" in the arts. Ean is like Steve Wozniak, told it was impossible to build personal computers, during the time of mainframes. Ean is continually told by the line trainers what he is doing is impossible.
I will pick up the next two, as I am curious about the lines. The first book is a bit rough around the edges. It is the first by the two sisters & I hope they get better with experience.
The characters are a bit bland, though. There is a lot of discussion about the lines, what each does and how radical Ean is with his singing. Ean is full of self-doubt. Rossi is an annoying bully. Radko rocks. But the lines and the ships have more life than the people within them. Most of the characters are singularly focused one thing.
I found the idea of the lines and ship souls to be magical. Appealing. Also the point that radical shifts usually come from someone not "properly trained" in the arts. Ean is like Steve Wozniak, told it was impossible to build personal computers, during the time of mainframes. Ean is continually told by the line trainers what he is doing is impossible.
I will pick up the next two, as I am curious about the lines. The first book is a bit rough around the edges. It is the first by the two sisters & I hope they get better with experience.