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Far from the Light of Heaven
by Tade Thompson
This book begins well, with a strong premise that had me interested immediately. Colony-ship Ragtime has sailed through the stars for ten years. But when first mate Michelle Campion wakes up, she discovers a horrible crime has happened, the ship's AI has broken or gone AWOL, and she has no idea how to figure out what happened. Investigator Rasheed Fin goes on board to take a look...
A closed room mystery, in other words. As someone who loves crime fic and SF, this was right up my street. I think I enjoyed the SF elements the most - the broader world was fascinating, I wanted to know more about the ship's AI, the colony worlds, the aliens, etc.
After the aforementioned strong beginning, the mystery element didn't work as well for me - there was less an investigation and more happened-upon discovery in places. It also ends fairly abruptly. I was left with a sense that it wasn't quite finished, but without enough strings for another book (of course I could be wrong about that).
A promising, interesting read that is trying new things, and I'd definitely like to return to the author again.
A closed room mystery, in other words. As someone who loves crime fic and SF, this was right up my street. I think I enjoyed the SF elements the most - the broader world was fascinating, I wanted to know more about the ship's AI, the colony worlds, the aliens, etc.
After the aforementioned strong beginning, the mystery element didn't work as well for me - there was less an investigation and more happened-upon discovery in places. It also ends fairly abruptly. I was left with a sense that it wasn't quite finished, but without enough strings for another book (of course I could be wrong about that).
A promising, interesting read that is trying new things, and I'd definitely like to return to the author again.