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A review by kittyg
The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
3.0
I read this one in just two days as it was a very easy one to get through. I’ve read quite a few works by this author and enjoyed them, but I think this is the first standalone by her I’ve tried.
I do think this bears a few similarities to her Calculating Stars series, but we’re following a character called Tesla Crane who is on her honeymoon and travelling on a massive luxury space ship. She’s travelling incognito as she’s a pretty famous character, and her husband is helping to protect her.
There is a murder quickly after they arrive on the ship and Tesla’s husband is very quickly accused as the murderer. Tesla is adamant that it can’t be him and is keen to call up her lawyer (despite massive time delays due to space travel) and get his name cleared.
The story was quite fast paced and I found it easy to enjoy the plot. I didn’t fall in love with any characters specifically but I liked the the concepts of the luxury ship and the way that the mystery slowly got revealed to the reader with more layers. There were a few twists but I think some were a little more obvious than others. 3.5*s in the end from me.
I do think this bears a few similarities to her Calculating Stars series, but we’re following a character called Tesla Crane who is on her honeymoon and travelling on a massive luxury space ship. She’s travelling incognito as she’s a pretty famous character, and her husband is helping to protect her.
There is a murder quickly after they arrive on the ship and Tesla’s husband is very quickly accused as the murderer. Tesla is adamant that it can’t be him and is keen to call up her lawyer (despite massive time delays due to space travel) and get his name cleared.
The story was quite fast paced and I found it easy to enjoy the plot. I didn’t fall in love with any characters specifically but I liked the the concepts of the luxury ship and the way that the mystery slowly got revealed to the reader with more layers. There were a few twists but I think some were a little more obvious than others. 3.5*s in the end from me.