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A review by caphaloralb
Outland by Dennis E. Taylor
4.0
Taylor can't really write interesting characters, they're all pretty much stand ins for his middle aged white self, with similar humour, world view and a weird obsession over coffee? Or maybe it's just the same sit-com coffee joke repeated a million times.
Nonetheless I enjoy his books, the plot is exciting and the sci-fi is fun, combined with a stellar narrator in the audiobooks, they're a great diversion.
Outland is somewhat weaker than the Bobiverse, just to get that out of the way - a lot of the science exposition reads like a documentary about volcanoes.
The antagonists are fairly cartoonish and as paper thin as the rest of the characters, which makes the conflict feel flat as well.
Still liked it, but for anyone considering picking this up, be aware of those caveats. Also make sure you get the 2019 rewrite.
Nonetheless I enjoy his books, the plot is exciting and the sci-fi is fun, combined with a stellar narrator in the audiobooks, they're a great diversion.
Outland is somewhat weaker than the Bobiverse, just to get that out of the way - a lot of the science exposition reads like a documentary about volcanoes.
The antagonists are fairly cartoonish and as paper thin as the rest of the characters, which makes the conflict feel flat as well.
Still liked it, but for anyone considering picking this up, be aware of those caveats. Also make sure you get the 2019 rewrite.