A review by ronpayne
Exordia by Seth Dickinson

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

A first contact sci-fi set in the 2010s in which the aliens are incredibly alien in their thinking. Imaging the cast of LOST investigating an alien object, except Dickinson knows what the proverbial red button does, and whether or not you push it has massive personal and galactic consequences. I'm reading reviews rating it from 1-5 stars and kind of agreeing with all of them. I'm giving it a high rating because parts are great, but honestly, some parts were a slog.