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A review by kathodus
Prador Moon: A Novel of the Polity by Neal Asher
4.0
I'm re-reading Asher's Polity books, in chronological order within the Polity universe. I would not recommend this reading order for first-time readers, as the emotional impact of much of the story is stronger if you read them in the order they were written. However, I'm having fun re-reading them in this order, where any surprises are because I've forgotten details.
Prador Moon is sci-fi and horror together. Asher's characterization of alien flora and fauna is excellent (someone recently pointed this out on an SFF website I frequent, and it's true). The book is short and fast-paced, the universe vividly imagined and... fun seems the wrong word, but it is.
My main problem with the book is Asher's tendency to repeat adjectives/adverbs within the same or consecutive sentences. Seems like poor editing to me, but it's only a minor annoyance.
I'd give the book 4.5 stars if I could, but 5 seems a little high.
Prador Moon is sci-fi and horror together. Asher's characterization of alien flora and fauna is excellent (someone recently pointed this out on an SFF website I frequent, and it's true). The book is short and fast-paced, the universe vividly imagined and... fun seems the wrong word, but it is.
My main problem with the book is Asher's tendency to repeat adjectives/adverbs within the same or consecutive sentences. Seems like poor editing to me, but it's only a minor annoyance.
I'd give the book 4.5 stars if I could, but 5 seems a little high.