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A review by grayjay
The Radiant Seas by Catherine Asaro
3.0
The first half of this novel reminded me of the middle of Romeo and Juliet. The lovers are secretly married and no one knows where they are (presumed dead!). We get little glimpses of their life together in between boring sub plots about interstellar intrigue and war where Kurj (Tybalt) runs around being a rapey, unlikable, genius, and generally an unsympathetic character.
The second half of the novel is better if you can get past all the hard science fiction. The Radiance War is told in a digestible way by focusing on characters you can understand rather than spaceship battles or anything like that.
The second half of the novel is better if you can get past all the hard science fiction. The Radiance War is told in a digestible way by focusing on characters you can understand rather than spaceship battles or anything like that.