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A review by jshaden
Linesman by S.K. Dunstall
4.0
Disclaimer - I won an Advanced Reader Copy of this book through a publisher giveaway.
An excellent first in series which I would give 4.5 stars if I could, the author successfully builds universe with a spacefareing humanity using a poorly understood alien technology. By not explaining everything from the get go, I was drawn in hoping to understand more about what was going on as the main character, Ean, learns more. Even better from my perspective, while there are clearly more tales to tell in this universe, this first novel tells a complete story with resolution unlike many first novels in planned series recently. While the pacing was occasionally disorienting, it worked since it was a reflection of Ean's mental state at those points. I look forward to reading more books in the series.
An excellent first in series which I would give 4.5 stars if I could, the author successfully builds universe with a spacefareing humanity using a poorly understood alien technology. By not explaining everything from the get go, I was drawn in hoping to understand more about what was going on as the main character, Ean, learns more. Even better from my perspective, while there are clearly more tales to tell in this universe, this first novel tells a complete story with resolution unlike many first novels in planned series recently. While the pacing was occasionally disorienting, it worked since it was a reflection of Ean's mental state at those points. I look forward to reading more books in the series.