A review by d_audy
Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton, Gareth L. Powell

4.0

Don’t let the length fool you, this is a fully realized space opera universe that comes to life in this novella that interweaves in a compelling way hard sci-fi world building and themes with a rather unique and touching love story between two intriguing and loveable characters. At its core there are ideas about stasis vs. evolution that is a very classical sci-fi theme (going at least way back to Frank Herbert, but no doubt even older), but Hamilton and Powell give those ideas a modern twist (readers of either authors or Alastair Reynolds will feel right at home) and execute the story really well with a surprising depth of detail for such a concise format, with many well realized vignettes about different worlds and human societies.

The main plot is perhaps a little predictable, but that doesn’t hurt much the overall enjoyment.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and a half