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A review by rheingoldriver
Nightwatch over Windscar by K. Eason
5.0
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an unbiased review!
Nightwatch Over Windscar continues The Weep series, with all of the strengths of the first and not a single bit of mid-series downturn. Iari and Gaer are back, and Gaer's chapters continue to be my favorite (and we also get a bonus Char chapter partway through!) Eason sustains character voices masterfully, and as in Hinterlands it's delightful to see Iari and Gaer adapt each other's speech patterns.
The story takes off where we were at the end of Hinterlands, and if you've read the first book, you'll realize that's no small task - but Windscar totally delivers. It's 400 pages of adventure as Iari gets her first field command and has to figure out what that means for her and how she's going to deal with her newfound (and not entirely wanted) responsibility.
I'm always a fan of politics in any spec fic that I read - that's part of why I loved Rory so much - and there's enough politics here to keep me happy, but not too much to distract from the mystery & military scifi plots. Indeed, it's pretty incredible how much Eason was able to pack into this novel, without sacrificing depth of character or worldbuilding.
And if it's been a while since you read Hinterlands, don't worry - Windscar does a pretty good job of jogging your memory at the start, so you'll get caught up on all the important plot points you need to know.
Overall, Nightwatch Over Windscar is an easy 5/5 for me, this was the first book I've ever requested as an ARC and I couldn't have asked for a better one!
Nightwatch Over Windscar continues The Weep series, with all of the strengths of the first and not a single bit of mid-series downturn. Iari and Gaer are back, and Gaer's chapters continue to be my favorite (and we also get a bonus Char chapter partway through!) Eason sustains character voices masterfully, and as in Hinterlands it's delightful to see Iari and Gaer adapt each other's speech patterns.
The story takes off where we were at the end of Hinterlands, and if you've read the first book, you'll realize that's no small task - but Windscar totally delivers. It's 400 pages of adventure as Iari gets her first field command and has to figure out what that means for her and how she's going to deal with her newfound (and not entirely wanted) responsibility.
I'm always a fan of politics in any spec fic that I read - that's part of why I loved Rory so much - and there's enough politics here to keep me happy, but not too much to distract from the mystery & military scifi plots. Indeed, it's pretty incredible how much Eason was able to pack into this novel, without sacrificing depth of character or worldbuilding.
And if it's been a while since you read Hinterlands, don't worry - Windscar does a pretty good job of jogging your memory at the start, so you'll get caught up on all the important plot points you need to know.
Overall, Nightwatch Over Windscar is an easy 5/5 for me, this was the first book I've ever requested as an ARC and I couldn't have asked for a better one!