A review by mcf
The Stars Now Unclaimed by Drew Williams

3.0

I enjoyed this -- it was long, but didn't really drag and, in fact, I think the writing got smoother and more natural as the book progressed. Early on, it was full of aggressive italics for emphasis in quotes, but by the end those had mostly vanished. The relationships that developed were convincing, particularly the one between the main character and the girl that is the object of the quest that opens the book, and the effort put into peopling the universe with a wide variety of carefully drawn species was admirable.