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Obsidio by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman
5.0
One of the best sci-fi series I've ever read. One of the best YA series I've ever read. That both of those things are true about the same series is astonishing.
Obsidio is the impossibly fantastic culmination of The Illuminae Files.
A glorious band of ragtag kids stands in their way; an interstellar Goonies, outsmarting and out-clevering the bad guys at every turn. They're a joyous mess - headstrong, stubborn, dangerous, and funny in a completely refreshing way. Among them is also AIDAN, a military grade artificial intelligence system that is part remorseless murderer, part plucky sidekick, and ever-so-slightly human.
Obsidio has every kind of sci-fi combat: hand-to-hand, surface-to-air, ship-to-ship, and, of course, technology being used - and technology using them. There's a big cautionary tale here about reliance on computers, but sometimes in his simplicity, AIDAN has more common sense than his human counterparts.
This series is fun, funny, and devilishly clever. The writing is electric; whether people are speaking or texting, their individual personalities rocket off the page. I wish I had written this. I wish it would never end. I made an audible noise of despair when I turned the last page, I was so sad to be finished.
Obsidio is the impossibly fantastic culmination of The Illuminae Files.
A glorious band of ragtag kids stands in their way; an interstellar Goonies, outsmarting and out-clevering the bad guys at every turn. They're a joyous mess - headstrong, stubborn, dangerous, and funny in a completely refreshing way. Among them is also AIDAN, a military grade artificial intelligence system that is part remorseless murderer, part plucky sidekick, and ever-so-slightly human.
Obsidio has every kind of sci-fi combat: hand-to-hand, surface-to-air, ship-to-ship, and, of course, technology being used - and technology using them. There's a big cautionary tale here about reliance on computers, but sometimes in his simplicity, AIDAN has more common sense than his human counterparts.
This series is fun, funny, and devilishly clever. The writing is electric; whether people are speaking or texting, their individual personalities rocket off the page. I wish I had written this. I wish it would never end. I made an audible noise of despair when I turned the last page, I was so sad to be finished.