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The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
2.0

Yeah... It was fine.

I like the ship, and the science. I also liked Telsa's back story - it was probably more intriguing than the story presented here.

There were several issues with this book. They start with the main character(s) been pretty unlikable - especially Tesla herself. There's next to no reason for her to stick her oversized bank balance and nose into any of this.

By the end, I was just tired and hardly paying attention. I heard the murderers reveal, but really wasn't bother by that point. Could have been anyone, for all the ground work that lead into it.

Mostly fine, but I hope the authors other books are better. I've heard good stuff.