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Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
2.0

I'm a huge fan of [a:Adrian Tchaikovsky|1445909|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1282303363p2/1445909.jpg], and I usually love his amazing creativity and literate writing style, but this one was just not for me.

The story here was not particularly original or even a fresh take on a familiar one. I also didn't much care for the blackly humorous tone adopted by the protagonist. The whole combination was just a miss for me.

I didn't DNF it early on as it was a novella and I wanted to finish it before making my final call. The last 20% was the best part for me, so I'm glad I finished it, but it wasn't enough to carry the rest of the story. I wouldn't have missed anything by skipping this one altogether.

My advice is to skip this and read the much more accomplished [b:Cage of Souls|40803025|Cage of Souls|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547654406l/40803025._SY75_.jpg|63537997] instead. Hopefully it will be published in North America soon, but in the meantime you can order it from The Book Depository no matter where you live.