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The Vela: The Complete Season 1
by Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, Yoon Ha Lee, S.L. Huang
Okay, first of all, big thanks to Serial Box for giving me an ARC of this, because I've been excited to read The Vela since I first heard about it. And... I'm happy to say that it lived up to all my expectations!
This is a fascinating story that combines politics, space adventures, and some huge moral and ethical questions - all things I love encountering in fiction. The setting is fascinating and I think very well thought out, although it would have been nice to get to know a little more about the different worlds and cultures of this universe. I did love how casually queer the whole universe was. I also felt that the authors handled the complexity of the moral and political situation very well. The characters were compelling and believable, even if Niko occasionally felt a little young. And they did a great job of navigating how to structure the story within the serial format (although I was VERY glad that I had all of the episodes already as I got toward the end).
I received a free ARC from the publisher.
This is a fascinating story that combines politics, space adventures, and some huge moral and ethical questions - all things I love encountering in fiction. The setting is fascinating and I think very well thought out, although it would have been nice to get to know a little more about the different worlds and cultures of this universe. I did love how casually queer the whole universe was. I also felt that the authors handled the complexity of the moral and political situation very well. The characters were compelling and believable, even if Niko occasionally felt a little young. And they did a great job of navigating how to structure the story within the serial format (although I was VERY glad that I had all of the episodes already as I got toward the end).
I received a free ARC from the publisher.