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A review by leonardoz
Susien aika by Alastair Reynolds
5.0
I would like to thank the author and Net Galley for the opportunity to review an ARC of this book. Alastair Reynolds is one of my favorite SF authors.
The book follows Miguel de Ruyter who fled to a reclused, battered world Michaelmas with his family and a small community. He had fled from alien machines called Inhibitors which had nearly eliminated humanity. Even the tiniest display of technology would reactivate the Inhibitors, so this community stayed hidden to avoid destruction.
One day, a spaceship passed their system and Miguel set out to destroy it before it would bring unwanted attention. He finds a lone mysterious survivor who seems to know about him and his past.
To protect his family, he needs to leave them behind and follow the survivor on a quest against the Inhibitors.
This is a follow up novel in the Revelation Space series although the connection was not entirely obvious to me. It is written with ever increasing tension, starting slowly, building up the tension step by step, never letting your attention wander around. Be prepared for a mind-blowing ending.
There are a number of strong, entertaining side characters stealing the show: Pinky is a sardonic, absolutely loyal uplifted swine (of which there a many called “hyperpigs”) and Glass with her superpowers. They deliver a lot of relentless action and thrills. Together with Miguel, they have a lot to say about identity and transformation.
You will get hard science fiction set in a Space Opera setting, with so many brilliant, vivid aliens, technology, ships, and space! It's definitely entertaining, engaging and memorable. Look forward to Reynolds' next outing!
The book follows Miguel de Ruyter who fled to a reclused, battered world Michaelmas with his family and a small community. He had fled from alien machines called Inhibitors which had nearly eliminated humanity. Even the tiniest display of technology would reactivate the Inhibitors, so this community stayed hidden to avoid destruction.
One day, a spaceship passed their system and Miguel set out to destroy it before it would bring unwanted attention. He finds a lone mysterious survivor who seems to know about him and his past.
To protect his family, he needs to leave them behind and follow the survivor on a quest against the Inhibitors.
This is a follow up novel in the Revelation Space series although the connection was not entirely obvious to me. It is written with ever increasing tension, starting slowly, building up the tension step by step, never letting your attention wander around. Be prepared for a mind-blowing ending.
There are a number of strong, entertaining side characters stealing the show: Pinky is a sardonic, absolutely loyal uplifted swine (of which there a many called “hyperpigs”) and Glass with her superpowers. They deliver a lot of relentless action and thrills. Together with Miguel, they have a lot to say about identity and transformation.
You will get hard science fiction set in a Space Opera setting, with so many brilliant, vivid aliens, technology, ships, and space! It's definitely entertaining, engaging and memorable. Look forward to Reynolds' next outing!