![]() ![]() ![]() With that off my chest, a review: This series has been critiqued for being low on sci fi but excessive on characterization and interpersonal drama. ![]() Thank heavens she backed off of the caricature voices and the disturbing emotive outbursts as the story went on or I wouldn't have been able to finish these books. Mary Robinette Kowal should not read for the audio renditions of her work. The incredible era of humans on the Moon, presented as a given at the beginning of the novel, by the end of it is however subsided by a new, more amazing era for humanity. Travelling to Mars, so far away from Earth, proves quite dangerous, unexpected events further complicates it, including interrupted communications with Earth, and the story is particularly moving when the main characters succeed as much as when tragedy strikes them. Many prejudices and biases, including those of the Lady Astronaut herself, are exposed, and friendships are reestablished, sometimes unexpectedly, while a few people remain stubbornly hostile, obstructing everyday operations even in space. Besides technical and logistical concerns, the main characters also have to face political consequences, as a group of terrorists ("First Earthers") fight against the space program, that they claim mainly benefits privileged white people, and some astronauts are suspected to support them. This second novel in the series of the Lady Astronaut is mainly concerned with the preparations and the actual journey of the protagonist and a few other recurring characters to Mars. ![]()
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