![]() In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. But risking her life wasn't part of the plan. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. It's also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy-exactly what Rosemary wants. An introspective young woman, she's never met anyone remotely like the ship's diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks, who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. Rosemary Harper doesn't expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. Overall, a really nice debut novel - perfect warm & fuzzy reading, especially for Firefly fans. The character and setting development definitely outshone the plot. ![]() Each chapter seemed more like a TV episode in a semi-serial show than a book chapter - often characters or plots were limited to a single chapter to be explored, concluded and discarded. Geneticists of the future, I'm jealous.) but at least Chambers lamp-shaded how unlikely this is, and I felt like it was genre-aware.ĭon't be swayed into thinking that this book is perfect: it read pretty disjointed. There's something really satisfying about reading about characters who are deeply-developed and obviously well-loved by their author, and I'm constantly complaining about the dearth of literature on platonic non-familial relationships.Īnd while I'm annoyed that most of the races in the galaxy were bipedal and used DNA (why DNA? Fine, if it's going to be nucleic acids, RNA, novel sugars, novel bases? There have got to be more self-replicating molecules in the galaxy. Their care for each other and the way that they all learned to understand each other was really evident. I also really liked that humans were kind of a lesser-race in the galaxy - nice twist.Īs billed, the best part of the book is the chosen-family relationship that develops among the crew of the Wayfarers, despite interpersonal tension, major cultural differences and occasional fights. I really felt that the world building was stellar and that I could delve into each of the alien races. This was such a lovely little book (it's actually quite thick - but it reads fast.) Chambers writes a lovely interstellar setting, with seemingly endless diversity of alien cultures, anatomy and biology. To survive, Rosemary's got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs-an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn't necessarily the worst thing in the universe. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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