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For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been catching up on a book that’s been on my to-read list for a while now: Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear. It came out back in March,
and I’m kind of kicking myself for not getting to it earlier. It’s a
huge space opera that follows the adventures of two salvage workers and
their AI as they discover a fantastical alien ship.
Engineer Halmey Dz is infected with something on board
the alien ship, and that paints a target on their back by governments
and space pirates. It’s a book that reminds me quite a bit of The Expanse and other recent space operas like R.E. Stearns’ Barbary Station, Mike Brooks’ Keiko trilogy, and Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series.
While I’m enjoying the adventures of the crew and their
spaceship, I’m really loving Bear’s approach to the world and the bond
that her characters share. Halmey, her pilot Connla, and their AI Singer
(as well as their two cats) make for a really intriguing group: friends
who care deeply for one another and who hold each other up as they go
on the run. I’m looking forward to what the next book brings.
Here are 11 science fiction and fantasy novels coming out
in the first half of June that you should check out. Come back later
this month for the next list.
Source: The Verge
