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This utterly engrossing novel melds the fascinatingly unexpected alien environments of Sue Burke’s Semiosis or Wendy Wagner’s An Oath of Dogs seamlessly with the joy for science embedded in Andy Weir’s The Martian.
A great listen for anyone who enjoyed Lev Grossman’s The Magicians or Seanan McGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway and who understands that the worlds next to ours may be filled with darkness.
A surprisingly thoughtful and compelling story from Tchaikovsky (Lords of Uncreation) about one robot’s journey through their own version of Dante’s circles of hell, complete with all the other hells they’d rather never have imagined. Readers who love a good postapocalyptic hell ride, AI-centered adventures, and robot/human companion stories, such as A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, will appreciate.
While it is possible to enjoy this book as a stand-alone, recurring emotional threads and connections to Tchaikovsky’s previous novels make this better experienced as part of a series. It’s difficult to imagine a follow-up novel, but listeners will hope for one anyway.
This stand-alone epic fantasy from Tchaikovsky (Children of Memory) is highly recommended for lovers of big sprawling sagas who don’t want to wait years for a climactic conclusion.