This was a beast of a space opera with a riveting plotline, rollercoaster plot twists, a ragtag found family, moments of insightful philosophical reflection and incredibly detailed world-building. Kira may be humanity’s greatest and final hope…Ĭontent warnings: violence and graphic injury blood gore explosions death loss of a loved one panic attacks swearing sexual references While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. First contact isn’t at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. Her initial elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move.Īs war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. This obviously is my subjective review and you may really love it but I’m very happy to be moving on to pastures new.During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. This book was a train wreck, for me anyway. How much washing I needed to complete, the weekly food shopping list, when was the last time I cleaned the toilet. I spent most of the time reading it thinking about anything but the events within the book. This would have been a DNF had I not received a copy from netgalley. I was confused and wondered why the hell this book had to last nearly 900 pages.
The plot was neither obvious or straightforward. Repeat this sequence over the course of nearly 900 pages long. She falls into a what appears to be a cave and she is overtaken by an alien suit.
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is centred around the protagonist, Kira. The inconsistences within the story is what had me nearly throwing it out the nearest window. Actions and behaviours make no sense and I spent more time cursing under my breath at the direction the plot was taking – or no direction at all. The character just comes across as incredibly frustrating. Her character is centred around being enhanced but when something disastrous happens there is almost no emotion at all.
The main character was very annoying and felt more like a cyborg rather than a person. The characterisation was very wooden, and I can hand on my heart declare that I didn’t feel an affinity towards any of them. I think with Paolini’s work you come to get used to the descriptive writing, but it really didn’t work in this type of story. Paolini was great at giving us descriptions but it felt like a waste of words and it didn’t add to the scene. I have come to expect plenty descriptions of shape ships, the world and instruments in science fiction but there was a distinct lack of this. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is very much pretty light on the science stuff. Although there is action within the first few chapters it just lacked any punch or emotion, even at this point I wasn’t sure if I should plough forward. The characterisation suffered for the plot and it was hugely disappointing. I know this is an unpopular opinion, but this nearly drove me to tears. It didn’t hold my attention and very much felt like a plot that is seen through -out the genre but without any aspect of originality. This was nothing like I had been expecting. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars more accurately to sleep through the damn book. Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move.Īs war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds.ĭuring a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini. Winner of Best Science Fiction in the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards! Now a New York Times and USA Today bestseller!
Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Alien Contact, Action & Adventure Published by Tor Publishing on September 15, 2020 To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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