11/29/2023 0 Comments To sleep in a sea of stars sequelThe other characters in the ‘found family’ are great too – my favourite was the utterly hilarious ‘Wallfish’ ship mind (aka super advanced spaceship AI) Gregorovich! Your hubris intrigues me, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. I liked that Kira seems like a very regular woman caught up in a sudden interstellar war – her reactions and decisions were all very understandable and it was easy to relate to her. This gif kept going through my mind in the first few chapters! This book was a lot more gory/horror-thriller at times (alien invasion!!!!) than I’d expected, but it meant I was 100% hooked. ‘TSIASOS’ revs up with an absolutely riveting beginning. 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. The audiobook is so well narrated, I was expecting a group of narrators, but Jennifer Hale did a fantastic job, so kudos to her, I am looking forward to what she does next for sure.During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. This book is big, and I love big books and I cannot lie, almost 900 pages, and definitely didn't feel like it, when it's a good book and you get hooked time flies. I was so enthralled by the story, how the author added some humor and banter into the story. This story is a first contact sci-fi type of story, you get fantastic characters, starting with Kira Navarez. I was waiting for this book for a while and I was more than excited when I got the honor to review this title. I've been a fan of Christopher Paolini since Inheritance Series was first published. Okay, Christopher Paolini has been working on this project for like nine years, the details and every aspect of this story was perfectly planned and it definitely shows the amount of work behind it. You just need to read it, but I will try. Mind-Blowing! Wow, I have no idea what to write in a review of this astonishing story. The high-stakes quest and developing bonds of found family make for a fun epic grounded in an earnest exploration of human consciousness. Kira's tedious inclination to wallow in guilt gives way to some satisfying character development as Paolini builds to a thrilling finale that more than makes up for the predictable midsection. Together, they follow clues from the dreams Kira shares with the Soft Blade to find a way to broker peace between humans and Jellies. The quick-moving plot becomes somewhat formulaic as Kira is rescued by the Earth spaceship Wallfish and slowly finds her place among its misfit crew. As unfeeling doctors conduct invasive tests, a new species of aliens, dubbed Jellies, attack the ship, drawn by the Soft Blade. Political frustrations between Earth and its colonies across the galaxy brew in the background as Kira and the alien organism, which calls itself the Soft Blade, enter biocontainment aboard a United Military Command ship. Upon discovering evidence of alien life during a survey mission, xenobiologist Kira Navarez expects her career to skyrocket but a single mistake has disastrous repercussions as an alien organism bonds to her body, forming a second skin. Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.īestselling YA author Paolini (Eragon) ventures into the realm of space opera with a satisfying, far-future epic that questions what it means to be human. 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!
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