Sisters of the Vast Black

wheresalice reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

None

4 stars

queer anarchist space nuns, what's not to like?

Tak! reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1)

Sisters of the Vast Black

4 stars

I didn't know what to expect from a novella about a convent of space nuns wandering the vacuum inside a gigantic sea slug, and that's what I got

Rainer reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1)

Nuns in Space

5 stars

Content warning Light spoilers in content/trigger warning at the end of the review.

This book is the Gospel and the Good News, disguised as a really well written speculative science fiction novella.

Truly, it's such an incredible book - the universe that the author builds is so interesting and the characters are so relatable.

Do yourself a favor and find a way to read this one.

Trigger warning for readers though - there are a few scenes depicting zombie-virus and some tense scenes that involve death/dying.

Kathrin Passig reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1)

Review of 'Sisters of the Vast Black' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Nonnen im Weltall! In einem Raumschiff, das so was wie eine große grüne Meeresschnecke ist! Im Laufe der Geschichte pflanzt sich das Raumschiff sogar mit einem anderen Meeresschneckenraumschiff fort. Das Nonnenkloster ist auch nicht nur ein Witz, die Glaubensfragen sind, so weit ich was davon verstehe, ernst. Leider nimmt die Geschichte gegen Ende eine ärgerliche Wendung, die Regierung infiziert unter dem Vorwand einer Impfung das Volk mit einer tödlichen Krankheit, und diese Krankheit ist von der Regierung selbst hergestellt. Das Buch ist 2019 erschienen, also kein absichtlicher Corona-Kommentar, aber an dieser Stelle enden meine Sympathien trotzdem.

SI CLARKE reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

Review of 'Sisters of the Vast Black' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

The Reverend Mother harbours a secret. But then, so do the other sisters of the Our Lady of Impossible Constellations.

For such a short book, this novella is loaded with characters and world-building. It's rich in detail and (mostly) leisurely in pace. A quick read that will leave you with warm feelings and a hunger for more.

Martijn Reintjes reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

Review of 'Sisters of the Vast Black' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

What a delightful little book!
Nuns in space on a living ship, do I need to say more?
It's short, so just pick it up and enjoy yourself!

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“We should go because I would want someone to come for us. We’re all just scattered, lonely specks out here, unless we try to be more. We shouldn’t be brutal just because the universe is.”

“She was one small part of an infinity, and there was much to be done.”

WardenRed reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1)

None

3 stars

Many things were possible. Almost anything. They lived at the very outer bounds of what was known.

This novella had so many things that should have kept me on the edge of my seat. Space-traveling nuns! Living spaceships! Huge conspiracies! What could go wrong?

Well, something did. Despite all these cool ideas stuffed into the small book, the way they were executed simply failed to grasp my interest. People talked. Events happened. I kept wondering when the fun stuff was going to begin, and it kind of never did. There was a small part about the living spaceships early on that had me curious, but more from the worldbuilding standpoint. And there were some interesting moments in the final third of the book when the entire conspiracy plot was getting tied together. Perhaps it's a format-specific problem; some stories work fine in novella format, and some just need more space …

Many things were possible. Almost anything. They lived at the very outer bounds of what was known.

This novella had so many things that should have kept me on the edge of my seat. Space-traveling nuns! Living spaceships! Huge conspiracies! What could go wrong?

Well, something did. Despite all these cool ideas stuffed into the small book, the way they were executed simply failed to grasp my interest. People talked. Events happened. I kept wondering when the fun stuff was going to begin, and it kind of never did. There was a small part about the living spaceships early on that had me curious, but more from the worldbuilding standpoint. And there were some interesting moments in the final third of the book when the entire conspiracy plot was getting tied together. Perhaps it's a format-specific problem; some stories work fine in novella format, and some just need more space to develop characters and concepts.

Steen Christiansen reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

Review of 'Sisters of the Vast Black' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Wonderfully unique and intense story.

arkadione reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

Review of 'Sisters of the Vast Black' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

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Sergio reviewed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

Review of 'Sisters of the Vast Black' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A group of space nuns travel in a biological spaceship years after a great galactic war, each with their own secrets, a growing doubt of their church's and Earth's agendas, and working to develop the cure for space zombies, with a dash of Becky Chamber's Wayfarers series, all wrapped in a tight package. I LOVED it.