Emissaries from the Dead

An Andrea Cort Novel EOS science fiction

by Adam-Troy Castro

mass market paperback, 400 pages

English language

Published Feb. 26, 2008 by Eos.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-144372-5

(9 reviews)

When two murders rock an artificial ecosystem that houses several engineered species, Counselor Andrea Cort is sent to find a homicide suspect among the region's indentured human community, but she is determined to follow the trail to the truth.

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Zivan reviewed Emissaries from the Dead by Adam-Troy Castro (EOS science fiction)

Review of 'Emissaries from the Dead' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This is a novel about the interaction between humanity and a god like AI taking place on a cylindrical space station / artificial world.

In places it echoes John Varley's, [b:Titan|49838|Titan (Gaea, #1)|John Varley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388244043l/49838.SY75.jpg|2777504].

It is an engaging murder investigation and no one is entirely innocent.

But ultimately it is a study of free will in an unjust universe.

Daniel Andrlik reviewed Emissaries from the Dead by Adam-Troy Castro (EOS science fiction)

Review of 'Emissaries from the Dead' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The prologue is golden, although the next few chapters slow down a bit. Some of the early characterization and dialogue felt a little forced to me, although there is some interesting play with the notions of [b:artificial intelligence|27543|Artificial Intelligence A Modern Approach (2nd Edition)|Stuart J. Russell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167881696s/27543.jpg|1362] here, as well as using a human political structure that appears mostly to consist of indentured servants.

It is clearly the beginning to a series, and I ended the book eager to see where the series would go from here.