Antolius reviewed Semiosis (Semiosis Duology, #1) by Sue Burke
In this character driven novel of first contact by debut author Sue Burke, human survival …
Review of 'Semiosis (Semiosis Duology, #1)' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Reminded me of:
Mars trilogy by [a:Kim Stanley Robinson|1858|Kim Stanley Robinson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1376955089p2/1858.jpg]
[b:Children of Time|25499718|Children of Time (Children of Time #1)|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1431014197l/25499718.SY75.jpg|45276208]
Good:
world-building
themes of alien world colonization / colony politics / first contact
changing POV characters to jump in time to the most interesting plot points
balance of hard-code SF vs story progression
Bad:
changing POV characters make for a less cathartic ending
some problems are glossed over, like setting up a sustainable colony or communicating with aliens