Next_Stop_Willoughby finished reading The drifter by Nicholas Petrie
"An explosive thriller debut introducing Peter Ash, a veteran who finds that the demons of …
Gives me “Assassins” vibes. People’s anger spilling over until something has to break
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Next_Stop_Willoughby rated The drifter: 4 stars
The drifter by Nicholas Petrie
"An explosive thriller debut introducing Peter Ash, a veteran who finds that the demons of war aren't easily left behind …
Next_Stop_Willoughby commented on A Darkling Sea by James L. Cambias
On the planet Ilmatar, under a roof of ice a kilometer thick, a team of …
The end of my last sifi reading binge. Apparently I was looking for something very specific and once I found it I couldn’t read anything else 😔
Is “it was so correct that I stopped reading books for 3 months” a compliment?
Next_Stop_Willoughby reviewed A Darkling Sea by James L. Cambias
On the planet Ilmatar, under a roof of ice a kilometer thick, a team of …
First Contact Done Right
5 stars
A first contact SF narrative where the interpersonal connection comes first, and the fun space battles come second. (That’s a bit of a lie. The whole story takes place on one planet, so the conflict is only a “space battle” if you count “battles that happen on other planets”)
This is a story about two peoples struggling past language and cultural barriers, striving for just a taste of friendship. Interspersed is a horrific worst-case first meeting, distinctly alien aliens, and the classic human refusal to do anything that they don’t want to do.
On a slightly triggering note: one of the minor characters is sexually assaulted. It is not done for laughs and is not swept aside. The horror of the action is a major turning point in the book.