Dark Sky, Mike Brooks
In the first book, sometimes I found myself doubting that the Firefly references were intentional because they just felt misplaced (“I am a leaf on the wind”… during a successful flight?! why would you do that to me?!). In this book, the references just… I don’t know it couldn’t be heavily inspired by Firefly, when there’s a scene in which one character wonders if “bi zui” (shut up) is the only Mandarin the captain knows. Hmmm… sounds so familiar… And if this is like Firefly, I think I know exactly what the next book is going to be like based on a tiny scrap of the summary. Two words (well, a name): Adelai Niska.
It’s not a bad thing that it’s reminiscent of Firefly, but it can be distracting. Still, it has a lot of features which aren’t like Firefly, like the Maori bruiser Apirana (who would actually prefer not to beat people up for a living). There’s sweet relationships between various members of the crew, and everything trucks along fast enough to keep me interested. It’s derivative, yeah, but it’s entertaining, and I’m along for at least one more book.
Rating: 3/5
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I enjoyed the first book, but with so many other books on my plate, I haven’t decided if I want to continue the series yet. I’ll wait to see what you think of the third book!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday 12/20/17
I should try and get to that soon!
I must be in the minority of people who really didn’t like Firefly…!
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Eh, I know a few people like that. I enjoyed it, but our differences make the world go round, right?