![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tristol and Drey are so freaking adorable that it made my teeth hurt - in a good way. I hesitate to say more in fear of spoilers, but the mystery is both relevant to the alien nature of the galoi and utterly poignant to this human reader in view of current political issues so close to home.Īnd finally, the romance. ![]() The science fiction elements are also what make the mystery elements of this story possible. Carriger also has fun with language, especially in Tristol’s point of view scenes, which were a delight to read. They might be humanoid, but the galoi are truly alien in the ways that matter. Carriger doesn’t spend a lot of time on the science of her space station or the politics of the greater universe, but she spends just the right amount of time on things such as alien biology and sociology, and how human biology and sociology both fit and clash where appropriate to the plot. This novel could not have worked without the science fiction elements. Carriger’s science-fiction/romance/mystery is certainly one that I will now hold up as a great example of how to blend things right. As someone who regularly speaks at writing and fandom conventions about the topic of “genre blending” or “genre blurring” in contemporary writing, I have some pretty strong opinions on the subject. ![]()
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