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Marianne de Pierres
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Publisher | Orbit | ||
ISBN | 9781841494289 | ||
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Vicky
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Synopsis
While drifting in space, lost, due to navigational failure, a mineral scout discovers God. When word gets out, academics from the studiums across Orion scramble to gain the Entity's favour. However, not all the sentients of Orion hold this 'god' in awe - some, like the philosophers of Scolar and the Transhuman's of Extropy are deeply suspicious. Onto the grand stage of inter-planetary academic politics, intellectual conceit and dubious theology walks Baronessa Mira Fedor. Her planet has been torn apart by the invasion of a race of giant tardigrades. Only the Orion League of Sentient Species can lend aid, but OLOSS are preoccupied with communicating with god. Mira, together with the larrikin, misogynist Jo-Jo Rasterovich, is left to her own resources to find help. In doing so she unmasks a galaxy-size intrigue. But will she live long enough to tell anyone...?
Review
I found Dark Space difficult to get into and struggled to the end. I found myself really not caring about the characters or their journey through life, but Marianne de Pierres did make me think about how would we, in 2008 would cope with finding something that we could only call God - what would the consequences be. This is the first of a quartet and I am sure that the characters will develop in depth as will the story line.
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