Under Fortunate Stars

Space opera fans, rejoice: this book is SO GOOD. Under Fortunate Stars is a fast-moving, compelling time-travel saga about what it actually means to live on in history, and what happens when the stories we've always told about ourselves come back in ways we don't expect. It follows a research ship as......more

3.5 Stars This was a fun, rompy space opera. The tone of the story never felt too heavy so I did not feel the full weight of the situation. Instead, this was an entertaining story involving a rag tag group pulled into a destiny they didn't like. For me, the execution did not quite meet the potential......more

There's a lot to like here. The editing, even in the pre-release version from Netgalley, was well above average. The main characters are distinct and well developed, both in backstory flashbacks and in the course of the main storyline, and they face varied challenges that test them, showing courage,......more

This is an SF with spaceships, smugglers, an interspecies war, and time travel – this all can be read in a blurb or in the 10% of the novel, so I guess it is not a spoiler. At the same time, in my opinion, it isn’t a space opera, for most of the story happens is a closed room equivalent and operas f......more

Where to start? This book is like a beautiful, complex puzzle box. Discovering each piece and how it fits is a delight. When the last twist falls into place and the puzzle reveals itself as a smooth, intricate whole, it’s very satisfying, but at the same time you feel a tinge of regret because it’s......more