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bkwrm1317 's review for:
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars
by Lina Rather
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Big thanks to NetGalley + TOR for an eARC of Sisters of the Forsaken Stars in exchange for an honest review! I thoroughly enjoyed Rather's first installment in this series and this follow up did not disappoint. Just released on 2/22, Sisters of the Forsaken Stars is what many would consider a character-driven sci-fi novel with some unique twists.
A group of nuns who find themselves having (unwittingly?) taken some revolutionary actions in novella one are now on the run from Old Earth and her religio-political powers. Getting acquainted with their new living ship, having to consider philosophical and faith-centered issues, this novel is for folks who are interested in engaging not only philosophical and human nature questions in sci-fi, but also how the Church (and its associated political powers) might affect those questions out in the vast black.
Well-paced, and adding some new faces to the series, this second novella is testament (no pun intended) that multiple faith philosophies can co-exist under one roof (or creature-ship-skin, I suppose). Rather's writing is solid with beautiful but concise phrasing, and this second novella even more than the first asks the reader to reminisce on revolutionary religious actors of the past (think Liberation Theology nuns and fathers of El Salvador and Nicaragua here on Earth back in the 70s and 80s), but if they were out in space in a future where the Church's hegemonic reach extends across the stars and in which the capitalist interests are directly threatening the lives of ordinary folks.
Also for readers who are interested in LGBTQNIA+ representation in sci-fi, and femme character-heavy sci-fi novels. I'll be looking read more of Rathers and look forward to future installments in this series!
NG review @ https://www.netgalley.com/book/234463/review/926659
A group of nuns who find themselves having (unwittingly?) taken some revolutionary actions in novella one are now on the run from Old Earth and her religio-political powers. Getting acquainted with their new living ship, having to consider philosophical and faith-centered issues, this novel is for folks who are interested in engaging not only philosophical and human nature questions in sci-fi, but also how the Church (and its associated political powers) might affect those questions out in the vast black.
Well-paced, and adding some new faces to the series, this second novella is testament (no pun intended) that multiple faith philosophies can co-exist under one roof (or creature-ship-skin, I suppose). Rather's writing is solid with beautiful but concise phrasing, and this second novella even more than the first asks the reader to reminisce on revolutionary religious actors of the past (think Liberation Theology nuns and fathers of El Salvador and Nicaragua here on Earth back in the 70s and 80s), but if they were out in space in a future where the Church's hegemonic reach extends across the stars and in which the capitalist interests are directly threatening the lives of ordinary folks.
Also for readers who are interested in LGBTQNIA+ representation in sci-fi, and femme character-heavy sci-fi novels. I'll be looking read more of Rathers and look forward to future installments in this series!
NG review @ https://www.netgalley.com/book/234463/review/926659