I love a good story about stories. This story is built around vignettes strung across time and space, Sailing By Orion’s Star weaves lives and moments and little pockets of history into a tale of piracy in its truest form.

If you love Les Mis and Pirates of the Caribbean I think you will love this story. This is a multi-generational story spanning 10 years and follows multiple POVS.

The historical elements in this story are done incredibly, using bits of history and facts as touchstones to make it feel grounded and well-informed. It really is able to show off the history of piracy from a perspective that isn’t often granted. Contrasting the oppressive, harmful court life with the pirates' freedom reveals an undiscussed moral code to the pirate life. It shows that piracy is more than adventure and leans into its benefits as a lifestyle of righteousness and creating forceful equality in an unjust world. 
 

I definitely do not have personal experience with all of the topics that this book covers. I think the inclusion of these experiences and the harmful nature of this society feels relevant, well-researched, and necessary to the plot and development.

 
I enjoyed this story and would be interested in reading more from this author.