Ahoy there me mateys! I had read the book ghost talkers by this author last year and loved it. I was checkin' other works of hers from the library when I saw this title. Lady astronaut . . . sign me up. I clicked it immediately and began reading only to be startled when it shortly ended! Once again, me wish to not be spoiled by the blurb meant that I had inadvertently picked up what happened to be book 2.5 of a series and a novelette at that!

But not just any novelette. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette (2014). And I completely see why. These 19 pages packed an emotional punch. I was immediately wrapped up in the characters and the plot and the small amount of world-building that was here. It didn't matter that I didn't read the two books in the series. I was completely bowled over by the Lady Astronaut, her current predicament, and the ending. It was not an easy read due to the emotional toil 2017 gave me, but it was very much a wonderful story that I am glad was me first read of 2018. I do plan on reading the other books in the series and more of this author's work!

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