The Tangled Stars by Edward Willett
The Tangled Stars
by Edward Willett
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My Ratings 4.4/5
Synopsis
This new novel from an Aurora Award-winning author presents a sci-fi caper of high-stakes interstellar travel.
More than a century ago, the network of MASTTs, the space-time tunnels that made interstellar travel possible, violently collapsed, the backlash destroying a lot of the solar system’s space-based infrastructure. Cooper “Coop” Douglas, a thief and conman, is in serious debt to outer-system crime-lord Eric Galioto. While trying to salvage a valuable chunk of a space station destroyed by the backlash, Coop makes a startling discovery: MASTT Primus, the tunnel that used to lead to New Earth, is open again. That raises an intriguing possibility: Coop could flee the solar system and his debt to Galioto and make a new life—and possibly fortune—around another star.
Accompanied by his first mate, the wisecracking, AI-uplifted, genetically modified cat Thibauld, Coop sets out to “liberate” the solar system’s only remaining functioning starship from an Earthside museum, enlisting the help of Laysa Grey, a former-lover-turned-cop on Luna. Along the way, he is pursued by Galioto and dogged by law enforcement and thugs.
And beyond MASTT Primus, the tangled stars await .
My Thoughts
Edward Willett have created a perfect, witty, fast-paced read that you won’t be able to put down, and will leave you craving more.
I was impressed with this book. The writing is excellent, the structure and events are great, and I did like the characters, in my opinion, based on my own interests and aesthetic, Feed worth the sum of its parts. It is an amazing book. It just grasp me. I spoke to a friend who had also read it and he loved it.
The book entertained me,
My heart fell hard for the main character. I liked reading about characters adventures. The book made me laugh. It made me sad. It made me think. It made me squirm (so much blood!). I am glad that I visited that world for a little while. If you like space opera stuff, you should consider a visit, too.
OK, all of you readers who want something weighty and yet light, campy and yet smart, fiction with heart, a summer beach read that will stay in your head and whisper to you "what if," The Tangled Stars by Edward Willett is just what you are looking for.
Highly Recommended!
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