Are you interested in political maneuverings and space economics, fantastically rich worldbuilding and sneaky spy stories? Our reviewer says 'First Sister' might be just the book you've been waiting for.
is a lot of fun, as stylish as it is substantial. Would you like your space opera with the social commentary and swaggery cool of Alexandre Dumas, with a dash ofand some awesome queer characters? Are you interested in political maneuverings and space economics, fantastically rich worldbuilding and sneaky spy stories? Read on.Lito and Hiro are Icarii, belonging to Mercury and Venus, as opposed to the Geans of Earth and Mars.
Meanwhile, the titular First Sister's role is to act as confessor and provide wordless"comfort" for any Gean soldier — unless the captain claims exclusive rights by naming her"First." Abandoned by one captain, she scrambles to keep her position when a new captain — the dashing hero, Saito Ren — takes command of the warship Juno. Then she is tasked by her Sisterhood with breaking their own commandments to report her captain's secrets.
I pay sharp attention when an author gives us opposing ideologies without telling us which one is morally correct ... I don't know who is right or deserving, and I really love that I don't know. A difficult but necessary trick of worldbuilding is writing characters who are clear observers of their surroundings; this often means characters who chafe against what is even as they participate in it.does this beautifully. The narrative stays tight on three viewpoints, so we are left with questions — in a good way — about what else is going on. Our protagonists are extraordinarily skilled, but powerless.
I pay sharp attention when an author gives us opposing ideologies without telling us which one is morally correct. The Icarii believe in augmentation; genetic modifications are common and soldiers get implants which allow them to communicate and dampen their emotions, making them supersoldiers with quicksilver blades. Geans worship what is natural, and rather than augment their bodies or tinker with their brains, their elite fighters use formidable battle suits called Ironsides.
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