This sci-fi horror is set an a planet covered in complete darkness with radio signals screamingly loud. Two humans find themselves stranded on the planet in a dire situation as they learn about the planet, and the planet learns about them.
An atmospheric #Hauntedshelf rec
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pan69/100 This had the makings for a really unique first contact story, with truly alien aliens. Unfortunately, the story is bogged down by so much scientific jargon that it's hard to tell what's going on most of the time. I feel like a need a degree in biology, neurology and psychology to really grasp what is happening. There's so much talking, endless dialogues about complex scientific theories ⬇️
pick4.5/5
Ceelander and Ste Etienne are forced to land on Shroud, a planet where the atmosphere is so think that no light makes it to the planets surface and life evolved to “see“ through ever louder radio waves. Escape is all but impossible, and they've attracted the attention of Shroud's many forms of life.
I couldn't put this book down. I loved everything about the journey across Shroud as well as the alien life that lives on Shroud.
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pickFascinating novel that has been occupying my thoughts for a week now after I finished it, which in my rating system means it's a 4 star book. One thing I wish I could discuss with others is the choice the author made to center Emilio's rape as the apex of his shame, rather than his decision to eat the flesh of beings he had come to believe were ensouled, rather than starve/die as Marc did. I wish this was a book club book!
"After all, Ignatius of Loyola, a soldier who had killed and whored and made a thorough mess of his soul, said you could judge prayer worthwhile simply if you could act more decently, think more clearly afterward."
I love this.
pickIn a distant future, humanity expands outward in an endless quest for resources that can be exploited, and individuals must justify their existence to merit food, oxygen and even consciousness. When an accident sends Juna and Mai to the surface of a wildly inhospitable moon targeted for resource extraction, they face a hostile environment and first contact with a life form unlike anything humanity has ever encountered. Fascinating.
pickAbsolutely a must read! This book is wonderful and Emily Jane is a talent to watch. The best part for me was how normal problems and relationships are endearing, with spaceships (a bit of a) second thought. This is a love story of life here, and out there. Intelligent life is wherever you find it, even if it‘s a choncky cuddle cat (not a spoiler. A fact.)
so-soI have been seeing his books pop up lately and had this one, so I gave it a try. He does say in the forward that it was his 'practice' novel to see if he could write a novel.
It was fun, and I can see the potential for me enjoying his books, but this one did fall a bit flat for me, and I didn't really like the resolution 😅.
This one is going to the free little library, but I will try another one of his book when I get a chance.
pickI‘m starting to feel almost a little uncomfortable with how all the spec fic I‘m reading has eerie concordance with the realities of the current moment. This is essentially a first contact story but there‘s a lot of things to unpack about personal autonomy and symbiosis with the environment.
