![]() ![]() ![]() It's often by the slimmest of margins that our heroes avoid disaster, and only a thin layer of metal separates the "slowbrains" (read: things that breath air, according to Singer) from the vastness of space. Bear gives her characters the space to develop on their own terms, never missing a chance to world build in the interim. When Haimey boards a derelict ship the crew hopes to salvage and inadvertently discovers a heinous crime, the team realizes they're in way over their heads. A sentient ship capable of complex thought, Singer is helmed by Haimey and her shipmate Connla. ![]() Bear's world building echoes the best of Zelazny and pulls the reader into the story and the history until it's over.", * "Anyone who enjoys space opera, exploration of characters, and political speculation will love this outstanding novel.Amid a space opera resurgence, Bear's novel sets the bar high.", *"In Elizabeth Bear's richly textured Ancestral Night there's a hole in space-time, and the good ship Singer is going to see what's on the other side. * "Bear creates a world with an astonishing depth of mythology. ![]()
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