Book Synopsis:
Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Tade Thompson makes a triumphant return to science fiction with this unforgettable vision of humanity’s future in the chilling emptiness of space.
The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having travelled light years from home to bring one thousand sleeping souls to safety among the stars.
Some of the sleepers, however, will never wake – and a profound and sinister mystery unfolds aboard the gigantic vessel. Its skeleton crew are forced to make decisions that will have repercussions for all of humanity’s settlements – from the scheming politicians of Lagos station, to the colony planet of Bloodroot, to other far flung systems and indeed Earth itself.
Far From The Light of Heaven is available in ebook and paperbackback now. You can purchase your copy using the links below.
My Review:
Far From The Light Of Heaven us a very readable, absorbing and gripping book that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Firstly I’m a big fan of books set in space as I feel they give the author great scope to use their imagination and it’s always fascinating to see what they come up with . This book was no exception and I loved the author’s vision of space and his ideas for future people living on other planets. I thought it was interesting to see that there were other languages in his vision, which were recognisable as languages on earth, as this isn’t something I remember from other books where everyone seem to speak English or some kind of alien gobbledegook.
The book is told mainly from the point of view of Michelle “Shell” Campion the captain of the Spaceship Ragtime. Shell is a very brave determined lady who is desperate to prove herself on this mission and step out of her famous father’s shadow. I loved her back and forth banter with Finn, the detective sent to try and solve the mystery of the missing people with her, especially as its soon aparent that neither of them trust the other.
Overall I really enjoyed this book which drew me in from the first page. There were lots of very interesting twist that kept me guessing and lots of mayhem to keep me very entertained right up to the last shocking reveal.
Huge thanks to Tracy Fenton for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Orbit for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Tade Thompson is the author of the Rosewater novels, the Molly Southbourne books, and Making Wolf. He has won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Nommo Award, and the Prix Julia Verlanger and been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award, the Locus Awards, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Hugo Awards, among others. He lives and works on the south coast of England.
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