PWarren started reading Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio (The Sun Eater, #2)

Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio (The Sun Eater, #2)
Hadrian Marlowe is lost.
For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of …
Reading mostly SF/Fantasy. lutruwita/TAS, Australia.
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Hadrian Marlowe is lost.
For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of …
Some interesting takes on some of the same themes as Frank Herbert's Dune, with a more heterogeneous view of humanity. Well crafted prose, easy to read and hard to put down!
Does follow the privileged young man rejects that privilige and slums it with the proles trope a bit and not a lot was resolved as it's the first of the series, but I'm looking forward to how the rest of the series goes!
Some interesting takes on some of the same themes as Frank Herbert's Dune, with a more heterogeneous view of humanity. Well crafted prose, easy to read and hard to put down!
Does follow the privileged young man rejects that privilige and slums it with the proles trope a bit and not a lot was resolved as it's the first of the series, but I'm looking forward to how the rest of the series goes!
A bit on the glorifying of war side, but with some threads of reflection. Some interesting ideas of how completely different cultures can interact, hoping the next books explore that more, rather than the space battle side of things too much.
A bit on the glorifying of war side, but with some threads of reflection. Some interesting ideas of how completely different cultures can interact, hoping the next books explore that more, rather than the space battle side of things too much.
Eh, it's OK. Some interesting far future humanity ideas, especially for it's time (1912!), but the prose is a bit heavy and slow going.
Eh, it's OK. Some interesting far future humanity ideas, especially for it's time (1912!), but the prose is a bit heavy and slow going.

"In the wake of the King's death, war has come to Vordan. The Deputies-General has precarious control of the city, …
This is tough going. Pretty dense prose, reminds me a lot of Milton's paradise lost, nearly no dialogue, and lots of fantastic imagery.
Definitely a product of its time (1920s) but reasonably interesting take on a far future humanity so far.
This is tough going. Pretty dense prose, reminds me a lot of Milton's paradise lost, nearly no dialogue, and lots of fantastic imagery.
Definitely a product of its time (1920s) but reasonably interesting take on a far future humanity so far.

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