Reviews and Comments

Wavers between horrific, depressing and energising. I'm going to be rereading this, especially the last chapter

Still liking this series, but this one just didn't grab me as much. The added twist just doesn't work as well for me I think.

My favourite Embassy book so far. I don't do murder(-ish) mysteries often, but this one was a fun and captivating one.

I really liked the concept, and the direction the story took surprised me. Fun enough to keep reading.

I didn't make it very far through this. The first few chapters are a series of stories about how the stars and moon are referred to in different cultures. It's interesting but disjointed - if there's an overarching narrative here it's gone right over this layperson's head and I just couldn't bring myself to give it the time it needed.

An accidental find looking for local Aboriginal history in my library.

Enjoyable, very thoroughly researched book discussing the impracticalities of off-world settlement. Covers a much broader range than I was expecting, too, attempting to explain technology, sociology, biology, as well as the legal and geopolitical problems.

I bought this after listening to an interview with the author on ABC's Conversations program. While driving to Parkes to go to an astronomical society meeting.

I really enjoyed the interview, and half a chapter in to this book it's agreeing with me as well. The impression I've gotten so far is that it's a solid if very pop-sci dive in to why we're not settling on the moon or Mars any time soon.

I am loving how much Roberson enjoys dunking on Kerouac.

A recent road trip through Portland included a brief stop at Powell's. Picking up an anthology of local stories seemed appropriate.