Fated Sky

[psocoptera]

The Fated Sky, Mary Robinette Kowal. I liked this better than Calculating Stars because there was a lot more space. Although I think my favorite thing in this series is still the short story Articulated Restraint. Some of the "Elma tries to be a good ally but missteps" stuff felt a little dutiful, like I was reading a diversity training manual, but there were a bunch of character moments that did land for me. Stuff with Parker, with Rafael. My favorite moment was when she starts her EVA and says the Shehecheyanu, that was good. I guess I'm more excited now to read Relentless Moon than I was.

Comments

[oracne]

I knew there were going to be deaths because Space is Dangerous, but I was still sad about that, particularly the second one.

[psocoptera]

I think with fiction I would often rather be sad than be indifferent. Mood dependent, of course, but caring enough about the characters to be sad was a plus for me in this case.

[oracne]

Yeah, this whole series was good at making me care.