Yet perhaps what’s most significant of all about To Sleep in A Sea of Stars is the fact that it is a labor of love. Still, to his credit, Paolini does have some cool ideas which include interesting world-building concepts related to alien worlds and technology. It pretty much has all the tropes, from alien invasions to out-of-control AI. Drawn into a galactic war, Kira has no choice but to take a stand and defend humanity from its enemies on all sides.Īs I said, there’s nothing too groundbreaking about the novel’s premise, and after a promising start, the plot ultimately settles into a comfortable pace while remaining safe within well-trodden territory, becoming a rather pedestrian space opera. Soon, our protagonist finds herself hunted, presumably by the alien species alerted by her discovery of the symbiont. To her astonishment, it is also sentient, forming a connection with her mind and calling itself “The Soft Blade.” Without revealing too much, all I’ll say is that what comes next doesn’t end well for Kira or her friends. What’s clear though, is that the alien “suit” has become a part of her, and she can no more get rid of it than she can rid herself of her skin. She finds out that her team had rescued her, but they too are at a loss as to what happened. Kira loses consciousness, and when she wakes up again, much time has passed. At her touch, however, something ancient is awakened, causing the dust to swirl about her and cover her entire body in a mysterious black substance. While doing a final run-through of the system before they leave, Kira notices the remnants of a strange alien relic on the planet and decides to investigate. Upon the completion of their assignment, Kira and Alan have plans to get married and join a group of colonists sponsored by their employer to settle on a new world and start a new life together, but before those dreams could come to pass, disaster strikes. To Sleep in A Sea of Stars follows Kira, a xenobiologist stationed at a research facility on a far-flung moon with a team of her fellow scientists, which includes her boyfriend Alan. On the other hand though, I am also a voracious reader of sci-fi, and I couldn’t help but notice a lack of originality and depth to the plot and themes of the book, which encompasses and rehashes a lot of genre elements that will feel very familiar. Speaking for myself, I’ve never read any of The Inheritance Cycle books so I went into this as a complete newcomer to the author’s work, and I have to say I enjoyed his storytelling style and writing. So how did it all work out? Well, I think the answer to that would depend on whether or not this is your first Paolini, and to a greater extent, how much experience you have with the science fiction genre. I mean, trying his hand at a completely different genre is one thing, but that’s also a pretty big ask from readers in terms of time and emotional commitment. I believe this would be his first full-length novel in almost ten years following the end of The Inheritance Cycle, and I do emphasize full-length because this sucker is nearly 900 pages long in print, a whopping thirty-two and a half hours in audio. Publisher: Macmillan Audio (September 15, 2020)īest known for his YA fantasy Eragon, Christopher Paolini has taken a massive leap with To Sleep in A Sea of Stars, venturing into the world of adult sci-fi, and I won’t lie, I was a bit skeptical when I first heard about the book. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. I received a review copy from the publisher. Audiobook Review: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
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