![]() ![]() ![]() The isolation methods weren’t perfect because of extenuating circumstances (which also happens to be the literal name of one of the interplanetary ships), so further complications arise and Kira is subjected to tests and study, during which time she realizes that her contact with the alien (forthwith called “xeno”) has affected her in surprising ways. The plot of every first contact film and book plays out as Kira is put into isolation. Sadly, Paolini doesn’t seem to tread any new sci-fi ground in the early pages of his newest novel. At the site of the anomaly she finds an alien relic and, more importantly, an alien. That is until the last day of her mission on the planet Adrasteia when a biological anomaly on the planet’s surface requires her to make an investigative trip. She finds it rewarding, if tedious, but she’s also willing to leave her job behind if it means setting down some roots. Her job is to get shipped out among the stars to identify, catalog, and prepare new worlds for the human species. You see, Kira is a xenobiologist working for one of Earth’s colonization corporations. For weeks I contemplated how much of the story I would get to read before anyone else.Ĭome to find, the partial galley I received was only 157 pages of the finished manuscript, which was just enough to meet the protagonist of TSIASOS, Kira Návarez, and witness the initial days following her first contact with an alien species. I was giddy with excitement, especially considering that the full novel is listed at nearly 900 pages on Amazon. As part of a Shelf Awareness promotion I was afforded the opportunity to read a partial galley of Paolini’s new book ahead of its wide release date on September 15, 2020. Growing up almost as much a fan of Christopher Paolini’s first novel Eragon as I was of Harry Potter, his long-gestating sci-fi project, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (TSIASOS), was destined to join my to-read pile. ![]() (Sept.Early pages of derivative plot forego author’s penchant for character in effort to set up something bigger The high-stakes quest and developing bonds of found family make for a fun epic grounded in an earnest exploration of human consciousness. Kira’s tedious inclination to wallow in guilt gives way to some satisfying character development as Paolini builds to a thrilling finale that more than makes up for the predictable midsection. Together, they follow clues from the dreams Kira shares with the Soft Blade to find a way to broker peace between humans and Jellies. The quick-moving plot becomes somewhat formulaic as Kira is rescued by the Earth spaceship Wallfish and slowly finds her place among its misfit crew. As unfeeling doctors conduct invasive tests, a new species of aliens, dubbed Jellies, attack the ship, drawn by the Soft Blade. Political frustrations between Earth and its colonies across the galaxy brew in the background as Kira and the alien organism, which calls itself the Soft Blade, enter biocontainment aboard a United Military Command ship. Upon discovering evidence of alien life during a survey mission, xenobiologist Kira Navarez expects her career to skyrocket-but a single mistake has disastrous repercussions as an alien organism bonds to her body, forming a second skin. Bestselling YA author Paolini ( Eragon) ventures into the realm of space opera with a satisfying, far-future epic that questions what it means to be human. ![]()
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