lightreads: a partial image of a etymology tree for the Indo-European word 'leuk done in white neon on black'; in the lower left is (Default)
Velocity Weapon

3/5. Scifi about a lady soldier waking up two hundred years after the end of a space battle on an enemy ship piloted by a traumatized AI, and stuff.

Checks a lot of boxes – casual queerness, sibling devotion, complicated AI stuff, twists (even if the big one is really obvious). But something about this never surpassed workmanlike for me. I have a strong impression of the author writing doggedly away based on her extremely detailed outline or notecards or something. There's an inorganic quality to this book – it feels very much pieced together and not grown.

Profile

lightreads: a partial image of a etymology tree for the Indo-European word 'leuk done in white neon on black'; in the lower left is (Default)
lightreads

June 2025

S M T W T F S
123456 7
891011121314
151617181920 21
22232425262728
2930     

Syndicate

RSS Atom

Most Popular Tags

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jun. 22nd, 2025 04:06 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios