Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

And best of all, you can devour both volumes in an afternoon.īGblogger Foz Meadows published a thoughtful review of the opening book at Strange Horizons, saying in part: It’s the tale of a heroic band of space-faring nuns, hunted and on the run, and yet still bound by their calling to provide help and mercy to those in need.

Thank God for Tor.com, which has kept up their weekly drumbeat of top notch novella releases - including Lina Rather’s Sisters of the Forsaken Stars, sequel to her debut Sisters of the Vast Black. If you want to enjoy space opera these days, you need to schedule a 4-week sabbatical first. All the best - from Peter Hamilton to Ann Leckie, Lois McMaster Bujold to Becky Chambers - comes packaged exclusively as multi-volume epics. I’m a huge fan of the sprawling space opera sub-genre, but my love is conflicted. Covers by Drive Communications and Emmanuel Shiu So enjoyable, I’d really like a full length novel in that universe.Sisters of the Vast Black and Sisters of the Forsaken Stars There was enough hints that it didn’t seem too ridiculous. The novella was super quick to read and I really liked the ending. When he finally catches up with them he’s a prissy coward in comparison to the nuns.Īnyway, not much to say other than I really enjoyed it. I think my favourite part is the convent trying to avoid rendezvousing with a new priest (basically they are a pretty independent group).

I would basically start it in a less busy place to avoid that problem. However, I think I had them sussed at the end. The nuns are diverse enough, but as I started reading it in a queue at Disneyland I found them all a bit interchangeable and would have to go back a few pages an remember who the person was. There’s reference to a huge, massively destructive war as well. The convent fly around and administer various rites and medical services to colonists.

The broad plot oft his novella revolves around a convent of nuns who travel in space! They have a living ship and the first discussion in the novel revolves around whether they should let it mate or not! Ha! Theology. However, I did finish reading this on the first plane to Chicago.

I am not going to write a long review because I just flew from Orlando to London via Chicago and I AM TIRED.

Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather