I’m typically not the biggest fan of sci-fi, especially when it takes place in space, but I absolutely loved this book! There’s action, adventure, mystery, aliens, new planets, a misfit team trying to save the universe, literally.
Christopher Paolini is a pure writing genius! His Inheritance Cycle is one of my all time favorites. To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars is a complete opposite story, but still shows how amazing Christopher Paolini is at creating a whole world. Everything is so thought out and explained. He can get really technical in some parts, especially when they’re talking about the ships and how they operate, which sometimes loses me, but you can tell that Christopher Paolini did his research. Not everything about being in space is completely made up, you’d think he was an astronaut. The way this story was written, with all the detail, makes it seem like it’s all actually possible.
This story is written in third person, from Kira’s perspective. The most unique part of the writing style is the different ways conversations are written. Normal conversations are written with the normal quotation marks, but other forms are italicized, put in brackets, within stars, which really helps to keep everything organized and clear. For instance, when characters are in suits and communicating through the radio, the conversations are italicized and within stars.
Not only is each character unique, but each alien character is also unique. No one is bland or dull, each person (human or alien) has been very thought out with complete backstories and certain characteristics. Everyone that Kira meets is different in some way, each grown up differently, some even from different planets and systems.
The only bad thing about this book is how long it is, 800+ pages. But that’s also a good thing. It means that the story is well built with a lot of action, and no cliff hanger ending making you wait for another book. The very beginning was a little slow, which can be expected since the context and background of the story were being explained. Once the action started, though, it didn’t stop. There wasn’t a boring moment!
As I mentioned, sci-fi space stories are usually not my favorite, but I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the technicals of space travel and living in this book. I’m still not too keen on traveling into space, but this story piques my interest of adventure into space and what could possibly be discovered. If you enjoy space, then you’ll love this book. But even if you don’t like space, I’m sure you’ll still enjoy the adventure in this.
Another thing I like, just as with The Inheritance Cycle, in the back of the book there’s an appendix. The appendix lists terms used throughout the book with their definitions. There’s also more detailed explanations on how the spaceships operate and travel. Additionally, throughout the book there are some images of the planets and stars within the systems that that part takes place.
As a warning, this book is adult, unlike The Inheritance Cycle. Even then it’s not as adult as some adult books. The main “adultness” is the language. So if you want to stay away from swear words, especially the F word, then beware. Otherwise the book could be considered more young adult.
Christopher Paolini is a pure writing genius! His Inheritance Cycle is one of my all time favorites. To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars is a complete opposite story, but still shows how amazing Christopher Paolini is at creating a whole world. Everything is so thought out and explained. He can get really technical in some parts, especially when they’re talking about the ships and how they operate, which sometimes loses me, but you can tell that Christopher Paolini did his research. Not everything about being in space is completely made up, you’d think he was an astronaut. The way this story was written, with all the detail, makes it seem like it’s all actually possible.
This story is written in third person, from Kira’s perspective. The most unique part of the writing style is the different ways conversations are written. Normal conversations are written with the normal quotation marks, but other forms are italicized, put in brackets, within stars, which really helps to keep everything organized and clear. For instance, when characters are in suits and communicating through the radio, the conversations are italicized and within stars.
Not only is each character unique, but each alien character is also unique. No one is bland or dull, each person (human or alien) has been very thought out with complete backstories and certain characteristics. Everyone that Kira meets is different in some way, each grown up differently, some even from different planets and systems.
The only bad thing about this book is how long it is, 800+ pages. But that’s also a good thing. It means that the story is well built with a lot of action, and no cliff hanger ending making you wait for another book. The very beginning was a little slow, which can be expected since the context and background of the story were being explained. Once the action started, though, it didn’t stop. There wasn’t a boring moment!
As I mentioned, sci-fi space stories are usually not my favorite, but I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the technicals of space travel and living in this book. I’m still not too keen on traveling into space, but this story piques my interest of adventure into space and what could possibly be discovered. If you enjoy space, then you’ll love this book. But even if you don’t like space, I’m sure you’ll still enjoy the adventure in this.
Another thing I like, just as with The Inheritance Cycle, in the back of the book there’s an appendix. The appendix lists terms used throughout the book with their definitions. There’s also more detailed explanations on how the spaceships operate and travel. Additionally, throughout the book there are some images of the planets and stars within the systems that that part takes place.
As a warning, this book is adult, unlike The Inheritance Cycle. Even then it’s not as adult as some adult books. The main “adultness” is the language. So if you want to stay away from swear words, especially the F word, then beware. Otherwise the book could be considered more young adult.