Yeah, this is science fiction done right and this story definitely deserves a wider readership.įrom the wreckage of a large, powerful galactic empire, a small group of planets have organized into a consortium calling itself the Hegemony. A nice change from the mostly male dominated SF of the period.įinally, she has deftly wrapped all of the above inside a complex, engaging plot that I found very entertaining. She has also peopled her narrative with strong, determined, intelligent central characters, all of whom are women. Vinge has quality prose skills and does a excellent job with both world-building and layering in a well thought out political structure. This is higher end political space opera that borrows a number of themes and central plot components from Frank Herbert’s Dune, while creatively retelling the Han’s Christian Anderson story for which it’s named.
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