The Best of All Possible Worlds, (Paperback)

from rrainer

Everyone said this was completely different from Karen Lord's previous book (which I loved), and it is in terms of setting and genre and language, but there is an overt storytelling aspect to both books which I find interesting and appealing. And of course they are both written so well it seems e...

from Strider66

Pros: interesting characters, fascinating cultures Cons: didn't emotionally connect with the characters, ending felt anti-climactic Four groups of humanoids developed on different worlds. Many outcasts of those worlds found a home on Cygnus Beta. When the Sadiri homeworld becomes inhabitable, kil...

from jen.e.moore

Oh my god, it's a Vulcan romance novel! I was expecting hard sf and I got a Vulcan romance novel, loosely based on the reboot movie. I'm not complaining, but I might have had an easier time getting into it if I'd known what I was getting into.

from ronincats

I enjoyed this book. I see the reviews are all over the place, but I thought this was an interesting and well-written book with a story about a people, a planet, and relationships that I enjoyed. Some have complained about this being essentially a romance, but I disagree. The science fiction roma...

from devilwrites

My Review: 8 - Excellent I didn't know a whole lot about this book going in except it was by Karen Lord (and I adored her debut, Redemption in Indigo), and that it was science fiction. That was enough to make me pre-order the hardcover, but it took a while for me to get around to it. And really, ...