The Vela: a novel

385 pages

Published Dec. 7, 2020 by Serial Box.

ISBN:: 978-0-8223--7

In the fading light of a dying star, a soldier for hire searches for a missing refugee ship and uncovers a universe-shattering secret.

Asala Sikou is used to looking after number one while crisis reigns in her dying planetary system. But when she's hired to find a missing refugee ship, she discovers that this is no ordinary rescue mission, and she must play a role in deciding the fate of the whole universe.

In the fading light of a dying star, a soldier for hire searches for a missing refugee ship and uncovers a universe-shattering secret.

Asala Sikou is used to looking after number one while crisis reigns in her dying planetary system. But when she's hired to find a missing refugee ship, she discovers that this is no ordinary rescue mission, and she must play a role in deciding the fate of the whole universe.

2 editions

Niko reviewed The Vela: a novel by Becky Chambers

Not for me

1 star

I had high hopes as I LOVE a good space opera and I've never read a serialized work like this before.

The diverse cast of characters and morally ambiguous questions that were posed were interesting to me but the plot and pacing were all over the place. The book really dragged on and I found myself skipping much of the last couple chapters because I just wanted to be done with the whole thing. It also felt really disjointed in terms of the writing, with some chapters including plot holes or requiring further editing (poor grammar and awkward sentence structure).

I wanted to enjoy this more than I did and I don't think I'll be continuing to read the rest of the series :(

I had high hopes as I LOVE a good space opera and I've never read a serialized work like this before.

The diverse cast of characters and morally ambiguous questions that were posed were interesting to me but the plot and pacing were all over the place. The book really dragged on and I found myself skipping much of the last couple chapters because I just wanted to be done with the whole thing. It also felt really disjointed in terms of the writing, with some chapters including plot holes or requiring further editing (poor grammar and awkward sentence structure).

I wanted to enjoy this more than I did and I don't think I'll be continuing to read the rest of the series :(