The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

[profiterole_reads]

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei was fascinating. 80 people from all around the world embark on a one-way interstellar voyage to a new planet. But someone has set up a bomb, killing three of them and setting The Phoenix off course.

I love a good mix of SF/F and murder mystery. This was a fairly long read, but still a page-turner. It alternates between flashbacks of training and selection at the Academy and investigation and repairs on the Phoenix.

Asuka, the protagonist, is a half-Japanese, half-American woman, like the author. As all 80 people are required to get pregnant (through insemination) during the mission, they're obviously afab, but several are non-binary, with mentions of a trans man and minor f/f.

Comments

[shadaras]

Yesterday I picked this book up from the New shelf at my local library out of curiousity and interest at the premise! I'm glad to hear that it's a good read. :)

[profiterole_reads]

I hope you'll enjoy it too. I'm making my way through the July releases right now and there was a lot of great-looking sci-fi.

[giallarhorn]

Ohh, I had seen that on the top picks at the library- how was the overall pacing? Mostly cause it seemed like a literal brick in terms of how long it was

[profiterole_reads]

The pacing was strong, especially on the Phoenix. A bit slower in the flashbacks at the Academy, but never too slow.

[ragnarok_08]

That book is so good!!

[profiterole_reads]

Glad you enjoyed it too! :-)