![]() She decides to check it out, just to be thorough, and finds herself in the middle of an ancient structure. As Kira performs a few routine last-minute checks before their team leaves the system, something strange catches her eye. Instead of continuing to spend months apart, working on different planets and waiting until they can be together, they'll be able to ask their employers to make them part of a colony as a couple. A xenobiologist, she’s finishing up a stint doing research on the large moon Adrasteia with a small team of other scientists, and her boyfriend, Alan, has just proposed to her. Things are really turning around for Kira Navárez. If you’re a sci-fi fan, then you’re going to love To Sleep in a Sea of Stars.A curious scientist stumbles on mysterious ruins in the opening chapters of this science fiction epic. If you get the chance, I highly recommend listening to the audio! Her voices for multiple characters were spot-on, and there were many times I forgot there was just one narrator, aside from a full cast. Jennifer Hale, the narrator, is fantastic - she made this book and the wonderful characters shine. It was so much fun switching between the audiobook and the physical paperback. I was also lucky enough to receive an audiobook of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars from Libro.fm, as it was one of the influencer picks for September. The book is a bit science-heavy, but Paolini’s descriptions wonderfully explained the mechanics behind the fantastical technology, both human and alien. But it’s still an incredibly well-written book that you will eat up - for an almost 900 page novel, the pages just flew by. If you’re coming from Paolini’s other works, like I did, you might be in for a shock because this is completely different from anything he’s ever written before. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a first contact with aliens novel, a real traditional sci-fi novel. This ragtag group quickly stole my heart and I really enjoyed reading their interactions with each other, seeing how close they are with one another. I really enjoyed Kira’s developing friendships with a group of space privateers that save her and welcome her onto their ship. But there’s also equal time devoted to found families, friendship and bonding. Like many sci-fi books, there’s a lot of emphasis of battles, fighting, and travelling from planet to planet. If you like action-driven novels, then you’re going to love To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. The development of multiple alien cultures is also incredibly well done, and I wanted to know more about them, especially The Vanished. ![]() ![]() I think the most interesting elements are Earth and Venus being considered the ‘ultimate’ planets, where only rich people are allowed to reap the benefits that they provide, while everyone else is forced off-world. The worldbuilding is so fascinating and draws you into the story. This book is an accomplishment and it shows - in the afterword, Paolini reveals that he’s worked on the novel for nine years, and I can definitely believe that. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars starts off strong and doesn’t let up for the entire 880 pages. Before she knows it, she’s in the centre of a galactic war that she wants no part of, with humans and aliens alike fighting to gain control of the relic that won’t leave her alone. But while she’s there, she comes across an alien relic that attaches itself to her. She’s sent on a last minute mission to investigate the planet she and her team have been living on for months - a mission that is supposed to be quick and simple and afterward, she can begin her life with her new fiancé. Kira is a xenobiologist, a scientist that studies planets to see if they’re viable for human life. When I was in high school, I loved Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle and the moment I found out he was writing an adult sci-fi novel, I knew I had to get my hands on an early copy. ![]()
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