The Cruel Stars

Action space opera that doesn't take itself too seriously. Humanity has become a diverse species dangerously dependent on digital & genomic enhancement - a zealous puritan strain plans to change that. A few too many characters to begin with - none of them I connected with, and many of whom die - but they come together nicely.

Consciously in the shadow of other works—Banks’s Culture, clearly—but with less edge and more fun. It’s well-plotted, but it’s not deep. Fun.