The Vela: a novel

by Becky Chambers, Yoon Ha Lee, Rivers Solomon, S. L. Huang

385 pages

Published Dec. 7, 2020 by Serial Box.

ISBN:: 978-0-8223--7

(1 review)

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.

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reading tofu reviewed The Vela: a novel by Becky Chambers

Mysterious decision-making

3 stars

I liked the setting and the characters were great and written pretty good, plus some interesting ethical questions raised. But parts of the plot and some decisions/conclusions did not seem comprehensible at all, making the whole story feeling a bit off which was bothering me the whole read.