mass market paperback, 400 pagine
Pubblicato il 07 Novembre 2017 da Angry Robot.
A ragtag space crew discovers alien technology that could change the fate of humanity—or awaken an ancient evil that could destroy all life in the galaxy.
The shady crew of the White Raven run freight and salvage at the fringes of our solar system. They discover the wreck of a centuries-old exploration vessel floating light years away from its intended destination and revive its sole occupant, who wakes with news of First Alien Contact. When the crew informs her that humanity has alien allies already, she reveals that these are very different extra-terrestrials—and the gifts they bestowed on her could kill all humanity, or take it out to the most distant stars.
Not bad. It's a fun, fast-paced space opera. Maybe a little too fast-paced: I felt like I had too much stuff thrown at me, info-dump style, instead of slowly revealing the intricacies of the (quite interesting) plot.
Dialogues are good, but sometimes Pratt tries a little too much to place the catchy punchilne for my tastes.
