Boneyards

Boneyards (Diving Universe #3)

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A space opera filled with battles old and new, scientific dilemmas, and questions about the ethics of friendship, "Boneyards" looks at the influence of our past on our present and the risks we all take when we meddle in other people's lives.
Paperback, 299 pages
Published January 24th 2012 by Pyr (first published January 1st 2012)
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Clay
Generally, I don’t like to jump into a series in the middle, but I thought I’d take a shot with Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s “Boneyards” (Pyr, $16, 299 pages) – and overall, it was a worthwhile gamble.

But first, a digression: Characters’ names are much more important than they first appear to be. Imagine your favorite spy saying “My name is Elderbottom. Elmer Elderbottom.” In “Boneyards,” one of the protagonists is called “Squishy” (though her name is Rosealma), and I confess it put me off throughou...more
Krycek
Again, reading a series of books out of order. In this case, I really should have read the first one first, but oh well.

Even though I had to piece together the background and backstory, it was a pretty good read. I have mixed opinions about the story structure. There are two related stories, told from two POVs (first and third persons). Complicating this is the fact that Squishy's story is told in a non- linear manner. It jumps chronologically. While this makes for an engaging read, it was somew...more
Melissa Proffitt
Boneyards picks up five years after the conclusion of City of Ruins, but the plot doesn't suffer for it. Rusch handles the inevitable changes in the characters over such a length of time, mainly because so much of it was set up in the previous book--did anyone not realize that Boss and Coop were going to end up together? Boss's team and the crew of the Ivoire have spent the last five years searching for some remnant of the civilization Coop and his crew left behind, five thousand years in the pa...more
E.
Apr 25, 2012 E. rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: sci-fi
3 3/4 stars.

“Boneyards” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch continues the adventures of a woman named Boss as she continues to search for the answers to mysteries surrounding the powerful Dignity Vessels. Use of the powerful anacapa drive gives Boss an edge but she still is juggling the dynamics of relationships with Coop and his teammembers from the ship Ivoire in contrast to her own familiar crew that has become comfortable over years of doing dives in abandoned ships. The potential power of the drive...more
Mardel
A long time ago....a very, very long time ago....I picked up a novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and tried to read it. Nothing at all wrong with the narrative, but I was in my mid thirties with young children and some of the descriptions of character skinning someone so they could wear their skin and look like them grossed me out so much that I was actually a little nauseaus. Not sure if I would react so strongly now, but I've never felt like going back to that particular series. I want to reitera...more
Jo  (Mixed Book Bag)
Boneyards continues the story started in Diving into the Wreck and City of Ruins. I really like this series and Boneyards did not disappoint. Boss is back and so is the Dignity Vessel and crew she found in the last book. Coop, the Captain of the Dignity Vessel Ivoire, is looking for clues to location of the Fleet. He and Boss are exploring the locations of Sector Bases that were under construction when he and his crew got caught in foldspace and sent 5000 years back in time.

Coop wants to find th...more
Jacob Proffitt
Melissa's review of this is outstanding and gives all the background and summary much better than I was prepared to.

I didn't like the book as much as she did, however. While Melissa enjoyed the half about Squishy, those sections detracted from my own enjoyment. It is true that Rusch does a masterful job of melding the past and present of her storyline together into what turns out to be a cohesive narrative. To me, though, Squishy still came out ultimately as both arrogant and selfish however muc...more
Mervi
Boneyards opens five years after the end of City of Ruins. The crew of the Ivuar has had a rough time when they are adjusting to their new life. Some have resigned and left, and a few have killed themselves. However, some are still working for their Captain Coop. Boss has employed Coop and his crew, and together they are trying to find out what happened to the world Coop knew. They are also doing their best to keep all technology out of the hands of the Enterran Empire. They are researching all...more
Laurian
My library has a whole set of these re-released Rusch novels. I like the author so much after reading her first novel that I can’t help but pick up whichever one I see that happens to be available that week. Again, my need for a good book that can distract me from my contractions was pretty necessary at the time.

This book is actually quite beautiful. But then again, I think that Rusch writes books about a theme and then puts together the plot, characters, and other necessary parts afterwards. Th...more
Barry Huddleston
I’m sure that I would have gotten a lot more out of “Boneyards” had I read the first two books. The novel shifts gears a little more than I liked with two interconnected stories and flashbacks. One story is about Boss and the other half of the tale is about a character named Squishy. Boss is basically one of your questing for profit stories and Squishy is your basic infiltration story.

I enjoyed the Boss character and I enjoyed much of her portion of the book. The Squishy portion simply had to ma...more
Lyndon
Although I enjoyed Boneyards, it was a complex read and one that can't be dipped into every few days or so. That is, it's not a novel that can be picked up and set down at random (you know, like those cozy mysteries that make for great bedtime reads, allowing you to drift off and pick up the storyline the next evening). This book insists that you jump in, figure it out, then stick with it until it's done. A couple of reasons for this...

The main reason is the narrative structure - it's a dual nar...more
Jim
Third in the series and does not live up to the first two. To her credit, she was trying something new (at least of the books I've read of hers) that didn't work for me. She was bouncing all over the timeline. I think it could have worked: maybe she'll try again and it'll work.

I felt the storyline was thin because of the tangentials/bouncing. I will probably read the next to see where she takes it. Since I like her Retrieval Artist series and her 10th planet trilogy a lot, I may be giving her ex...more
Stefan
Boneyards by Kristine Kathryn Rusch is the sequel to Diving into the Wreck and City of Ruins, two excellent novels featuring a memorable character who specializes in exploring derelict space vessels and who simply goes by the name “Boss.” The first two novels did an excellent job combining intriguing SF world-building with interesting characters and high intensity plots, so my hopes for Boneyards were extremely high. Unfortunately, it’s by far the weakest entry in the series, and while it still...more
Diayll
Originally Reviewed At: Mother/Gamer/Writer
Rating: 4 out of 5 Controllers
Review Source: Publisher for honest review
Reviewer: Heather





Before I dive deeply into Boneyards I want to disclose that I’m not the biggest fan of science fiction. This only pertains to reading it as a genre, though; I enjoy the “idea” of it. Some of this stems from the overly technical jargon that often graces the pages. Occasionally it can cause the story to become lost to those not on the up and up, or for slower readers....more
Mike
Warning! Spoilers from City of Ruins are contained in the review below! You’ve been warned!

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Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s two previous novels in the Diving Universe, Diving Into the Wreck andCity of Ruins, are excellent science fiction adventure tales. City of the Ruins featured a major paradigm shift for Boss and her crew due to the major of discovery of a Dignity Vessel and its living occupants. Opening up five years after City of Ruins, Boneyards sees Boss and the crew of the Dignity
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Kirk Sluder
Boneyards pulls the series back up from the mild disappointment that was City of Ruins. Rusch puts the focus on Squishy, the Cassandra of Diving into the Wreck who repeatedly warns of the dangers of the ancient "Stealth Technology." Like Ruins, Boneyards uses a multi-threaded narrative to good effect.

The cover design is better than Ruins, but still grows awkward with repeated examination.
Cindy Crawford
The third book in Rusch's The Diving Universe series is a great story. The book starts five years after the end of the previous book and follows Boss and her crew as they continue to explore and learn more about stealth-tech.

In this book, the point of view alternates between Boss and Squishy, both engaged in her own journey to help save the universe from this misunderstood and misused technology, aided by the crew of Ivoire, whom we meet in City of Ruins. The ending of this one changes everythin...more
Rich Williams
I like the series a lot, this one the least but will still read the next one. Squishy's tale hops around in time and multiple back stories so much it reminded me of listening to my niece tell a story when she was eight years old. In the end, it all meshed for a good tale but it was easy to put the book down between chapters.
Richard
The author overuses the literary device of time/space flashbacks. The story jumps back and forth through time, focusing on one of the two primary characters, and this can become a bit confusing. Characters are well-developed, and dialogue is crisp. Loose ends tied up at a rather abrupt ending. Four stars.
David Marshall
This is just so much better than Diving into the Wreck and City of Ruins. It still has what, for me, is a major structural problem, but if this improvement continues, this may become one of the better series.

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Josh
I liked this less than the other two, though it was still fairly good. My main complaint is that the storytelling was disjointed, following two largely unrelated plot threads. It also never reached a satisfying conclusion...the "boneyards" were discovered, but never investigated.
Stephen Graham
A distinct improvement over the previous novel, City of Ruins. The plot moves at a good pace, shifting backand forth between characters and times without losing momentum.
John Devenny
A very satisfying conclusion to the "diving" trilogy. Epic space opera with excellent characters and a great protagonist. Hope to read more adventures of Boss in the future.
Michele bookloverforever
mad scientists.
Susan
2/12. rating. 4
Brendan Powell
Good book...I'll keep reading the series as it comes out.
John
Interesting series and characters but a choppy finish to the series. Prefer the Retrieval Artist series.
Jason McClain
Not as good as the first two books, but still a nice departure into the story.
Megan
This is still a really good action-oriented SF series, just not an amazing entry.
Bradley
May 19, 2013 Bradley marked it as to-read
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Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists–even in London–and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.

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