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Artemis Invaded
In Artemis Invaded, Jane Lindskold returns to the world of Artemis, a pleasure planet that was lost for millennia, a place that holds secrets that could give mankind back unimaginable powers.
Stranded archaeologist Griffin is determined to make his way back to his home world with news of the Artemis discovery. He and his gene-modified native companion, the huntress Adara, and her psyche-linked puma Sand Shadow, set out to find another repository of the ancient technology in the hope that somehow Griffin will be able to contact his orbiting ship.
In the midst of this, Adara wrestles with her complex feelings for Griffin-and with the consequences of her and Sand Shadow's new bond with the planet Artemis. Focused on his own goals, Griffin is unaware that his arrival on Artemis has created unexpected consequences for those he is coming to hold dear. Unwittingly, he has left a trail-and Artemis is about to be invaded.
Stranded archaeologist Griffin is determined to make his way back to his home world with news of the Artemis discovery. He and his gene-modified native companion, the huntress Adara, and her psyche-linked puma Sand Shadow, set out to find another repository of the ancient technology in the hope that somehow Griffin will be able to contact his orbiting ship.
In the midst of this, Adara wrestles with her complex feelings for Griffin-and with the consequences of her and Sand Shadow's new bond with the planet Artemis. Focused on his own goals, Griffin is unaware that his arrival on Artemis has created unexpected consequences for those he is coming to hold dear. Unwittingly, he has left a trail-and Artemis is about to be invaded.
316 pages, Hardcover
First published June 30, 2015
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Jane Lindskold
129 books654 followersJane Lindskold is the author of more than twenty published novels, including the eight volume Firekeeper Saga (beginning with Through Wolf’s Eyes), Child of a Rainless Year (a contemporary fantasy set in Las Vegas, New Mexico), and The Buried Pyramid (an archeological adventure fantasy set in 1880's Egypt).
Lindskold is also the author of the “Breaking the Wall” series, which begins with Thirteen Orphans, then continues in Nine Gates and Five Odd Honors. Her most recent series begins with Artemis Awakening, released in May of 2014. Lindskold has also had published over sixty short stories and numerous works of non-fiction, including a critical biography of Roger Zelazny, and articles on Yeats and Synge.
She has collaborated with several other SF/F writers, including Roger Zelazny, for whom, at his request, she posthumously finished his novels Donnerjack and Lord Demon. She has also collaborated with David Weber, writing several novellas and two YA novels set in his popular ”Honorverse.” She wrote the short story “Servant of Death” with Fred Saberhagen.
Charles de Lint, reviewing Changer, praised "Lindskold's ability to tell a fast-paced, contemporary story that still carries the weight and style of old mythological story cycles."[1] Terri Windling called Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls "a complex, utterly original work of speculative fiction." DeLint has also stated that “Jane Lindskold is one of those hidden treasures of American letters; a true gem of a writer who simply gets better with each book.”
Lindskold was born in 1962 at the Columbia Hospital for Women, the first of four siblings and grew up in Washington, D.C. and Chesapeake Bay. Lindskold's father was head of the Land and Natural Resources Division, Western Division of the United States Justice Department and her mother was also an attorney. She studied at Fordham, where she received a Ph. D. in English, concentrating on Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern British Literature; she successfully defended her Ph.D. on her 26th birthday.
Lindskold lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband, archaeologist Jim Moore.
Lindskold is also the author of the “Breaking the Wall” series, which begins with Thirteen Orphans, then continues in Nine Gates and Five Odd Honors. Her most recent series begins with Artemis Awakening, released in May of 2014. Lindskold has also had published over sixty short stories and numerous works of non-fiction, including a critical biography of Roger Zelazny, and articles on Yeats and Synge.
She has collaborated with several other SF/F writers, including Roger Zelazny, for whom, at his request, she posthumously finished his novels Donnerjack and Lord Demon. She has also collaborated with David Weber, writing several novellas and two YA novels set in his popular ”Honorverse.” She wrote the short story “Servant of Death” with Fred Saberhagen.
Charles de Lint, reviewing Changer, praised "Lindskold's ability to tell a fast-paced, contemporary story that still carries the weight and style of old mythological story cycles."[1] Terri Windling called Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls "a complex, utterly original work of speculative fiction." DeLint has also stated that “Jane Lindskold is one of those hidden treasures of American letters; a true gem of a writer who simply gets better with each book.”
Lindskold was born in 1962 at the Columbia Hospital for Women, the first of four siblings and grew up in Washington, D.C. and Chesapeake Bay. Lindskold's father was head of the Land and Natural Resources Division, Western Division of the United States Justice Department and her mother was also an attorney. She studied at Fordham, where she received a Ph. D. in English, concentrating on Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern British Literature; she successfully defended her Ph.D. on her 26th birthday.
Lindskold lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband, archaeologist Jim Moore.
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April 9, 2019
This world just became much more complex. The added characters gave it more depth.
I want to read more.
I want to read more.
October 10, 2015
At a time when science fiction is more likely to portray ecosystems collapsing rather than flourishing, Jane Lindskold's Artemis series is an anomaly. Its eponymous planet is not an ecological disaster but rather full of so many wonders that it was once a vacation paradise for a now vanished society.
Of course, like any good science fiction (or fiction, in general, for that matter) Lindskold's Artemis is full of surprises. But Lindskold takes care not to bludgeon readers with messages about the dangers of science run amok or human interference in nature.
My commentary, along with my podcast conversation with the author, is available at New Books in Science Fiction & Fantasy here: http://newbooksinsciencefiction.com/2...
Of course, like any good science fiction (or fiction, in general, for that matter) Lindskold's Artemis is full of surprises. But Lindskold takes care not to bludgeon readers with messages about the dangers of science run amok or human interference in nature.
My commentary, along with my podcast conversation with the author, is available at New Books in Science Fiction & Fantasy here: http://newbooksinsciencefiction.com/2...
June 17, 2015
Once again Jane Lindskold has written a real page-turner with engaging characters and intriguing situations. Building on her previous novel ARTEMIS AWAKENING, this story follows the exploits of an off-worlder stranded on a strange planet inhabited by people and animals with unusual powers and abilities. The protagonists from the first novel must now face new threats from another group of strangers, old foes, and a strange planet. My only regret is I now have to wait another year or so to find out what happens next.
January 8, 2017
Enjoyed but the pacing is a bit slow. Looking forward to the next one to find out where it is going.
April 10, 2019
So much potential in this story, and it did have me hanging on its every event there for about a third of it. At the same time, though, short of Terrell and Griffin becoming a thing, the only LGBT rep was a man casually molesting and raping every male he had contact with. There was that tiresome trope of all the men chasing after Adara unrelentingly, despite her repeated refusals of their advances. In the case of Julyan, it's obviously meant to be a sign of his sketchiness, but in Terrell it was framed as endearing. And then there was the whole handling of Seamus who "had no thoughts of his own" and so was casually possessed by another person without consent.
Frustrating, in a book that does so well calling its characters out on underestimating the natives. Griffin straight up calls himself out for considering Adara an ignorant savage at one point, which was lovely. I loved that Adara was the muscle of the group, that she was in charge of her own sexuality, and that Sand Shadow sent her dirty pictures to tease her. I adored the idea of the AIs and wished we'd had more of them. There was also the casual respect Adara paid other women, regardless of their professions. And we had Ring, who, while not strictly on the autistic spectrum, definitely displayed sensory overload and garnered respect from his peers despite his differences.
Overall, it's hard to say where I stand on this book. The writing style felt oddly distant, with meandering exposition and long inner monologues that just felt out of place in certain scenes. It wasn't my cup of tea, and there was a lot of problematic content, but there were fun bits as well. Not something I would recommend to people, but also not something I would recommend avoiding, so, take that as you will.
Frustrating, in a book that does so well calling its characters out on underestimating the natives. Griffin straight up calls himself out for considering Adara an ignorant savage at one point, which was lovely. I loved that Adara was the muscle of the group, that she was in charge of her own sexuality, and that Sand Shadow sent her dirty pictures to tease her. I adored the idea of the AIs and wished we'd had more of them. There was also the casual respect Adara paid other women, regardless of their professions. And we had Ring, who, while not strictly on the autistic spectrum, definitely displayed sensory overload and garnered respect from his peers despite his differences.
Overall, it's hard to say where I stand on this book. The writing style felt oddly distant, with meandering exposition and long inner monologues that just felt out of place in certain scenes. It wasn't my cup of tea, and there was a lot of problematic content, but there were fun bits as well. Not something I would recommend to people, but also not something I would recommend avoiding, so, take that as you will.
May 27, 2018
Artemis Invaded, the sequel to Jane Lindskold’s Artemis Awakening, finds the protagonists of the first novel, Griffin, Adara, Sand Shadow and Terrell, on a mission to explore a forbidden region of Artemis known to its inhabitants as Maiden’s Tear. Legend has it that the surviving seegnurs of a massacre fled to that region - but were killed by their enemies before they could use whatever they sought to fight back, or escape. Griffin hopes that in this secret facility, he will find something to help him return to his home planet
But their enemies, the Old One and his chief lieutenant, Julyan, who escaped to destruction of his secret breeding facility, are on their trail, seeking revenge. And unknown to Griffen, others from his own civilisation have followed his trail to Artemis, fully intending to find, and use, the old imperial technology to rebuild an empire. Where Griffin wants knowledge, and to help his companions maintain the integrity of their own world, those around him seek power that could unleash horrors not seen in war since the end of the old empire. But to prevent that from happening, he may need to give up all ties to his family and his own world.
The Artemis books are quite a lot of fun. It’s refreshing to see a post-apocalypse story where what survives may actually be more worth preserving than what preceded it. And the ways in which the narrative subverts all the romantic tropes of handsome offworlders and spirited alien women is a pleasant change from the usual. An enjoyable story, complete in two volumes, but with room for more if the author ever decides to return to Artemis.
But their enemies, the Old One and his chief lieutenant, Julyan, who escaped to destruction of his secret breeding facility, are on their trail, seeking revenge. And unknown to Griffen, others from his own civilisation have followed his trail to Artemis, fully intending to find, and use, the old imperial technology to rebuild an empire. Where Griffin wants knowledge, and to help his companions maintain the integrity of their own world, those around him seek power that could unleash horrors not seen in war since the end of the old empire. But to prevent that from happening, he may need to give up all ties to his family and his own world.
The Artemis books are quite a lot of fun. It’s refreshing to see a post-apocalypse story where what survives may actually be more worth preserving than what preceded it. And the ways in which the narrative subverts all the romantic tropes of handsome offworlders and spirited alien women is a pleasant change from the usual. An enjoyable story, complete in two volumes, but with room for more if the author ever decides to return to Artemis.
May 24, 2022
WOW. Just WOW. I’m not a crazy reader but THIS BOOK and duology as a whole was so good it’s beyond words. If you like sci-fi and fictional civs, this is THE perfect series for you. It’s only two books but it’s actually insane how good it is. I don’t believe I have a bias towards it at all, it’s just such a good series and I felt so immersed in the story because of how amazing the writing is.
I just finished this second book and I still can’t believe I’m done, I might just reread it soon. It’s a nice chill read with stuff always happening, but not too much that it’s chaotic, it’s in a way that keeps you engaged. You can never predict what ends up happening next in these books, pleasant and unpleasant twists make you feel the tension and emotions of the characters at the same time as they do and it was just an incredible experience from these books to have.
I 100000% recommend for anyone who likes sci-fi, fictional civs, action, betrayal, and a bit of the funnies here and there.
I just finished this second book and I still can’t believe I’m done, I might just reread it soon. It’s a nice chill read with stuff always happening, but not too much that it’s chaotic, it’s in a way that keeps you engaged. You can never predict what ends up happening next in these books, pleasant and unpleasant twists make you feel the tension and emotions of the characters at the same time as they do and it was just an incredible experience from these books to have.
I 100000% recommend for anyone who likes sci-fi, fictional civs, action, betrayal, and a bit of the funnies here and there.
October 1, 2017
I continue to like the "tribal future" premise where paradise-technological planet has reverted to a primal- medieval tribal society of sorts with the inhabitants and their animals bearing weird abilities akin to "magic". I like in the narrative the stakes are higher with outside forces invading the paradise with all parties including the planet itself are involved.
September 6, 2024
Loved it, loved the first one, too (Artemis Awakening). It's been 10 years since it came out, so I'm assuming no more in this world but I would love to see more adventures of Adara, Griffin, and Terrell. Also eager to explore more by this author.
Read if you like science fantasy, uplifted animals, and great world building
Read if you like science fantasy, uplifted animals, and great world building
March 8, 2018
first one was better, not sure why I thought so. it's a bit slow with griffin in the facility researching - he's not finding much interesting there. and i'm so disappointed in how griffin's family treats him.
November 8, 2017
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Really hoping there will be more in this world.
Really hoping there will be more in this world.
August 7, 2018
3.5/5 stars
March 20, 2017
An excellent sequel to "Artemis Awakening!" I enjoyed the continuation of the story and it's conclusion. I hope to see more books in this universe!
January 9, 2017
Interesting premise, and like other readers had no notion this was part of a series (no notation of this anywhere within the cover, jacket, pretext, etc.). The story seems to pickup at a point where previous actions already occurred, and in fairness the author does really well at providing enough past references to situate the reader to best understand the present moment.
Character development felt really, really weak. The entire time it seemed as though these characters were simple 2D illustrations meandering on a straight-line course to whatever lay before them. Multiple references to the past probably helped connect to the previous book, but did nothing to substantiate the characters. The character development was so weak that I skipped half the book and rapidly zipped through the last 20 pages to get the gist of 'oh, so this is what happens, huh, figured'.
Details are also sparse, and the odd split between how the world of Artemis is in terms of tech and how it was. . .just seems outright off. There are some speech patterns of characters and descriptions of the particular world that make them sound like they're all just regular camping/backpacking folk in a National Park in the U.S. There was nothing in the text that made the setting unique, and when there is the whole 'planet neural network coming on-line' that is an emphatic theme of this work, having a commonplace setting does nothing to illustrate for the reader _why_ this neural network's development IS so unique. This is unfortunate because a number of other spec-fic writers have very successfully accomplished the 'planet as a sentient object' vehicle/narrative/theme and even not comparing this work to theirs, this work fails to make this a unique/exotic/intriguing/provocative experience.
Character development felt really, really weak. The entire time it seemed as though these characters were simple 2D illustrations meandering on a straight-line course to whatever lay before them. Multiple references to the past probably helped connect to the previous book, but did nothing to substantiate the characters. The character development was so weak that I skipped half the book and rapidly zipped through the last 20 pages to get the gist of 'oh, so this is what happens, huh, figured'.
Details are also sparse, and the odd split between how the world of Artemis is in terms of tech and how it was. . .just seems outright off. There are some speech patterns of characters and descriptions of the particular world that make them sound like they're all just regular camping/backpacking folk in a National Park in the U.S. There was nothing in the text that made the setting unique, and when there is the whole 'planet neural network coming on-line' that is an emphatic theme of this work, having a commonplace setting does nothing to illustrate for the reader _why_ this neural network's development IS so unique. This is unfortunate because a number of other spec-fic writers have very successfully accomplished the 'planet as a sentient object' vehicle/narrative/theme and even not comparing this work to theirs, this work fails to make this a unique/exotic/intriguing/provocative experience.
June 19, 2015
Artemis Invaded by New York Times’ bestselling author, Jane Lindskold is the intelligent sequel to her immersive sci-fi novel Artemis Awakening. We get to follow the continued adventures of Adara the Huntress, her psychically linked female puma, Sand Shadow, and the scholar/archeologist, Griffin Dane.
The novel takes off right where the first ended and we are brought up to speed masterfully, and sent deeper in the world. The planet, Artemis, has many secrets, and the most fascinating aspect of the book involves the planet itself coming alive, becoming conscious, which began in the first novel.
The poetic interludes from the point of view of the planet were so awesome, and this aspect of the book was most interesting for me. What is it like for a person to mentally connect with an awakened planet and have communication? I enjoyed how this question was answered and explored.
Lindskold shows us her detailed world with all the senses what’s it’s like to truly live there. The beautiful planet, Artemis has been lost for 500 years since an apocalyptic war destroyed the far off civilization that built it as a game preserve and safari/pleasure planet.
I highly recommend this book to readers who love expert, detailed world building with extremely likable characters. Sci-fi action/war fans might want to look elsewhere, but those who love a realistic unfolding of events, and an archeological/historical mystery, this is the book for you.
This author doesn’t dwell on death, and sadness. She writes about life, and shows us real characters.
Paul Genesse
Author of the Iron Dragon Series
The novel takes off right where the first ended and we are brought up to speed masterfully, and sent deeper in the world. The planet, Artemis, has many secrets, and the most fascinating aspect of the book involves the planet itself coming alive, becoming conscious, which began in the first novel.
The poetic interludes from the point of view of the planet were so awesome, and this aspect of the book was most interesting for me. What is it like for a person to mentally connect with an awakened planet and have communication? I enjoyed how this question was answered and explored.
Lindskold shows us her detailed world with all the senses what’s it’s like to truly live there. The beautiful planet, Artemis has been lost for 500 years since an apocalyptic war destroyed the far off civilization that built it as a game preserve and safari/pleasure planet.
I highly recommend this book to readers who love expert, detailed world building with extremely likable characters. Sci-fi action/war fans might want to look elsewhere, but those who love a realistic unfolding of events, and an archeological/historical mystery, this is the book for you.
This author doesn’t dwell on death, and sadness. She writes about life, and shows us real characters.
Paul Genesse
Author of the Iron Dragon Series
July 31, 2015
Well this is good second installment of a refreshing new science fiction story. The current market is dominated by post apocalyptic , cyberpunk or space military stories so the Artemis books are a breath of fresh air. Even though there was a civilization destroying battle mankind had already went to colonize other planets and are still capable of exploring the universe so this far more optimistic. The story now delves into the lead Griffin it turns out is not some child who ran off to do archeology against his parents wishes. In fact his family is a ruling power who that way do reverse engineering ancient technology. He has been trained in combat since he could walk. Now some of brothers have come in to take any technology he could find and one wants to kill him. Adara meanwhile did get on my nerves on how she strung along 2 decent guys but I did get she had issues for her first love was a sociopath. Turns out her family sent her away to protect her not because she was a freak to them. Well the reveal the planet was actually used to make weapons was not too much of a surprise as plot foreshadowed it with how thorough the first strike of war was. Loved the esoteric bits from the planets perspective.
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August 26, 2016
Jane Lindskold’s Artemis Awakening series is old-fashioned – in a good way.
There are no ravening zombie-types, no obligatory spattering of ink-black blood after the protagonist narrowly escapes death for the 35th time, and no motiveless all-powerful evil that will take over the earth/universe/multiverse if not stopped.
Of course there are heroes and villains in “Artemis Invaded” (Tor, $25.99, 316 pages), but all are carefully drawn. Adara, a huntress with genetic adaptions, is pretty perfect, but everyone else has flaws and strengths (even the Old One, the bad guy whose goal is worthy but whose methods are not).
The setup is, however, original, as there are actually three layers of culture involved. The first is the primitive lifestyle on Artemis, which was an “unspoiled” pleasure planet for the rich and powerful in an empire that collapsed 500 years prior to the books. Another culture, less advanced but still capable of traveling from star to star, has emerged, and seeks the secrets of the past. To go much deeper would require too much explanation, but suffice it to say that there’s plenty of plot, complex characters and a skilled author at the helm. Start with “Artemis Awakening,” move on to “Artemis Invaded,” and then eagerly await whatever comes next.
There are no ravening zombie-types, no obligatory spattering of ink-black blood after the protagonist narrowly escapes death for the 35th time, and no motiveless all-powerful evil that will take over the earth/universe/multiverse if not stopped.
Of course there are heroes and villains in “Artemis Invaded” (Tor, $25.99, 316 pages), but all are carefully drawn. Adara, a huntress with genetic adaptions, is pretty perfect, but everyone else has flaws and strengths (even the Old One, the bad guy whose goal is worthy but whose methods are not).
The setup is, however, original, as there are actually three layers of culture involved. The first is the primitive lifestyle on Artemis, which was an “unspoiled” pleasure planet for the rich and powerful in an empire that collapsed 500 years prior to the books. Another culture, less advanced but still capable of traveling from star to star, has emerged, and seeks the secrets of the past. To go much deeper would require too much explanation, but suffice it to say that there’s plenty of plot, complex characters and a skilled author at the helm. Start with “Artemis Awakening,” move on to “Artemis Invaded,” and then eagerly await whatever comes next.
July 20, 2015
"Artemis Invaded" is the second in Jane Lindskold's series (following "Artemis Awakening") taking place on a terraformed planet abandoned by its creators following a massive and destabilizing galactic war, and the book is easily as marvelous as the first.
It's such a well-written adventure of discovery, of broken and forged emotional bonds between friends and family. And I love the story at the deep core of it all - that of the legacy of a destroyed civilization and the repercussions it has for the innocents who live on in its detritus. It's no coincidence that the planet is named for Artemis, the virgin goddess of the hunt, for it is an unspoiled wilderness yet ripe for deflowering by unscrupulous explorers looking to exploit it.
I don't want to give away plot details, but suffice it to say that Lindskold's pace is brisk and unrelenting as the discoveries the characters make (about Artemis and about their relationships with each other)rapidly build until they arrive at an appropriate climax that still leaves room for future stories set in this far-future universe.
It's such a well-written adventure of discovery, of broken and forged emotional bonds between friends and family. And I love the story at the deep core of it all - that of the legacy of a destroyed civilization and the repercussions it has for the innocents who live on in its detritus. It's no coincidence that the planet is named for Artemis, the virgin goddess of the hunt, for it is an unspoiled wilderness yet ripe for deflowering by unscrupulous explorers looking to exploit it.
I don't want to give away plot details, but suffice it to say that Lindskold's pace is brisk and unrelenting as the discoveries the characters make (about Artemis and about their relationships with each other)rapidly build until they arrive at an appropriate climax that still leaves room for future stories set in this far-future universe.
August 5, 2015
“Artemis Invaded,” by Jane Lindskold (Tom Doherty, 2015). Clearly the second in a series about the life of the planet Artemis. The marooned explorer Christian Dane continues with Adara the Huntress and her puma demiurge Sand Shadow, searching for a mysterious area called Maiden’s Tear, which may contain relics of the seegnur, the humans who were destroyed in a galaxy-spanning war 500 years before. But they are being tracked by the Old One Who Is Young and his acolyte Julyan, who also want what is in Maiden’s Tear but for nefarious purposes. Meanwhile the planet herself is gradually awakening, stimulated perhaps by Dane’s arrival and other events. And then three of Christian’s brothers arrive, following him in hopes of finding powerful new weapons for their military family. And through all this, Christian and Terrell wish to become Adara’s lover, and she still can’t or doesn’t want to choose. A good deal of fun, fairly predictable, well-written. Lindskold still has not given much information about the war that destroyed the seegnur.
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July 1, 2016
What started as a typical sci-fi novel of a spaceman crashing on a primitive planet becomes something much more in this sequel to Artemis Awakening. Adara the Huntress is slowly developing a connection to the sentient consciousness that she realizes is the planet itself. Griffin is obsessed with finding more of the Old Empire technology and studying it. Unbeknownst to him, his brothers have followed him to the planet and have encountered The Old One and Julyan, who have managed to escape retribution from their kidnap victims, and seek to use the Dane brothers to get their revenge on Griffin and Adara.
The story took several unexpected twists and the characters and their motivations became the most fascinating aspect of the book, secondary to the plot. This is a 2-book series, but at the end I found myself wanting the author to write more of this world, as I wanted to find out more about the characters and what they became. This has the potential for at least one if not more books in the series and I hope Lindskold doesn't stop here.
The story took several unexpected twists and the characters and their motivations became the most fascinating aspect of the book, secondary to the plot. This is a 2-book series, but at the end I found myself wanting the author to write more of this world, as I wanted to find out more about the characters and what they became. This has the potential for at least one if not more books in the series and I hope Lindskold doesn't stop here.
July 9, 2015
The sequel to 2014's Artemis Awakening is just as good as the first installment. Without diving into spoiler territory, we see the impact of the events of the previous novel, learn more about the characters (and meet some new ones), and dig deeper into the secrets of the planet Artemis.
These books are a refreshing change of pace in the current SF landscape, which tends to be dominated by military SF, Napoleonic-navies-in-spaaaaaaaaace, and post-cyberpuke dystopias - I have nothing against any of those things, but it's really nice to see a modern novel returning to the classic roots.
These books are a refreshing change of pace in the current SF landscape, which tends to be dominated by military SF, Napoleonic-navies-in-spaaaaaaaaace, and post-cyberpuke dystopias - I have nothing against any of those things, but it's really nice to see a modern novel returning to the classic roots.
March 12, 2016
This felt uninspired. I didn't much care for the character, the villains could be over the top (especially but not only the Old One), and some of the decisions characters made were just headscratcher. The climax was sudden and weak.
Okay, it would have helped (but only somewhat) if I had known this was book two in a series. But the copy I picked up didn't have any notice of that on the cover, the jacket copy, or the title page, so I only figured that out once I started reading and realized that author was leaving out details because they'd been covered in the first book.
Okay, it would have helped (but only somewhat) if I had known this was book two in a series. But the copy I picked up didn't have any notice of that on the cover, the jacket copy, or the title page, so I only figured that out once I started reading and realized that author was leaving out details because they'd been covered in the first book.
August 23, 2015
I thought this was excellent up until the last chapter or so. When each of the character speaks of himself and others speak for or against each, it sounded a lot like the ending of a children's book where the "mother" asks: "And what did we learn about ourselves, children?" That left an unpleasant feel to the ending for me. (Not that I think the final decisions were wrong, I just was irritated at the pontificating.)
September 24, 2015
She is able to provide a first class blend of good science with fine character development, something not often found in most sci-fi literature which tends either heavily toward one or the other. I did not read the first book (Artemis Awakening) but found that not really necessary as one is able to get the gist of the first quite rapidly in the early part of this novel.
December 30, 2015
Oh my god, I need a sequel, and I need it NOW. So much happened, so much changed, answered gained, even more mystery and questions to be solved, just WOW. I loved it. Not perfect, but wow. That is some slick and awesome sci fi!
August 20, 2015
Very good and engaging story! What is next for Artemis we are all left wondering?
December 16, 2015
2.5 stars
October 7, 2015
More exploring of the planet Artemis and preparing for what is to come.
October 18, 2015
It had been long enough since I'd read Artemis Awakening, the first book, that I had difficulty getting into the story. But once the plot lines came trickling back, I was totally engrossed.
September 10, 2015
Liked it but slow read.
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