Dlouhá cesta na malou, rozzlobenou planetu

Book 1 in Poutníci

Dobrodružné putování po zamrzlém světě, ve kterém nikdy nedošlo k první světové válce. Píše se rok 1924 a Polské království je zamrzlé pod carskou vládou v Belle Époque. Varšavu pokrývá led — uprostřed léta zasypávají cesty sněhové bouře. Nepozemští andělé Mrazu zvaní přítuhy procházejí ulicemi měst a zmrazují pravdu a lež. Benedykt Gierosławski, nadaný matematik, ale nenapravitelný karbaník, se na žádost carského Ministerstva Zimy vydává do Irkutska, kde má vyhledat svého otce — Otce Mráze, který je prý důvěrníkem přítuh. Tisíc rublů v hotovosti by Benedykta vytáhlo z dluhů, není …

Hardcover, 496 pages

Czech language

Published Nov. 3, 2017 by Host.

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ISBN:
978-80-7577-144-5
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Subjects
  • Fiction
  • Science fiction
  • Extraterrestrial beings
  • Interplanetary voyages
  • Fiction, science fiction, general

Reviews

Fluffy en warm

Je moet er een beetje van houden denk ik, het is een beetje fluffy en lief met allemaal aardige mensen die het beste met elkaar voor hebben. De Grote Geheimen waar het in de flaptekst over gaat zijn niet heel erg wereldschokkend, en zelfs de (weinige) slechteriken zijn grotendeels niet echt slecht. Niet echt een nagelbijter dus. Maar ach, het is bijna kerst, en we kunnen wel wat woke feelgood gebruiken in de wereld.

ok

Prvni dil (zatim?) 4 dilne serie, puvodne samostatna knizka. Pomerne klidna space opera. Kdyz uz dojde na akci, probehne na par stranach a zas se zevluje. Bezproblemovy lehci cteni nekde na dovcu k vode. Dalsi dil mam v planu, uvidime, potencialnich linii je otevrenych hodne.

Relatively slow space opera (no problem with that) with some action, which might be important from galactic perspective, but is a bit secondary for the overall story. It's more focused on members of tunneling starship and their interactions/relationship etc. Will go for second book from series.

More soap opera than space opera

Reading this feels a lot like watching a soap opera. It's very much a character driven story with the plot serving merely to prod the story along as and when needed. And the characters are an entertaining and likeable bunch of misfits, doing their job and surviving as best they can.

It's also worth noting that this is a really nice story. The characters have spent years learning to get along with each other and... they get along with each other. What tensions there are are relatively minor and never distract from the fact that these people are looking out for each other.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is a very easy read and a solid debut from Becky Chambers.

a story that thrives on its characters

The basic storyline of this book is nothing entirely out of the ordinary: Space crew gets dangerous but lucrative job offer, travels to their destinations, stuff happens there and along the way. You can take the title literally: it's a long way but only a small planet (episode).

I liked the world building, but especially the way the protagonists interact with each other. It's a story that is, for once, not driven by toxic behavior and the inability to communicate, but instead based on empathy and mutual support. The characters belong to different alien and human races, they do sometimes face conflicts over their specific needs, but frequently try to find solutions that work for everyone. In some ways, it seemed like an enhanced and more diverse version of the "Firefly" crew to me (which I loved).

This is a read leaves you with more positive than negative …

a story that thrives on its characters

The basic storyline of this book is nothing entirely out of the ordinary: Space crew gets dangerous but lucrative job offer, travels to their destinations, stuff happens there and along the way. You can take the title literally: it's a long way but only a small planet (episode).

I liked the world building, but especially the way the protagonists interact with each other. It's a story that is, for once, not driven by toxic behavior and the inability to communicate, but instead based on empathy and mutual support. The characters belong to different alien and human races, they do sometimes face conflicts over their specific needs, but frequently try to find solutions that work for everyone. In some ways, it seemed like an enhanced and more diverse version of the "Firefly" crew to me (which I loved).

This is a read leaves you with more positive than negative …

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