Starsight / Brandon Sanderson

Starsight

(Claim the Stars #2)

by Brandon Sanderson

science fiction, subadult

copyright 2009

read in March 2020

rated 8/10: really quite good

This book is aimed at "younger" readers. My category is "subadult" -- which includes teens. Starsight is a good read for adults, it's just a bit nicer than some "adult" expectations.

Book #1 is a teen escapist (science) fantasy. Book #2 goes beyond wish fulfilment and into broader space opera. A common theme is, how nice people can be. (And with people I include aliens and AIs.) It's not sickeningly sweet but it does show the positive side of nearly every character.

It's a romp through an expanding universe. A very enjoyable romp.

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29nov20: Read it again, enjoyed it again.

This time I think, Okay, the ending is satisfactory... but full of cliff-hangers. Several characters at risk or at an Aha! moment -- with no obvious next step. Yes, it's book two of a never-ending series... but...

Some -- a very few -- authors are able to wrap things up and leave the reader satisfied -- and still wanting more. This book leaves far too many loose -- and dangerous -- ends.

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28mar21: and again...

Still worth eight out of ten :-) This time the lack of conclusion was known in advance and did not annoy me as much as it could. I wonder if he's written volume three yet? (Not due for another eight months, apparently.)

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11oct22: yes, I read it again -- and enjoyed it again. This time I did notice something new:

There's an AI which wonders if it is "alive". The heroine assures him that yes, he is alive, and that she is his friend. And yet... the AI is still more of an artificial person than a friend. I can't really define the difference. Perhaps it is a more formal relationship? Perhaps it's just a feeling... that the AI is treated differently to the other organic friends.

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I now have book #3, ready to read.

But dang! there is a book #4 -- which has not even been written... sigh :-(

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper

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