Spin the Sky
by Katy Stauber
space opera
copyright 2012
read in July 2020
rated 9/10: really really good
Really? Nine out of ten? In terms of my reading enjoyment -- definitely. As a great novel... seven or eight.
The story is set on a ranch near a small town in the old wild west. There are nice neighbours, tough ranchers, evil rich men, rustlers and outlaws. With the beautiful and tough woman defending her land while waiting for her gun-toting husband to come home from the war.
Sound familiar? It is. It just happens to be set in space.
This space world is a combination of clever science, jerry-built ingenuity and ludicrous unreality. All mixed with logic and fun.
What else is familiar? The story is Homer's Oddyssey rewritten. Or reimagined. As I read I recognised snippets of the great myth. So I read wikipedia articles and am now rereading Spin with a better appreciation. And enjoying the book even more.
This is not a retelling of the Oddyssey. It is a fun story inspired by and in the style of the Oddyssey. Read it, enjoy it. Then think, now that is really clever :-)
Very likeable characters. A storyline which jumps around -- in a logical fashion. With a very satisfying ending which leaves me hoping for further adventures.
Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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