DNF Review – Night Sky Mine by Melissa Scott (2/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Cyberpunk/Science Fiction
Length: 384 pages
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date: October 15, 1997
ISBN-13 : 978-0312861568
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Source: Bought
Rating: 2/5 stars
“Young Ista Kelly is a foundling, the only survivor of a pirate raid on an asteroid mine. In a future where one cannot live without an official identity, this is the story of Ista’s harrowing journey back to the asteroid to find her true identity.”
Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone book. I bought a copy of this book.
My Summary (2/5): Overall I didn’t get through even the first chapter of this book…soooo. I probably don’t even deserve to write a review of it. However, I felt like since Scott was one of the authors I was most excited to read this year I should say something.
This book was incredibly dense and packed with a ton of sci-fi people, places, and things that are not explained at all. I only read the first 20 pages of this book but I think with all the re-reading and going back and forth trying to figure out what was going on, it took me nearly an hour to read that. I just did not have the energy for this. The first part was incredibly dense, a huge info dump, and still confusing as heck. I tried and I don’t have the energy to continue. I applaud those who made the effort to finish this, but based on reviews I’ve read things weren’t going to get better…so done is done.
