To sleep in a sea of stars sequel12/12/2023 As, y’see, while off xenobiologist-ing, Kira finds herself bonded to an alien symbiote suit, which kicks off the plot. Or maybe the Guyver Suit from, er, Guyver, if Paolini is into 90’s anime. Or maybe Jamie Reyes’ Blue Beetle suit from DC comics. Or, specifically, the Venom symbiote suit from Marvel Comics. Really, though, one of the biggest things To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is inspired by is … Marvel Comics. If you just crib notes from one work, you’re a hack– but if you crib from a bunch of them, that just means you’re well-versed in the genre! Or something. Honestly, though, I didn’t mind the smorgasbord of other plot elements. Heck, Kira shares the same name as one of the core characters of Deep Space 9– which is the best Star Trek, but I digress. Just off the top of my head, I spotted references to Alien, the Culture, Halo, Firefly, Anne McCaffrey’s “ The Ship Who” series, Lovecraft, Mass Effect (Though that last one might just be ‘cause Jennifer Hale reads the audiobook, more on her later), and probably a bunch of other stuff I’m missing. In contrast, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars draws from … pretty much everything that isn’t Star Wars. Eragon steals from is inspired by Star Wars. The more grounded themes make the characters a bit more approachable, I guess? It’s honestly kind of refreshing to see this kind of stuff from Paolini– or even in a space opera book in general. Right off the bat, Kira has a grown-up relationship, and grown-up problems (namely, balancing a long distance relationship with having to travel across the galaxy due to work). Instead of being about Generic Fantasy Destiny Boy™, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars centers on Kira Navarez, a xenobiologist, off surveying some alien colony world. Not in a swearing and sex scenes sort of way (even though the book has both of those), but rather, the book comes from an older perspective. The first thing that struck me about To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is that it comes off as more an adult book. And so, I got curious– after all ths time, and with the opportunity to mess around in another genre, had Paolini matured as a writer? I even tried reading some of the sequels, way back when, but bailed about halfway through the third one.īut! The last of Paolini’s fantasy novels was released in 2011– and now, with To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, he decided to play around with science-fiction. Mostly because his debut, Eragon, is one of those books I can point to and say “I can do better than that!” Which, well, it may be a bit unfair to compare my own work to something Paolini wrote when he was a kid … but at the same time Eragon is pretty thoroughly terrible. Ooof.Ĭhristopher Paolini is an author I have … mixed opinions about. And that’s not counting the extra two hours of appendixes, which I didn’t even listen to. The book is 900 (!) pages long, and the audiobook (which is how I’ve been taking it in) is over 30 hours in length. Part of this is due to the expected apocalyptic pandemic malaise, and also part of it has been the fact that I’ve been trying to get through To Sleep in a Sea of Stars for literal months now. We hope you enjoy and all it has to offer.Book Review: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher PaoliniĪs you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting as many reviews as I used to in my prime. So immersed in the Fractalverse, she and her writing partner Todd Herfindal composed and performed three songs, each one capturing a different aspect of the book and universe. audiobook edition of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars to much acclaim. Talented voice actress Jennifer Hale, of Mass Effect fame, narrated the U.S. Click to see the ever-growing collection of curated pieces, presented with each artist’s permission. so we’ve created a place to showcase your creativity. We’d love to see your unique vision of the Fractalverse. As you read the books, you might imagine things differently. The concept art reflects one vision of the world. See Falconi’s Wallfish, the dreaded nightmares, the Soft Blade, ever-hungry Trig, Kira’s magnificent Unity, and more. Sprinkled throughout, you’ll find stunning images by Hollywood’s finest artists. The WikiĬan’t remember just where a favorite character visited? Need a refresher on the names of the Wallfish crew members? Wondering what planets and moons colonies are found on? Now you have an easy place to check. And you’ll discover loads of new information as well! The Concept Art You’ll also find cool content like a curated gallery of fan art, concept art commissioned by Christopher, songs inspired by the Fractalverse, and perhaps even an easter egg now and then. We are delighted to announce the debut of an all new website featuring To Sleep in a Sea of Stars and everything Fractalverse: ! We’ve been hard at work for months, filling the site with nugget after nugget of encyclopedic information about the universe and its inhabitants.
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