To Sleep In A Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

//~The hardest lesson in life is learning to accept that there are some things we can’t change…///

Name: To Sleep in A Sea of Stars
Author: Christopher Paolini
Genre: Adult Fantasy, Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure, Space
Rating: 4.8/5

Review:
To Sleep in A sea of Stars is one heck of a book. It was one of the most awaited books of 2020.  The time Christopher Paolini to make comeback was definitely worth the wait. This book is a work of a lot of research, creativity, imagination and planning.

This book is set about three hundred years ahead in future, when humans have set up colonies in vast expanse of universe. Kira Navarez, a xenobiologist, discovers an ancient alien relic on one of her routine survey mission on an unoccupied planet. This discovery turns into a nightmare when it comes alive and starts moving. A xeno her into a host and kills her crewmates, including her fiancée, Alan.

A war erupts across the stars because of Kira’s one mistake and now, Kira has no choice , but to move forward and stop this war. Kira starts her own journey to rediscovering herself, finding hope and save this universe from its impending doom.

Everything in this book is well developed, plot, scene, characters as well as the sentiments are perfectly portrayed and described. This writing style is vivid and interesting. The character of Kira has developed very well throughout the story. I felt that the character Alan should have more time in the story, he was killed too early. But his death played a very important role throughout the story. His death helped Kira to stay connected to her human side, it helped her to accept her new form yet be the same.

At some point, I felt that the story was too plot-driven rather than character-driven, unlike most Sci-fi fantasy. One thing that I really liked in this  book was that there was characters from various races and background like Hwajung from Korea and Vishal from India. Overall, I really liked this book. If you are looking forward to read new, something huge, something amazing or you are just into space, fantasy, sci-fiction, this is the book you should pick up!

For Further Reading:
1. The Salvage Crew
2. The Martian