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white_hart ([personal profile] white_hart) wrote2021-12-22 04:32 pm
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Reading: A Starbound Solstice

I was scrolling through Twitter last week when I saw a mention of Juliet Kemp's new novella, A Starbound Solstice. It was described as "a festive space queer romance", and sounded like an ideal seasonal read, so I bought a copy and managed to start it yesterday, on the actual solstice.

A Starbound Solstice is set aboard a colony ship, halfway through its 70-year journey from Earth to a new planet. With most people on board in cryosleep, the five humans on shift as crew are planning a solstice celebration when something strange happens to the ship's AI and to their alien crewmate. It's a hopeful and optimistic story, full of kindness and people working together to solve problems. Perfect winter reading!
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[personal profile] muninnhuginn 2021-12-24 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Very enjoyable. Can't remember who recommended this so that I'd queued it up on the Kindle, but your comments encouraged me to read it last night. I'm glad I did.