There are aspects of Dee's personality I find disturbing, and she becomes unlikable after a while, but by then the plot has become compelling enough for the reader/listener to want to see the developments.
As with all Newman's main characters in the series, there is deep psychological scarring that is the main plot driver. The story is told in the first person, from the perspective of Dee, Carl's good friend. It begins slowly, as do all novels in the series, and I wasn't sure if I had the patience to stick it out for the fourth time. I was quite prepared to dislike this novel. I think maybe this would have been more successful if it had been a novella or even a short story. Too many scenes that took place entirely in virtual reality seemed to make the story drag on too long. The ending was a surprise and helped justify some of the disturbing parts of the plot, but ultimately I found the whole thing less successful than the other books in the series. This book was quite disturbing to me on several levels that are hard to describe without giving away the ending. Character development in particular is something she does very well, although now that I have read a few of her books I am starting to see a pattern: deeply flawed protagonist, dealing with emotional baggage that is slowly revealed to the reader.
The writing is excellent as I have come to expect from Newman. But when she finds out the plans for the future colony, she realizes that to save what is left of humanity, she might have to do something that risks what remains of her own.Ĭontinues the Planetfall series in a different location and features a new lead character, although it is someone we have heard about in previous books. When a man suddenly dies in the real world, she realizes that at the same time in the game, she killed a character who bears a striking resemblance to the dead man - a man she discovers was one of those responsible for the death of millions on Earth.ĭisturbed but thinking it must be a coincidence, Dee continues the hunt for information. When she is approached by a designer who asks her to play test his new game, she hopes it will be what she needs - but it isn't like any mersive she's played before. She's trying to find those responsible, but she's not getting very far alone.Ī dedicated gamer, Dee is endeavoring to discover a mersive good enough to enable her to escape her trauma. Six months after she left, Dee is struggling to manage her rage toward the people who ordered the nuclear strike that destroyed Earth. Hugo Award-winner Emma Newman returns to the captivating Planetfall universe with a novel about vengeance and the lengths to which one will go to save the future of humanity.
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