A Star-Wheeled Sky
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| Author | Brad R. Torgersen |
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| Audio read by | Natasha Soudek |
| Cover artist | Alan Pollack |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Published | December 4, 2018 (Baen) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audio |
| Pages | 371 |
| Awards | Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2019) |
| ISBN | 978-1-4814-8362-9 |
A Star-Wheeled Sky is a 2018 science fiction novel by Brad R. Torgersen and published by Baen Books. It won Best Science Fiction Novel at the 2019 Dragon Awards and has received mixed-to-positive reviews.
Plot
[edit]It has been thousands of years since humanity left a ruined Earth. Many of them settled within the Waywork, a system of about 50 star systems connected by a set of wormholes. The Waywork has been completely explored for hundreds of years, and the settled systems are bursting at the seams. One day, a new waypoint appears on the border between two warring factions. This causes a rush between the two to see who can lay claim to the new system and its resources.
Reception
[edit]A Star-Wheeled Sky received mixed-to-positive reviews. Mike Lardas, of The Daily News called A Star-Wheeled Sky "marvelous sci-fi entertainment" and stated it "offer[ed] a fresh take on interstellar conflict".[1] The Substrate Wars called it an "engaging, readable beginning to a series", full of "space battles, believable characters, [and] intriguing worldbuilding".[2] On the other hand, Looking for a Good Book said that the military science fiction aspect "[shone] brightest here", but that the characters were only "okay" and that "it won’t likely excite too many readers".[3]
A Star-Wheeled Sky won Best Science Fiction Novel at the 2019 Dragon Awards.[4][5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Lardas, Mark (January 1, 2019). "'A Star-Wheeled Sky' marvelous sci-fi entertainment". The Daily News. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Short Reviews: Death of a Musketeer, A Star-Wheeled Sky, Night Without Stars". The Substrate Wars. January 4, 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "'A Star-Wheeled Sky' marvelous sci-fi entertainment". Looking for a Good Book. September 28, 2020. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "2019 Dragon Award". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "2019 Dragon Awards Winners". Locus Online. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "2019 Recipients – The Dragon Award". Dragon Con. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Glyer, Mike (September 1, 2019). "2019 Dragon Award Winners". File 770. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.