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Tade Thompson captured my attention with his Rosewater series, and I welcomed this more overt science fiction venture of his, set in space on a giant starship. It’s disappointing when the book starts with so much promise, but by the end you are just slogging through, constantly checking to see when it will finally be over. Many thanks to Dylan, Nataliya and Stephen for your book discussion!. Extra thanks to Nataliya for the Cliff Notes version!! Quit at 81% because I couldn't be bothered, and I'd rather talk on the phone for an hour than read this. Problematic as it may have been, I'd actually recommend reading that series-or even just the first book-over this one. Reading with a group also helped identify the callbacks and parallels to the Rosewater series. But now I can feel comfortable saying this is genuinely Not A Good Book. It turns out that a group read was a benefit-had I read it on my own, I would have put my reaction down to one of those reader-mood mismatches, along with a healthy dose of comparisons-are-odious syndrome. After the peaks and valleys of the Rosewater series, I wasn't itching to try more Thompson, but when my friends put together a group read, I couldn't resist. But now I can fee If there is any hook guaranteed to make me sit up and pay attention these days, it's the futuristic mystery-in-space. If there is any hook guaranteed to make me sit up and pay attention these days, it's the futuristic mystery-in-space. Soon a sinister mystery unfolds aboard the gigantic vessel, one that will have repercussions for the entire system-from the scheming politicians of Lagos station, to the colony planet Bloodroot, to other far-flung systems, and indeed to Earth itself.more But when first mate Michelle Campion rouses, she discovers some of the sleepers will never wake.Īnswering Campion’s distress call, investigator Rasheed Fin is tasked with finding out who is responsible for these deaths. Soon a s The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having traveled light-years to bring one thousand sleeping souls to a new home among the stars. Answering Campion’s distress call, investigator Rasheed Fin is tasked with finding out who is responsible for these deaths. But when first mate Michelle Campion rouses, she discovers some of the sleepers will never wake. The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having traveled light-years to bring one thousand sleeping souls to a new home among the stars.