Steal the Stars

November 1, 2017

This novelization of the Tor Labs podcast of the same title fits neatly into two well-known categories of sf. Much of the story takes place in a very-near-future of our world where government functions have been completely privatized and run by corporations. The setting is a research lab funded by one of these megagovernment companies, which is studying the first alien known to have landed on Earth; the action begins when one of the lab's team members decides to make one last reach for freedom-for herself, her lover, and the alien who is about to be vivisected. However, the flight from corporate greed turns into a very different story in which humans discover that everything they have thought about the aliens they have been studying has been utterly and radically wrong.

Verdict Recommended for sf fans who enjoy stories in which the protagonists fight against seemingly impossible odds and/or readers who appreciate upside-down plot twists.-Marlene Harris, Reading Reality, LLC, Duluth, GA

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