I received Revenger by Alastair Reynolds as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I was completely and utterly entranced by Revenger. After reading multiple books which were kinda ‘eh’ I was thrown out of my reading habit because I was bored. Revenger manged to reel me straight back in with it’s original plot, interesting characters and worlds of intrigue.
Fura Ness is a fascinating character, with a ‘Wow I really want to know more about them’ vibe. As we travel through the book Fura changes gradually into a hardened space veteran with the desire for revenge. Often this would create a character which is irritating and unlikable yet Reynolds manages to pull off Fura as still being a lovable character.
The book was fast paced and action packed – a key factor for my instant love for it. As someone who barely reads sci-fi this was delightfully enchanting with the focus less on futuristic gadgets and more on action, emotions and mystery. Although it was a push to what I thought I would want to read Revenger managed to overcome my own biases and recent book bad luck to become a book I want to purchase so I can read it again. I can’t wait for the next book which the ending seemed to promise!
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