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kilbourneknight's review
5.0
Green Sky and Sparks stuffs an awful lot into a small package. It’s kind of like those nesting dolls, where you keep finding another layer. Or like biting into a chocolate, only to discover there’s another layer of white chocolate under that one, and another layer of dark chocolate under that, and… well, you get the idea.
The novella (at only ~150 pages) brings to life a set of amazingly well fleshed out characters, most of whom display fascinating backstories. Some of these Ms. Coe only hints at, and I imagine we’ll see much more of them in future tales, as Green Sky and Sparks is the start of a projected lengthy series. Other characters are plumbed, if not to their depths, then certainly to the point of intimacy.
Green Sky and Sparks also, and this is the great part, brings something new (at least to me) to the table in Ms. Coe’s creation of “sparkpunk”. This is a world which blends magic and electricity (spark) and some interesting technologies to create a new dynamic that actually works. The world-building which has gone into this story is outstanding, and the world has a unique flavor all its own.
There are a lot of characters to keep track of in this relatively short book, and we’re introduced to them in rapid succession, to the point a couple of times I had to go back and see who was who. This is a minor issue in what is otherwise a terrific story, and I’m eager to delve further into the tales to see what happens next.
The novella (at only ~150 pages) brings to life a set of amazingly well fleshed out characters, most of whom display fascinating backstories. Some of these Ms. Coe only hints at, and I imagine we’ll see much more of them in future tales, as Green Sky and Sparks is the start of a projected lengthy series. Other characters are plumbed, if not to their depths, then certainly to the point of intimacy.
Green Sky and Sparks also, and this is the great part, brings something new (at least to me) to the table in Ms. Coe’s creation of “sparkpunk”. This is a world which blends magic and electricity (spark) and some interesting technologies to create a new dynamic that actually works. The world-building which has gone into this story is outstanding, and the world has a unique flavor all its own.
There are a lot of characters to keep track of in this relatively short book, and we’re introduced to them in rapid succession, to the point a couple of times I had to go back and see who was who. This is a minor issue in what is otherwise a terrific story, and I’m eager to delve further into the tales to see what happens next.
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