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A review by davastewart
Parallax by L.J. Cohen
5.0
Very few series get better as they go, and all too often the fourth installment is the worst. Not the case with the Halcyone Space series. It just keeps getting better. The characters continue to grow and learn and change, and the stories are becoming more complex along with the characters.
It's a rare series that improves with each new volume. This one is appealing on many levels: if you like stories set in space, about groups of friends, with interesting science, strong female characters, a varied and interesting cast of characters, or with characters who struggle internally as well as within the larger plot you will find something to enjoy.
One of the most appealing things to me is that the characters in the Halcyone stories are normal -- they have disabilities, are of different races, from different socioeconomic backgrounds, have different sexual orientations, yet they are not cut-out stereotypes. They are individual characters.
It's a rare series that improves with each new volume. This one is appealing on many levels: if you like stories set in space, about groups of friends, with interesting science, strong female characters, a varied and interesting cast of characters, or with characters who struggle internally as well as within the larger plot you will find something to enjoy.
One of the most appealing things to me is that the characters in the Halcyone stories are normal -- they have disabilities, are of different races, from different socioeconomic backgrounds, have different sexual orientations, yet they are not cut-out stereotypes. They are individual characters.