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A review by mary_soon_lee
The Bronze Skies, Volume 2 by Catherine Asaro
4.0
This is the second novel in the Major Bhaajan science fiction series and I would strongly recommend starting at book one (Undercity). This is another very fun read. I continue to like Major Bhaajan, and I like how the book balances the main plot with the slower story of how the Undercity is changing. In a second balancing act, the series nicely offsets a high-tech far-future setting with a millennia-spanning fictional history; the ruins of past civilizations cast long shadows.
In this case, the main plot involves a murder mystery, the Ruby Pharoah, and psi powers. I gobbled it up at high speed and with great pleasure. Book three, here I come....
Four out of five singing stars.
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).
In this case, the main plot involves a murder mystery, the Ruby Pharoah, and psi powers. I gobbled it up at high speed and with great pleasure. Book three, here I come....
Four out of five singing stars.
About my reviews: I try to review every book I read, including those that I don't end up enjoying. The reviews are not scholarly, but just indicate my reaction as a reader, reading being my addiction. I am miserly with 5-star reviews; 4 stars means I liked a book very much; 3 stars means I liked it; 2 stars means I didn't like it (though often the 2-star books are very popular with other readers and/or are by authors whose other work I've loved).