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A Dribble of Ink reviews Ragamuffin
Aidan Moher takes a look at Ragamuffin for his blog:
Ragamuffin, though shorter than Crystal Rain, sees the scope of Buckell’s storytelling expand immensely. Where the first novel was more of an adventure with Science Fiction elements, Ragamuffin is a full blown Space Opera. Various alien races inhabit the 48 planets, under the rule of the elusive but powerful Satrapy, and Buckell wastes no time in creating a fun, wild west version of a galaxy on the edge.
One might be worried that the sudden expansion in scope would speak ill for the tight plotting that held Crystal Rain together. This certainly isn’t the case. Time and experience have made Buckell a stronger writer and the plotting and characters are terrific, there’s never a dull moment and Nashara, the protagonist of the novel, is the best kind of badass. A likable one.
Filed under the topic My Writing: My Books: Ragamuffin: Reviews on June 16th 2008 at 7:08 am. You can subscribe to the RSS feed for this entry to keep track of comments. You can also use to trackback.
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