![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jimenez cites literary influences from a variety of genres. I have the vague memory of his voice mispronouncing the word ‘tesseract’.” I think my dad read it to me before bed, piecemeal. “I can’t remember the first of anything that I’ve done. When I asked him about the first science fiction novel he read, he said he couldn’t recall. But Jimenez is a lifelong science fiction fan. Jimenez’s novel, while clearly science fiction, leans toward the literary, making it appealing to readers who predominantly read mainstream fiction. Nia’s life is made even more unpredictable because Ahro possesses an ability that is coveted by her employers. This way of life creates a sense of social detachment for Nia-a detachment that is challenged when she meets young Ahro. Due to the nature of faster-than-light travel, time passes differently for Nia and her crew a trip that takes her one month could mean a decade or more of time has passed for everyone else. This wonderful debut is built around the relationship between Nia, a spaceship captain who transports goods to faraway planets, and a mute boy she finds along the way. Among the sparkling gems of January’s best science fiction and fantasy books was Simon Jimenez’s The Vanished Birds (Del Rey). ![]()
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