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juushikaTitle: The Sardonyx Net
Author: Elizabeth A. Lynn
Published: New York: Ace, 2001 (1981)
Rating: 3 of 5
Page Count: 440
Total Page Count: 183,950
Text Number: 542
Read Because: fan of the author, paperback purchased used from The Book Bin
Review: When a drug deal goes bad, smuggler and Starcaptian Dana finds himself in custody of a slaver and embroiled in the politics of the ruling families of the planet of Chabad. Of all Lynn books, this is reminiscent most of The Northern Girl: a political and personal drama about complicity and power, trauma and sympathy, how social systems effect and are changed by the individuals within them. Plot developments are logical rather than dramatic and three PoV characters makes for a lot of reiterated information, but this doesn't feel like an oversight because the emphasis is always on personal responses and motivations within a larger context. This isn't my favorite Lynn novel, but I am consistently in love with her work, with her interpersonal focus and diverse characters and dynamics, and The Sardonyx Net is no exception.
The Sardonyx Net takes place in the same universe as A Different Light, but can be read alone.
Author: Elizabeth A. Lynn
Published: New York: Ace, 2001 (1981)
Rating: 3 of 5
Page Count: 440
Total Page Count: 183,950
Text Number: 542
Read Because: fan of the author, paperback purchased used from The Book Bin
Review: When a drug deal goes bad, smuggler and Starcaptian Dana finds himself in custody of a slaver and embroiled in the politics of the ruling families of the planet of Chabad. Of all Lynn books, this is reminiscent most of The Northern Girl: a political and personal drama about complicity and power, trauma and sympathy, how social systems effect and are changed by the individuals within them. Plot developments are logical rather than dramatic and three PoV characters makes for a lot of reiterated information, but this doesn't feel like an oversight because the emphasis is always on personal responses and motivations within a larger context. This isn't my favorite Lynn novel, but I am consistently in love with her work, with her interpersonal focus and diverse characters and dynamics, and The Sardonyx Net is no exception.
The Sardonyx Net takes place in the same universe as A Different Light, but can be read alone.
