A rare treat: a totally satisfying whodunnit featuring great clues, twists, reveals and red herrings, along with clever science-fictional concepts ... Asuka is an unusual protagonist: introverted, neurotic, alternately resourceful and paralyzed. I found myself rooting for her way more than I do the supremely competent heroes who usually populate space adventures.
Kitasei makes the far-out story relatable ... A smart, emotionally mature, quick-paced climate fiction space whodunit that I already wanted to read again before I even finished it.
Exhilarating, smart ... It’s a pitch-perfect setup for a space thriller, and the stakes could not be any higher ... As interested in where we came from as where we’re going, The Deep Sky is a study in belonging and how Asuka’s intersecting identities... buttress her during the most important moments in her life.
Frequent flashbacks to Asuka’s past on Earth interrupt this tense spacefaring mystery, and though some readers may find this distracting, they successfully add context for and complexity to the resilient heroine. The result is a remarkable story of endurance and hope.
