Synopsis:
Winner of the SciFidea Dyson Sphere Contest and shortlisted for the Andromeda Award, Cage of Stars is the latest from Frasier Armitage, acclaimed author of Time’s Ellipse and A Stitch Between Worlds.
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO BE FREE?
Inside the paradise of a Dyson Sphere, artificial intelligence has been outlawed and hunted. When a robot is dug up at the equator, it will have to flee if it wants to survive.
Told from the different perspectives of the humans and creatures who encounter the machine as it crosses the Sphere to seek refuge at the pole, can one robot’s struggle for freedom change the world?
Review:
Thank you Frasier for sending me a copy to review!
Frasier was kind enough to invite me to his launch party and you can see the full video here where we talk all things Cage of Stars:
I am a huge fan of Frasier’s writing, and Cage of Stars is no different. He’s taken the idea of Dyson Sphere and turned it into a whole living, breathing world with multiple layers, societies and ideologies. I was blown away by all the different characters we meet and places we visit in Cage of Stars. We follow Mac essentially to the end of the world, and Frasier keeps up a rapid pace. It’s utterly fantastic.
I have so many favourite moments and places in this book. From the first creatures we meet, to the religion we encounter, the Undercity… Seeing these places and creatures through their own eyes is the perfect way to introduce the reader to a world that is both familiar and utterly alien. There’s an entire big plot running through the book that is unveiled through those we meet and the places we go.
Cage of Stars is an incredible journey across, and beneath, the surface of an expansive world. Hugely unique in voice and stunningly written. Who would’ve thought I could care so much about a robot?
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