Synopsis:
Torian Razner finally bought a starship, and contrary to Amelia’s assessment, it was not “a meteoric sign of stupidity.” Sure, the alien starship may have been abandoned for a century, and it may be covered in moss now… but it’s Torian’s ticket to freedom, regardless of what her ex… ah, captain… said.
Except Torian’s first flight reveals a surprise passenger: the moss is actually an organic computer with a snarky attitude and serious abandonment issues. The target of its loathing? The immortal alien who built it (and then parked the starship, with Moss inside, and forgot about it). The same alien who just found Torian and accused her of “stealing” the ship.
It’s entirely possible that Amelia was right about this meteoric stupidity.
Review:
I was sent a copy of Moss’d in Space in exchange for an honest review.
What a wonderful found family story. Torian buys an ancient alien spaceship with a life support AI called Moss and the entire story unfolds from here. Thorne has masterfully crafted a personality for Moss that suits the AI perfectly, from his complicated feelings around being abandoned by his creator, to his need to protect Torian there’s a great mix of humour and heart within Moss’d in Space.
I loved reading Moss’ chapters as they were so wonderfully non-human in tone but human in heart. The way that the AI interacted and understood the world was a highlight of the book, and while the main plot of the book is ultimately quite serious (Torian is trying to get her sister to a planet where the air won’t kill her) it is cosy sci-fi at heart. All of the characters that get introduced I ultimately loved and the found family works so well.
There’s mystery abound in Moss’d in Space, and lots of threads that ultimately fall into place by the end. There’s so clearly a well thought out universe in the background with multiple planets, space stations and species. Thankfully there is another book to come as I feel like we’ve only scratched the surface of what Thorne has to offer from this universe.
The space station they find has so many layers that I want to spend a whole book just reading about how it came about and what each biome contains. There’s layers of history to uncover and clearly more to be revealed. There is romance within the book, but it’s more of a side story than something that drives the plot. It hovers over Torian and adds a nice layer to her character, and a good reason for her ex-captain to keep turning up (in the best way possible).
Pick up for a cosy sci-fi that will have you falling in love with this found family.
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