
The Spare Man
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Mary Robinette Kowal
Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for creating glittering high-society in this stylish SF mystery, The Spare Man.
Tesla Crane, one of the richest women in the world, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between Earth and Mars. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and her husband is named as the prime suspect. To save him from the frame-up, Tesla will risk exposure and face demons from her past.
Even though doing so might make her the next victim.
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Really good
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I'm not a big fan of author reading books as tend to be better at writing then reading, but this was a good performance.
Ok detective story
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Listen to the end!
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Nick and Nora!
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Mary knocks it out of the park yet again.
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Here's a couple of quotes that gave me a chuckle.
"Which, if Tesla knew Fontien, she sounded like she was going to reach through the cosmos and pull out their intestines and use it for macrame."
"You manmoring lobster."
What a fun mystery.
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Mostly loved it
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The mystery element is kept fairly light-hearted, more because of the Nick & Nora tone than a lack of body count. The banter and romance of newlyweds Tesla Crane and Shal Steward is pretty damn fun, and it’s refreshing to have a disabled protagonist/main character who’s multidimensional, intriguing, and downright fun much of the time. Don’t get me wrong, Tesla’s disability and PTSD aren’t glossed over or minimized, nor are they plot points to be cured or “triumphed” over. Rather, they are chronic conditions that must be managed and accommodated.
Kowal’s narration is, as always, superb. I’m really hoping that there will be more Spare Man adventures.
Nick & Nora in SPAAAAACE
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Another great space novel from Kowal!
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Cruising
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