Sliver of the Sun

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Description

In the 36th century, a child of humankind reaches out across the stars. Matrioshka battles her past, and the forces of an uncaring universe, as she commands her ship; the Sliver of the Sun.

Book one of the Nesting Doll series.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: towerfield

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Rating: 4.9/ 5.0
Followers: 22
Views: 11,914

What readers say about Sliver of the Sun

“Style Score: One of the many things that stands out to me in regards to writing style is how the author uses the in-universe technology to give us multiple viewpoints while staying in the perspective of the main character. I will not get into this due to sp…”
vinylicpandaRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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vinylicpandaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Style Score: One of the many things that stands out to me in regards to writing style is how the author uses the in-universe technology to give us multiple viewpoints while staying in the perspective of the main character. I will not get into this due to spoilers but it is extremely well done.
Story Score: I honestly am blown out of the water by the absolute amount of development of plot points in this story. Every. single. thing has a plot that is well-woven into the universe. And speaking of the universe, you should be prepared for a literally and figuratively out-of-the-world experience. This story is no doubt a Hard Sci-fi one, but while other stories may struggle at making it feel natural this one drags you deep into the minds of motivations that this universe will have on people while still making them feel human, biologically or otherwise.
Grammar Score: Not much to say about this, the grammar is perfect with a couple of rare spelling mistakes that are easily ignored.
Character Score: Note that the characters are still developing and there are still characters that are being introduced. The characters of this story are one of its largest strengths, each of them is unique and has interesting and compelling feelings, phobias, and missions. Not only that, but the author has seen it fit to give every one of the main cast a unique plot line and mysteries that surround them and their nature that can have a large effect on their relationships and goals. Equally as important and well done are the relationships of the characters to each other, again affecting each other for better or for worse in interesting ways that will pull at your heartstrings.