Poor Man's Sky

Poor Man's Sky is book 2 in the Rich Man's Sky series by Wil McCarthy. I want to thank Baen for providing me with this eARC, in return for an honest review. For a synopsis I suggest you go to Amazon or Goodreads. I did not find it to be a handicap not having read book one. The set up is a future with......more

The first 1/3 to 1/2 of this book was extremely tedious, but it gets a lot better. The tedious beginning somewhat served a point for the plot, but it was extremely tedious and would have caused a smarter reader to just abandon the book. Definitely inferior to the first book, and doesn't recap enough......more

The author, Wil McCarthy, clearly knows his engineering and science. On top of that, he tells a great story and is a good writer. If you like hard science fiction, Poor Man’s Sky will please you greatly. Even if you are not a fan of hard science fiction, Poor Man’s Sky is still a good read—just skip......more

My review of the first book in the series was less than complimentary. However, the sequel fixes much of what was wrong with the first one. The dialogue is much better, the characters are more interesting and the plot and pacing are much more competent. Raimy is simply a better character than whatsh......more

What a fun story continuing the science and setting of "Rich Man's Sky" with a really interesting murder mystery (and cover up) thrown in.......more