Shores of a New Horizon

This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 2.5 of 5 The work of terraforming Mars has been a long and challenging process but just as the hopes of those living on the red planet reach an excited level as success looks to be within reach. But disaster looms as a contaminated ic......more

In the Terraforming Mars board game, players take on the roles of corporations using their respective resources to... well... terraform Mars. In Aconyte's spinoff series, now three books strong, we get closer to the people on the ground: the workers, scientists, researchers, and everyday people caug......more

I have to admit that I have not played a lot of Terraforming Mars but I do enjoy the tie-in novels because while they tie into the world created by the game series they often provide a fantastic space opera with socio-political elements to boot. Basically things I enjoy. Shores of a New Horizon is n......more

This is the second book I've picked up based on a board game. It was...fine. At first, I got drawn in at the concept of a branded version of The Expanse. But then it turned into a road trip story. Then into a heist. Then into corporate espioage. Not that you can't have all of those in the same book,......more

"Shores of a New Horizon" was an enjoyable read with an interesting plot and characters. I really liked M Darusha Wehm's writing, which has what feels like a natural warmth and gentleness. I didn't enjoy this book quite as much as the previous "Terraforming Mars" novels, but it's still a worthy addi......more