Night Sky Mine
By Melissa Scott
Tor Books, $24.95
ISBN 0312858752
Review by Larry Woods
In a world that has never fully accepted the Crash and the resulting split of territories in the Federation and Union, Kelly2/1 Ista is the "sort-of daughter" of Kelly2 Jenna, a Traveller. Kelly2/1 Ista was a foundling, the only survivor of a pirate raid on an asteroid mine. Growing up on a station as small as the Night Sky Mine Company's Agglomeration imbues a certain social stoicism in her as she searches to discover her true identity. Ista is threatened by a corporate society where no individual can survive without an official identity and is threatened by the involvement of her ally Trindade and her breeding system for the demogorgon. With Trouble and Her Friends and Shadow Man. Melissa Scott proved herself to be one of the brightest new stars of science fiction in recent years. Night Sky Mine continues her successful space adventures with her unique view of intricate societies that reflect cultural differences, vivid characterization, and virtual cyberpunk.
Larry D. Woods, an attorney, is an avid reader of science fiction.
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