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Dark Space (2006)

de Marianne de Pierres

Séries: Sentients of Orion (1)

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The "ambitious" first Sentients of Orion novel. "Part Dune, part Gateway, part Alien, Marianne's new series looks like one to continue reading" (SFFWorld). On the arid mining planet of Araldis, Baronessa Mira Fedor finds herself on the run from the authorities, her life in tatters and her future stolen. Araldis itself buckles under the onslaught of a ruthlessly executed invasion. None of this is coincidence. The more Mira discovers about her planet's elite and the forces arrayed against them, the more things seem to point to a single guiding intelligence. Nothing that has happened to her or her world is an accident. But the intrigue is only beginning, as Mira must fight for her very own survival, or embrace the dark space that threatens to consume her. Don't miss the entire Sentients of Orion series: DARK SPACE, CHAOS SPACE, MIRROR SPACE, TRANSFORMATION SPACE. … (mais)
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Ce space opera propose une intrigue non linéaire où la narration alterne entre différents personnages complexes. Tekton est choisi pour explorer une entité nouvellement découverte. Le père de Trinder, un riche propriétaire de planètes minières, souhaite enlever le gène de Mira qui lui permet de communiquer par télépathie avec des vaisseaux qu'il possède, pour le donner à son fils. Mira s'enfuit vers une autre planète qui subit une invasion d'extraterrestres dans laquelle la famille de Trinder pourrait avoir un rôle à jouer… Les chemins des trois personnages se croiseront et l'action et les rebondissements tiendront le lecteur en haleine.
  elise6344a18 | Dec 9, 2018 |
Quite an interesting read. Great characters, interesting and it had me guessing quite a bit at what was happening. My only complaint is that through most of the book, I felt as if I should have 'known' what every word meant. I didn't find things explained well enough and given that I am not that equipped with the Italian language, I got confused a little. Though, of what I did understand, I thoroughly enjoyed it. ( )
  ashooles | Aug 15, 2011 |
The first time I ever heard of Marianne De Pierres was when I picked up this totally bad-ass looking book called Nylon Angel. It was a kind of cyperpunk/sci-fi/urban fantasy mix. I guess that's why she's considered a speculative fiction writer. After reading Nylon Angel, I searched high and low for the other two of the series (Parrish Plessis series) Code Noir, and Crash Deluxe. Hell of a trilogy. One I kept thinking about long after reading.

After reading works from two separate series, and taking a peek at a third of her series (Sharp Shooter under the name Marianne Delacourt) I feel like any book by Marianne De Pierres I pick up is going to be well written, with numerous interesting characters, a variety of character "voices", good dialogue and excellent narration. The book will be interesting with twists, suspense and a sense of ...well being there.

Dark Space is about a three separate people whose lives cross paths; it's also about a entity called Sole, for a lack of any other name. It seems there was this space traveler/partier - kind of a lazy boy who likes to keep his mind rather altered (haha, likes to get high) and on one of this "explorations" comes across this entity - who either saves him or put him in danger in the first place. This entity has no real body, and the result of this discovery is that beings from other planets consider him/she/it a godlike being. This entity - Sole, likes to explore other minds and to do this has convinced people to set up a place to collect beings who want the priviledge of being mind-explored....not always a pleasant experience, and one that leaves them altered, in a way.

The other half of this story is about Tekton, Mira and Trinder. Tekton's story doesn't quite run concurrently with Mira and Trinder's. Tekton is one of those who've been picked to be explored by Sole. There he comes into contact with JoJo, the one who "discovered" Sole. Tekton is not a very nice being, rather he is rude, priviledged, snobby, and feels entitled. He's also in competition with his cousing to create. His task, given to him Sole, is to create or explain Beauty to Sole. This leads to ....problems. Explaining would be spoilers. During his stay at this learning/exploration point Tekton comes into contact with others who are there for the same thing - to be explored by Sole, and to in turn, explore Sole. It's doubtful who's getting the best of the situation...

Mira and Trin are from another section of the universe. Both are attending a type of university for flying spaceships - among other subjects. Their families are among some that have migrated from one planet to others, in order to live life as they choose- only they bring with them some very oppressive beliefs that have been handed down throughout the generations. Trinder's family is the ruling family, very priviledged and totally in charge. They own a few mining planets and are filthy rich. Trinder has grown up not knowing even how to dress himself. He's never had to do anything for himself at all. Despite this, he is attending school and is next in line for the Principality.

Mira's family is connected to Trinder's and she is the first female in a very, very long time to inherit the ability to communicate telepathically with the biozooms - a type of sentient space ship. The pilots all need to be able to communicate with these certain ships. Only the ship in question belongs to Trinder's family. Mira's story opens with Trinder's father betraying her by commanding her ability to be gene-spliced from her and given to Trinder. Which would eventually drive her mad. In a panic, she runs away, to her aunt's home...

What follows, is Trinder being banished from his father's presence and punished by being put to "work", even though he's not skilled at ANYTHING. Mira's aunt's planet ends up being invaded by these beings that annihilate humans....Mira and Trin's paths intersect again....

The novel is full of twists and turns. There is action, danger, escape and more danger. Betrayals and acts of bravery. Suffering and small moments of contentment. It is an epic space opera with a bit of a cliff hanger ending.....

I want to read the next book in this series. Chaos Space. I know I've mashed up this "review" but that's what I do. I read a book, "talk" a bit about it, write what I like about it, and I have no idea how to analyse a book. I just read and enjoy, or put it aside. This book is a keeper, and I would recommend it to Science Fiction lovers. ( )
  Mardel | Mar 24, 2011 |
I just got back from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club at my local Borders. This month we've been reading Dark Space by Marianne de Pierres. Of the five of us there this month, we were unanimous. This exchange opened the discussion:

"Not got a lot to say about this"
"Is it four letters and start with 'c'?"
"No, starts with 's' and has 4 letters"

From there we launched into a bitchfest about why this was not just a bad book but a truly awful atrocity on literature.

Be warned, here be spoilers.

For me, it started on page one with the quote that adorns this post - "Gluttoned with knowingness." 'Gluttoned' I could let past if it wasn't for that god-awful travesty of 'knowingness'.

So, where do you go from page one? Well, we can continue with the awful language theme. She litters supposedly Italian words all over the book (some sound more Spanish than Italian) which she hopes illustrate the culture she's wanting to portray. Errr.... not so much. The most common Italian word she uses is "familia" which has, in the English language, got connotations of the Mafia. Is the culture she presents based on the Mafia? Errr... not so much - it's aristocrats and nobles vs commoners.

Part way through the book I described it to a friend as trying to do political intrigue but have one major disadvantage - it isn't Dune. But oh, how she tried - the desert planet which is the only place a particular desirable mineral can be found is called 'Arakis'... wait... no... 'ARALDIS'.

And then there was the parallel stories. which part way through the book she reveals aren't actually parallel - they're consecutive. The "twist" had no real purpose. It wasn't needed. The only thing it added was a bitter feeling. That's not something I want when reading a book.

Then there was the world building.

Oh, and how can I forget the characters. From the guy who gets hard at the idea of a desert planet (and everything else) to the other guy who gets hard from carrying an injured alien (which he is incredibly predjudiced against) and later rapes someone else despite professing a love for the alien. Then there are the women who seemingly only exist to show the world.

And what an unbelieveable world it is. It's got aspects of Handmaid's Tale (women are pretty much completely subservient - so much so that the men decide when the woman will be fertilised. The only role that women have is childcare. Even when the Baronessa is leading the women it's all about protecting the baby she rescued from her sister's semi-illicit orphanage.

This is a society which has uprooted itself to this newly bought desert planet within the last few generations. They relied on one of the lesser noble familia to pilot their biggest, partly sentient/organic ships which they have now completely sidelined and downsized to the point where there are only two left.

Then we can look at the logic. When planning an invasion of planet by guerilla tactics and I was looking at unleashing a load of violent creatures onto a desert planet, my first thought would not be to look for a creature that normally lives in the sea and has to be modified into something which sounds like a beetle/scorpion cross breed.
I struggled to find the enthusiasm to read this book. I just didn't care about the characters. I couldn't believe the world building. The logic was completely devoid of... logic. It was just awful.

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1 vote penwing | Jun 2, 2009 |
The premise: Baronessa Mira Fedor is on the run after she learns that her innate, inborn talent to fly ships (really? ANOTHER ONE? What IS it with women writers and this particular device?***). Her flight finds her in the middle of a planetary invasion, one that she isn't prepared to stop, not by a longshot.

My Rating

Wish I'd Borrowed It: it's not quite a waste of time, but I understand why, at least as of now, the book hasn't been cleared for American audiences. The characterization, especially of the heroine, was a far cry from believable, let alone practical, and I'm not sure how many US readers would be able to parse through all the Italian mumbo-jumbo. Not that I have any disrespect for the language--I was an opera singer once, and Italian was my favorite to sing in. I just don't like how de Pierres is using it to build her culture and its language. It's clumsy and annoying, and only distances the non-Italian speaking reader more. And for readers who like strong heroines in their SF, don't be fooled by the cover. Just put the book down and back away slowly. I promise, you won't regret it.

The full review, which contains rather ranty spoilers, may be found in my LJ. As always, comments and discussion are most welcome.

REVIEW: Marianne de Pierres' DARK SPACE

*** = Not that I haven't enjoyed the ones I've read. But I never paid attention to this plot device until someone told me how overused it was when Grimspace was released, and then I realized that Catherine Asaro uses it, as does Kristin Landon, and now I see it everywhere. Every time I consider an SF written by a woman, it uses this device. So you have my permission: if I EVER resort to this device in my own writing, please shoot me. No offense to those wonderful writers who USE the device: I'm just tired of seeing it and at this point in my reading, I'm finding it a cliched convention. ( )
  devilwrites | Sep 25, 2008 |
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The "ambitious" first Sentients of Orion novel. "Part Dune, part Gateway, part Alien, Marianne's new series looks like one to continue reading" (SFFWorld). On the arid mining planet of Araldis, Baronessa Mira Fedor finds herself on the run from the authorities, her life in tatters and her future stolen. Araldis itself buckles under the onslaught of a ruthlessly executed invasion. None of this is coincidence. The more Mira discovers about her planet's elite and the forces arrayed against them, the more things seem to point to a single guiding intelligence. Nothing that has happened to her or her world is an accident. But the intrigue is only beginning, as Mira must fight for her very own survival, or embrace the dark space that threatens to consume her. Don't miss the entire Sentients of Orion series: DARK SPACE, CHAOS SPACE, MIRROR SPACE, TRANSFORMATION SPACE. 

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