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Diving into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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really liked it
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OH YAY THIS ISN"T A ROMANCE BOOK! It is, however, a very interesting Sci-Fi tale with extremely interesting world-building and a strong female protagonist. I feel like this book is pretty singular in NOT having a big romance arc.
Basically the main character is a space ship wreck diver, and the peril with which she infuses the dive sequences is more than worth the price of admission here. Haven't seen this much tension infused in a scene the same way since I saw The Abyss for the first time, just GREAT tension. I also loved the main character because she is paranoid and OCD and...er, I empathized and congratulated her on her paranoia/thoroughness a lot, haha.

This book is a BIT strange because it feels like two novellas strung together, and it might be the case that these started out as separate novellas, but they're linked together well enough to enjoy as a pair. Looking forward to reading the second.

One complaint, the Kindle edition is 9.99, and for an old book that seems pretty lamely expensive.
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message 1: by Yvonne (new)
Feb 19, 2012 02:35AM

Yvonne that sounds really good - have added the book to my ridiculously long 'to read' list


message 2: by Thomas (new)
Feb 19, 2012 07:46AM

Thomas Carpenter Kris has written a number of short stories and novellas that also tie into the Diving universe and are worth the read if you can find them (they often come out in Asimov's magazine.) She's a fantastic award winning writer that doesn't get enough publicity in the mainstream. If you liked this you might like her Fey series, too.


message 3: by Dan F (new)
Feb 19, 2012 08:54AM

Dan F Cool sounds like what I'm looking for Thanx for the review.


message 4: by Leesa (new) - added it
Feb 19, 2012 01:53PM

Leesa I have this book on my wishlist. :)

I love Rusch's Retrieval Artist series. I listen to them in audiobook. They are told in two different POVs, Miles Flint (the retrieval artist) and Noelle DeRicci (the cop). There is no focus on romance in the books I've read so far.


message 5: by Kevin (new) - rated it 4 stars
Feb 19, 2012 04:59PM

Kevin Wow, this sounds pretty awesome. I will definitely check this out, thanks!


message 6: by Lianne (new) - rated it 4 stars
Dec 09, 2013 07:39AM

Lianne Burwell Actually, the book was three novellas collected together into a single volume...


message 7: by Linfer (new) - added it
May 18, 2014 11:07AM

Linfer If you like to read more SF by women with not much of romance, try Vatta's War by Elizabeth Moon and The Confederation by Tanya Huff. Especially Huff's Books are very awesome on the humorous side. Another example is Bel Dame Apocrypha by Kameron Hurley which is more on the bloody and then more side.
Just in case you haven't already found those. *gg*


message 8: by Kristy (new) - added it
Jun 30, 2022 11:26AM

Kristy I'm glad to see it's not a romance. I don't like romance novels much, and I like science-fiction that isn't mixed in with romance, at least not much of it.


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