Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, and fled to outer space to avoid it…but when one of the new human arrivals on a space shuttle is murdered, she’s back in the game.
Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, thank you very much. But no matter what she does, people persist in dying around her—and only she seems to be able to solve the crime. After fleeing to an alien space station in hopes that the lack of humans would stop the murders, a serial killer had the nerve to follow her to Station Eternity. (Mallory deduced who the true culprit was that time, too.)
Now the law enforcement agent who hounded Mallory on Earth has come to Station Eternity, along with her teenage crush and his sister, Mallory’s best friend from high school. Mallory doesn’t believe in coincidences, and so she’s not at all surprised when someone in the latest shuttle from Earth is murdered. It’s the story of her life, after all.
Only this time she has more than a killer to deal with. Between her fugitive friends, a new threat arising from the Sundry hivemind, and the alarmingly peculiar behavior of the sentient space station they all call home, even Mallory’s deductive abilities are strained. If she can’t find out what’s going on (and fast), a disaster of intergalactic proportions may occur.…
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🍁Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty 🍁
- One-word review: Complex
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- Rating: 4🌟s
My thoughts:
Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty is the second book in a cozy sci-fi genre mix set in a world so complex I found myself wishing I had read Book 1 before venturing into Book 2. I definitely recommend reading this series in order.
However, I did love the characters. Chaos Terminal is a character-driven story full of wonderfully developed characters – some human and some alien – that are so unique and authentic that they can easily carry the reader through the complex world-building. Mallory, the main character, is a human stung by aliens as a child. This causes the aliens to be able to see the world through Mallory’s eyes, and the aliens apparently love a good murder mystery.
I also enjoyed the lock-room-style murder mystery (and the shoutout to North Carolina and UNC Chapel Hill, which are both near and dear to my heart). The mystery led me down the wrong path more than once, and I never guessed who did it until it was revealed. I enjoy a well-thought-out classic murder mystery. And the sci-fi setting only makes it more complex.
8 responses to “Chaos Terminal by Muir Lafferty #BookReview #CozyMystery #ScifySetting”
This one sounds brilliant with two of my favourite genres combined. I’ll have to search out the first one
Definitely. I’m curious to see what you think!
Great review, Tessa💜 That’s a quirky cover and I never would have guessed it to be the story you describe.
I wasn’t sure how it would be either. I kind of like that cozy sci-fi mix for something a little different.
This description sounds so familiar, and I love the sound of Mallory’s voice in the description. I’m not a fan of reading books out of order, so I know that had to be frustrating for you trying to catch up, Tessa. Glad you were still able to enjoy it.
It definitely was. the world is just so complex with different alien species and plus Mallory’s own back story and people from her past. but it is very interesting.
I enjoyed first book and I have this on TBR. I’m sure I’ll enjoy this as much as first book. It’s great to know there is more character development here. Amazing review!
This is such an interesting and original series 💕