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Station Eternity
Station Eternity | Mur Lafferty
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Amateur detective Mallory Viridian's talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries, from the Hugo-nominated author of Six Wakes. From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroiled in murder cases that only she has the insight to solve. But outside of a classic mystery novel, being surrounded by death doesn't make you a charming amateur detective, it makes you a suspect and a social pariah. So when Mallory gets the opportunity to take refuge on a sentient space station, she thinks she has the solution. Surely the murders will stop if her only company is alien beings. At first her new existence is peacefully quiet...and markedly devoid of homicide. But when the station agrees to allow additional human guests, Mallory knows the break from her peculiar reality is over. After the first Earth shuttle arrives, and aliens and humans alike begin to die, the station is thrown into peril. Stuck smack-dab in the middle of an extraterrestrial whodunit, and wondering how in the world this keeps happening to her anyway, Mallory has to solve the crime--and fast--or the list of victims could grow to include everyone on board....
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rwmg
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Honourable mention: Requiem For A Mouse by Miranda James

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Murders have a way of happening in the vicinity of Mallory Viridian, so she leaves Earth for an alien space station, Station Eternity, where there are only two other humans and she keeps contact with them to a minimum. But now a group of VIPs and tourists from Earth has been allowed to come to visit.

Interesting world building and aliens & an intriguing mystery. I'm not quite sure how the story can continue so I'm diving straight into the sequel.

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NOBODY EVER BELIEVED murders “just happened” around Mallory Viridian.


#FirstLineFridays
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ShyBookOwl I loooove that opening line! 2mo
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willaful
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A fun spoof/homage of both mysteries and science fiction, which is also quite a good science fiction mystery. Could have used a little editing but the plotting is very clever.

Faranae I'm always amused by the meme that Mrs. Fletcher was the killer all along, even though she has a rock-solid alibi in almost every single case (it's part of why it's plausible that the cops let her help). 5mo
willaful @Faranae I suspect the author of this book was amused too. 5mo
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JoyBlue
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This could have been better by being leaner. That being said, I definitely enjoyed this sci-fi/mystery mash-up. [More-complete review may come.]

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Can you have a cozy mystery in space, one set in a sentient space station populated by various alien species (who barely tolerate humans) where murder, mystery, military & political intrigue, the interconnections people share, & the potential destruction of everyone & everything combine in a cast-paced, entertaining story? Yes, yes you can. And this book is just that. Great world & characters, entertaining story. Cozy mystery in space. Who knew?

CaitlinR Great review, adding to my TBR 12mo
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TracyReadsBooks
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Murder mystery in space for tonight‘s reading…

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MidnightBookGirl
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Finishing this up so I can start book 2 for an event I‘m hosting with the author on Tuesday. Using a reading sprint hosted by Read with Dr. B on YouTube to keep me on track.

majkia lucky you! I really enjoyed station eternity and look forward to the book the second. 13mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I really love this cover, I don't see it being talked about a lot but saw someone say she thinks #2 will be one of the Goodreads picks this year. 13mo
CaramelLunacy I just finished this one and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to picking up Book 2 13mo
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majkia
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That was fun! Mallory, became an amateur detective when suddenly she was always present during murders. She'd see connections that the actual investigators couldn't and because everyone suspected her of something. Then, one day, she found herself more or less kidnapped to an alien space station. It was a solution that worked for her, s

Until suddenly the alien intelligent station decided to allow humans to visit. Sure enough, more murders.

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Jaimelire
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If you like weird aliens and humans with messed up personalities, murder and space stations….this is the book for you. Quirky.

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Robotswithpersonality
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WHAT. A. RIDE. Exceptionally engrossing and super stressful! Somewhere between sci fi action, murder mystery and domestic thriller. Lots of interpersonal drama in between interplanetary intrigue and political machinations. As with Six Wakes, author excels at creating complex characters with nuanced friction between them. Didn't see the big reveal coming! Pacing, multiple POVs, exposition & flashbacks all handled masterfully.

Robotswithpersonality ⚠️ Psychological and physical abuse by family members 1y
julesG I think this is the first in a series. At least I hope it is. And isn't there a sequel to Six Wakes, too? 1y
julesG Sequel to Station Eternity is expected to be published in November 1y
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Robotswithpersonality @julesG There's a sequel to Mickey7, the other 'clones in space' novel I know of by a different author, but I don't know about a sequel to Six Wakes. 1y
Robotswithpersonality @julesG Chaos Terminal already on my TBR! 😁 1y
julesG Yes, I read the ARC of the sequel to Mickey7. I think Lafferty answered a question on Goodreads about a possible sequel to Six Wakes. But I probably thought of yet another book with a similar cover, just can't think of title/author right now. 1y
Robotswithpersonality @julesG I loved Antimatter Blues! If you remember any other clones in space books, let me know! 😄 1y
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A unique method of confronting internalized negative scripts/self-image!

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AlizaApp
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In this sci-fi mystery, Mallory has gone to live on a sentient space station after murders keep happening in her presence on earth. She solves them, too, but everyone is always suspicious of her. Anyway she has picked this station because there are no other humans there - but then humans arrive, and an alien is murdered. I enjoyed the story and the world building. I want to know what happens next!

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Skeeterisme
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Intriguing

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kwmg40
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I had high hopes for this book, as I had loved Six Wakes and the combination of sci-fi and murder mystery is right up my alley. The execution was a bit disappointing. However, I loved the alien characters and would be willing to give the next book in the series a try.

#JoyousJanuary @Andrew65
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 A shame it wasn‘t better. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2y
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julesG
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In October this novel was among my favourites.

#12Booksof2022

@Andrew65

Andrew65 Looks good. (edited) 2y
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Mpcacher
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This was a fun, slightly zany space murder mystery. While I did enjoy it, the sheer number of characters and different points of view felt overwhelming and at times confusing. I kept thinking it might make a better movie as it would be easier to keep track of things visually. In spite of that quibble, I did like the mystery, the main characters and the imaginative world the author created and was worth my time. 3/5 stars,

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Mallory attracts murder. She doesn't want to be the cause for people dying that's why she moves to Station Eternity, a space station where only one other human lives.

I liked the world-building, the other sentient beings on the station, and the mystery was quite interesting. I found the different POV a bit tricky sometimes because it took me a moment to figure out which head I was in.

3.5/5 stars

#20in4 #readathon @Andrew65

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 2y
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julesG
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Here we go. I planned to read ARCs for #20in4 #readathon, but I picked a book from the top of #MountTBR.

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@Andrew65

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vlwelser
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Think Agatha Christie mystery on a spaceship for this one. The names are clever. The cast of characters is weirdly diverse.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks 😘

#NetGalley #ARC (missed the pub date)

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
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nitalibrarian
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#bookhaul

Two library books - a fantasy, A Broken Blade, and a science fiction mystery, Station Eternity.

Two bought books -both monster romances by Katee Robert.

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Mitch
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The Miss Marple style in space looks fun (tagged) what could possibly go wrong! 🤣🤣

https://bookmarks.reviews/octobers-best-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-10-3-2022/?utm_...

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TracyReadsBooks
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Will I buy this book because it has a very cool cover designed by my favorite book cover artist Will Staehle? Almost certainly. I mean it also sounds really good—a detective solving murders on an alien space station—so I might just have to preorder it! 🛰🚀🔪🕵️‍♀️👽

seibelsays I might have to preorder it based on your description alone. Way to check all of my boxes. 😂 3y
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