Light Chaser - Kirjakasa

Paperback, 144 pages

Published March 8, 2021 by Tor.com.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-76982-4

(1 review)

Amahle is a Light Chaser - one of a number of explorers, who travel the universe alone (except for their onboard AI), trading trinkets for life stories.

But when she listens to the stories sent down through the ages she hears the same voice talking directly to her from different times and on different worlds. She comes to understand that something terrible is happening, and only she is in a position to do anything about it.

And it will cost everything to put it right.

2 editions

Thom reviewed Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton

Review of 'Light Chaser' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Short, basically novella. Hides some cool worldbuilding in the cracks - and maybe I missed some more.

I like the main character and the seriously generational concept. The book starts in media res, then flashes back for the rest of story. I like these short Tor publications also - and both authors are apparently well known to others, but not yet to me.

That said, there is some time travel - but does the main character do so? If not, where do the memories come from? This part was confusing to me, though maybe I missed the explanation. This meant the ending chapter was doubly confusing, unfortunately.