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A Star-Wheeled Sky
AuthorBrad R. Torgersen
Audio read byNatasha Soudek
Cover artistAlan Pollack
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublishedDecember 4, 2018 (Baen)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book, audio
Pages371
AwardsDragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2019)
ISBN978-1-4814-8362-9

A Star-Wheeled Sky is a 2018 science fiction novel by Brad R. Torgersen and published by Baen Books. It won Best Science Fiction Novel at the 2019 Dragon Awards and has received mixed-to-positive reviews.

Plot

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It has been thousands of years since humanity left a ruined Earth. Many of them settled within the Waywork, a system of about 50 star systems connected by a set of wormholes. The Waywork has been completely explored for hundreds of years, and the settled systems are bursting at the seams. One day, a new waypoint appears on the border between two warring factions. This causes a rush between the two to see who can lay claim to the new system and its resources.

Reception

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A Star-Wheeled Sky received mixed-to-positive reviews. Mike Lardas, of The Daily News called A Star-Wheeled Sky "marvelous sci-fi entertainment" and stated it "offer[ed] a fresh take on interstellar conflict".[1] The Substrate Wars called it an "engaging, readable beginning to a series", full of "space battles, believable characters, [and] intriguing worldbuilding".[2] On the other hand, Looking for a Good Book said that the military science fiction aspect "[shone] brightest here", but that the characters were only "okay" and that "it won’t likely excite too many readers".[3]

A Star-Wheeled Sky won Best Science Fiction Novel at the 2019 Dragon Awards.[4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Lardas, Mark (January 1, 2019). "'A Star-Wheeled Sky' marvelous sci-fi entertainment". The Daily News. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  • ^ "Short Reviews: Death of a Musketeer, A Star-Wheeled Sky, Night Without Stars". The Substrate Wars. January 4, 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  • ^ "'A Star-Wheeled Sky' marvelous sci-fi entertainment". Looking for a Good Book. September 28, 2020. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  • ^ "2019 Dragon Award". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  • ^ "2019 Dragon Awards Winners". Locus Online. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  • ^ "2019 Recipients – The Dragon Award". Dragon Con. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  • ^ Glyer, Mike (September 1, 2019). "2019 Dragon Award Winners". File 770. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

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