Now we get to learn much more about these people and their culture. We only met the one who killed Kaya (still super mad about that btw), who is imprisoned on the Babel space station. The Imago were super mysterious in Nyxia. If Bezos actually takes Amazon into space, this is pretty much how it would operate. I appreciate the little glimpses we get into how their propaganda machine operates at full tilt back on Earth. Which is fine I’m willing to give Reintgen that one because the methods that they use do feel realistic.
It’s deciding whom to trust.īabel is so clearly devious and untrustworthy that it’s almost cartoonish.
Instead, the group decides that it will stand “shoulder to shoulder.” But the hardest part of survival isn’t avoiding the big, scary alien monsters. This is very much the antithesis of a Lord of the Flies situation wherein one or two people emerge as the strongest voices. So even though Emmett is our viewpoint protagonist for most of the book, the group itself feels like it is run by consensus. Emmett contributes, Morning contributes-most of the main characters have some kind of say, some kind of stake in the action and decisions that unfold. More importantly, there is a lot of agency here. This is a book that does not stand still. I like how Reintgen wastes no time in introducing conflict, threats to their survival, and moves and countermoves. But before they can go home, first they need to survive. Disgusted by how Babel treated them, they have no trust in Babel’s promises of bonuses. Expected to mine nyxia and also make nice with the Imago, Emmett and the others have another goal: find a way home. We learn a lot about them as Emmett and his fellow miners settle in on the tumultuous, dangerous continent of Grimgarden. Similarly, even though the Babel corporation named the indigenous people Adamites, they prefer to go by the Imago. Emmett Atwater’s drop pod has made it to the surface of Eden-although we soon learn from the indigenous inhabitants that it is more properly called Magnia. This story picks up where Nyxia left off. There was a lot to recommend about it, and because it ends with a cliffhanger, I was eager to read Nyxia Unleashed. Scott Reintgen balanced an anti-corporation message with adventure, teamwork, the bonds of friendship and family. I guess it’s the summer of Kara reading sequels to books she read 3 or more years ago! I just barely remember Nyxia, but the good news is that most of that memory is of how excited I felt after reading the book.
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