After two or three chapters, I knew exactly how it was going to play out. The plot, while not bad, was also a let down. At first, the two main characters seemed to much like science fiction archetypes, but they did grow on me as the book went on. His crew was interesting, though I wished the narrative had focused on them a little more. Will was also a stereotype captain who didn’t quite have the same vibrant personality as someone like Mal or Han Solo or Peter Quill. Talia was too much of a cliche modern princess - arrogant and tough. While I enjoyed that aspect of the book, I was a little let down by plot and character. The mocks are androids whose artificial intelligence evolved until they were sentient, human-like beings.Īs Will decides what to do with Talia and she comes to realize that the roles of humans and mocks have reversed in the past 100 years, the book did raise some interesting questions about AI and ethics, contributing to a conversation science fiction novels have engaged in for decades.

Talia is an exiled princess who spend 100 years in a cryo-pod after her family was defeated by rebel mocks. Will is captain of a scavenger ship trying to regain his place in the military after letting a rebel ship getaway. The chapters alternate between Will and Talia’s points of view. I enjoyed reading it, though I don’t think it lived up to being compared to Firefly. A combination of the cover, the pitch “Firefly meets Sleeping Beauty” caught my attention, so I requested the book. I received a copy of “Our Dark Stars by Audrey Grey and Krystal Wade on NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Click the image to find Our Dark Stars on Amazon.