Today I’m very pleased to welcome the Publication Day Book Blitz for the first of The Midsolar Murders series, Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty, “a witty, self-aware whodunit with a unique sci-fi twist” (at least that’s what the promotional material says—I’d call it a witty, self-aware Sci-Fi novel with a unique whodunit twist, if I was in the mood to split hairs). It’s a great read and I’m happy to spend some time today highlighting it. Along with this spotlight post, I have an excerpt from the novel to share and my take on the novel later this morning (I’ve got about 4 paragraphs to go on that). Those links’ll work when the posts go live.
First, let’s take a look at Station Eternity.
Book Details:
Book Title: Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
Publisher: Ace Books
Release date: October 4, 2022
Format: Ebook/Paperback/Audiobook
Length: 464 pages
ISBN: 9780593098110
About the Book:
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….
Purchase Links
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Early Praise for Station Eternity:
“Lafferty (Hugo-nominated for Six Wakes) creates a clever and suspenseful sci-fi mystery, with intriguing characters and attentive worldbuilding.”
—Library Journal, STARRED review
“What a glorious romp. Murder, sentient space stations, and banter. It had everything I wanted.”
—Mary Robinette Kowal, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of The Calculating Stars
“A science fiction mystery has to nail both the science fiction and the mystery, and this book passes both tests with flying colors. As bingeable and satisfying as your favorite murder show. I couldn’t put it down.”
—Sarah Pinsker, Nebula Award-winning author of A Song For A New Day and We Are Satellites
“Lafferty’s characters stomp off the page, kicking ass and taking names as they do. If Jessica Fletcher ended up on Babylon Five, you still wouldn’t get anywhere close to this deft, complicated, fast-moving book. Station Eternity kept me up way too late turning pages.”
—T. Kingfisher, Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning author of Paladin’s Grace and Nettle & Bone
About the Author:
Mur Lafferty is an author, podcaster, and editor. She has been nominated for many awards, and even won a few. She lives in Durham, NC with her family.
My thanks to Penguin Random House for the invitation to participate in this Publication Day Blitz and the materials (including the book via NetGalley) they provided.
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