"Laced with politics, science, history, poetry, music, greed, hope, and a little Johnny Cash, this character-rich space opera has a well-developed and believable plot that kept me reading from the opening line to the surprising and satisfying end. This is what science fiction was invented for - James. Ambrose, author of The Dark Apostle series The Light Years is one of best novels about the psychological challenges of relativity Ive ever read. You’ll be drawn into a credible future of bespoke spouses and lost technologies that questions the human cost of the stars we strive for.” “The Light Years is a thought-provoking debut from a skilled writer. Greene paints a picture of the social complexities of the lightspeed era, with realistic characters navigating interstellar intrigue.” – James Patrick Kelly, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards.
This is what science fiction was invented for!”
The Light Years is one of best novels about the psychological challenges of relativity I’ve ever read. With a thriller plot teeming with characters who are true citizens of his far future, he manages to keep this starship adventure real while letting his imagination race faster than the speed of light. “It’s always exciting to discover a major new talent, but I was astonished by the verve of R.W.W. “The main characters are distinctive, Greene’s dialogue lively and the prose vivid.” "Sophisticated worldbuilding and diverse, emotionally-resonant characters make Greene an author to watch." The Light Years is a story of resistance and acceptance, anger and forgiveness, and the costs of our actions." "Greene builds his immersive and socially complex world on these deeply human questions. Onboard the Hajj, Hisako soon learns her dilemmas are overshadowed by the discovery of ancient secrets, a derelict warship, and a chance at giving the survivors of Earth a fresh start.“On the surface, you get an engrossing space opera, but if you look deeper you will find explorations of poverty, arranged marriage, and the toll that difficult moral choices take on families.” The arcane branch of physics it requires her to study broke off a thousand years before, and she is not keen on the idea of giving up everything she knows to marry a stranger and move onto an aging spaceship. In exchange for an education, better housing for her family, and a boost out of poverty, she's been contracted into an arranged marriage to Adem Sadiq, a maintenance engineer and amateur musician who works and lives aboard his family's sub-light freighter, the Hajj. Hisako Saski was born with her life already mapped out. A long-lost battleship and an arranged marriage may hold the key to faster-than-light travel and humanity's future in R.W.W.
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