The Mimicking of Known Successes
by Malka Older
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"Every once in a while, a book comes along that is both a comfort read and a rousing, fist-pumping adventure, and The Mimicking of Known Successes absolutely is both of those things. An utter triumph."--Charlie Jane Anders
A Hugo Award nominee for Best Novella
A Nebula Award nominee for Best Novella
An Ignyte Award nominee for Best Novella
A Locus Award nominee for Best Novella
A Barnes & Noble Best Science Fiction of the Year Pick
A Library Journal Best SF/F of the Year Pick
A Book Riot Best Mystery and Science Fiction of the Year Pick
An Autostraddle Best Science Fiction of the Year Pick
A Most Anticipated in 2023 Pick for Today.com Buzzfeed Polygon Book Riot Ms. Magazine
The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, author of the critically-acclaimed Centenal Cycle.
On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human colony on Jupiter, a man goes missing. The enigmatic Investigator Mossa follows his trail to Valdegeld, home to the colony's erudite university--and Mossa's former girlfriend, a scholar of Earth's pre-collapse ecosystems.
Pleiti has dedicated her research and her career to aiding the larger effort towards a possible return to Earth. When Mossa unexpectedly arrives and requests Pleiti's assistance in her latest investigation, the two of them embark on a twisting path in which the future of life on Earth is at stake--and, perhaps, their futures, together.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781250860507
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Authors
- Malka Older
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Published Date
- March 7, 2023
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 176
- Physical Info
- 8.4 in L x 5.4 in W (0.55 lb)
I liked the dystopian / speculative angle. I liked the new cozy - a human settlement on metal platforms and rings around a dangerous gas planet, gas tendrils of a storm menacing pedestrians on their way to cozy destinations and lingering at windows of those cozy destinations. I like the mix of old Earth norms and new space colony norms. I like that gender and the nature of the relationship between protagonists is left secondary to their genuine connection, respect, intimacy, shared memories, differing experiences, and to the matter at hand- the mystery.
I love this book. A great, cozy mystery set in outer space, years after we had to escape the collapsing Earth.
New concepts, well written, plot moves along, character development above average, minimal implausible science. I will look forward to the next book in the series.
Loved it and highly recommend it
This book was $12 on Kindle and is super short. Shame on me for not checking.The book is ok. I found it a bit slow despite being so short.I won’t be buying any other books in this series. It just wasn’t for me.
