This SF colonisation adventure, deliberately steers clear of the usual tropes and instead makes us think about how we would start again on a new planet without using and abusing the life already present. Picking fruit seems like a decent start but the fruit is tainted with an unknown chemical; there are debates about how the settlers can live with or without crashing the local ecology. Can their plants live on the surface, and are their newfound pets and predators going to cause problems?
I like that the colonisers are handpicked by a sneaky scientist who - in a series of reveals - got them off the ground. The tensions are understated but dilemmas feel real. Children are the cause of some dramas and too often, kids are left out of SF stories.
If you want a space war book, this isn't for you, but if you enjoy some philosophy and ecology, dive in and have fun. I could see a series developing as the settlers expand their territory and knowledge, and the next books would move more quickly now the scene is set.
The author made an e-ARC available to me. I chose to read and to review in my own time. This is an unbiased review.
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