Dark Space
 First edition | |
| Author | Marianne de Pierres |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Sentients of Orion |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Hachette Australia |
| Publication date | 2007 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 9781841494289 |
| Followed by | Chaos Space |
Dark Space is a 2007 space opera novel by science fiction author Marianne de Pierres.[1] It is the first novel in the author's The Sentients of Orion series.[2]
It was a finalist for best science fiction novel in the 2007 Aurealis Awards.[3]
Synopsis
Reviews
Ion Newcombe, reviewing the novel for Antipodean SF noted: "Dark Space is well-paced, precisely written (although I did wince at a couple of dangling participles), and I'm now hanging out to read the next two books."[4]
In The Sunday Age Lucy Sussex found that "De Pierres does good, strong heroines, and also action sequences. Add a mining planet that reads like Pilbara gone feral, and disgusting invading aliens, and we have here the first in a series of novels. It mingles science with Machiavellian intrigue, vivid scene-setting with child care."[5]
References
- ↑ "Dark Space by Marianne de Pierres". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Sentients of Orion series by Marianne de Pierres". Austlit. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ "Aurealis Awards Finalists announced". Aurealis. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ↑ ""Vide"". Antipodean SF, 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ ""Books of the Week"". The Sunday Age, 1 July 2007, p35. ProQuest 367401161. Retrieved 4 July 2025.