![]() ![]() Seske is the daughter of the Matris – the matriarch and leader of her culture and nation aboard the space beast. The novel opens on one of our protagonists, Seske, cutting herself free from a cocoon filled with stasis fluid, and we only get squishier and more organic from there. ![]() ![]() Nicky Drayden embraced every bit of icky organic goodness right from the start. Fortunately, we were wading through ichor and entrails from the very first page. I’ll admit that I came in feeling a hint of trepidation: what if the beast is relegated to being in the background? What if it’s a normal spaceship that’s only “alive” when it’s plot convenient? Etc., etc. ![]() When I originally read the premise on Goodreads – “a city-size starship carved up from the insides of a space-faring beast” – I knew I had to get my hands on this book. I love weird, squishy, biological scifi, and I was impressed by how perfectly Escaping Exodus delivered on this front. You’re late, and we’re as good as dead, sure is sure is sure.”’ One for each violation.” “And if I’m late?” “Never be late. Every time, a second before, I want you to scream out ‘beat.’ Be more than five seconds early and you line up for lashes at the end of the day. r/Fantasy Bingo Squares: Cyberpunk (HM), Afrofuturism (HM), Published 2019, #OwnVoices (HM) Genre(s): Science Fiction, Biopunk, Science Fantasy Thank you to Harper Voyager for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review! ![]()
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