Solaris Seethes By Janet Mcnulty

Solaris of Solaris Seethes by Janet McNulty is a spaceship, and the only companion of her creator’s granddaughter, Rynah, after their home planet of Lanyr is destroyed. Unlike most spaceships, Solaris has a personality. More importantly, she has a plan: gather the heroes spoken of in ancient prophecy, restore Lanyr, and save the universe. She summons these four strangers from the past, present and future of Earth, a forgotten planet in a “primitive” sector of the galaxy: Solon the philosopher, Tom the inventor, Alfric the warrior, and Brie the lover.

While entertaining, the book has several technical problems. The narrative is clunky and inelegant. The excessive parentheticals, especially, are jarring enough to draw the reader out of the story to process what exactly the author is trying to say. Important details are left unresolved. For example, the prophecy that Solaris guides the team with is simultaneously believed to be scientific history, archaic myth, and familiar fairytale, sometimes by the same character. Rynah is reportedly a skeptic about the powerful artifact mentioned in the prophecy, despite being employed to guard it at the lab where it serves an essential and
They’re rendered in a hazy, almost Impressionistic style, a welcome departure from science fiction’s usual penchant for photorealism. They reflect an overall trend of the story; it leans more towards fiction than science. If you're the type of person who owns detailed specifications of the Enterprise, this may not be the book for you! I enjoy geeky minutiae as much as the next Trekkie, but I still enjoyed this more whimsical romp through the cosmos. The third person omniscient narrator speaking from an Earth-centric viewpoint (for example, describing an alien animal as a cross between two Earth animals) is a personal pet peeve, but not something that would trouble most