Review: 'Calypso' by Oliver K. Langmead
Imagine waking on board a space ship, centuries after entering cryostasis, on the bring of creating a new world. Your role has changed, become mythical, and in your absence, a war has shaken the ship. Meet the Calypso , orbiting a new world about to become home to a new colony. Langmead's novel-in-prose is stunningly innovative, although elements at the end betray its edge. Thanks to Titan Books and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Pub. Date : 02/04/2024 Publisher : Titan Books Rochelle wakes from cryostasis to take up her role as engineer on the colony ark, Calypso. But she finds the ship has transformed into a forest, populated by the original crew’s descendants, who revere her like a saint. She travels the ship with the Calypso’s creator, the enigmatic Sigmund, and Catherine, a bioengineered marvel who can commune with the plants, uncovering a new history of humanity forged while she slept. She discovers a legacy of war between botanists and
