Cascade Failure is a beautifully written and sometimes profound SF series starter by L.M. Sagas. Released 19th March 2024 by Macmillan on their Tor/Forge imprint, it's 416 pages and is available in trade paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links throughout.
Well written and engaging, it's very much a character driven ensemble space caper/mystery with a ragtag crew of misfits, human and otherwise trying to survive and carve out a niche for themselves in an unforgiving system.
There are inevitable comparisons to Chambers' Monk & Robot, and Wells' Murderbot, and it's not in any way derivative, but fans of both will likely enjoy this series as well. The author's adept at dialogue, but the descriptive prose and pacing are occasionally uneven. At any rate, the setup is entertaining and the author seems to be going in a good direction developing the series.
Three and a half stars. Definitely worth acquisition for public library, home readers, and potentially a good buddy read. Book 2 was released in July 2024, making it also good for a short binge read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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