Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty

Station Eternity

Mur Lafferty

Penguin Publishing Group · Paperback · October 4, 2022

Amateur detective Mallory Viridian’s talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries, from the Hugo-nominated author of Six Wakes.

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Who it’s for
A light, curious mix of crime, exploration, and a playful tone.
Genres
Sci-Fi Crime, Amateur Sleuths, Alien Contact
Published
Penguin Publishing Group, October 4, 2022

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Amateur detective Mallory Viridian’s talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries, from the Hugo-nominated author of Six Wakes. From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroiled in murder cases that only she has the insight to solve.

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But outside of a classic mystery novel, being surrounded by death doesn’t make you a charming amateur detective, it makes you a suspect and a social pariah. So when Mallory gets the opportunity to take refuge on a sentient space station, she thinks she has the solution. Surely the murders will stop if her only company is alien beings. At first her new existence is peacefully quiet…and markedly devoid of homicide. But when the station agrees to allow additional human guests, Mallory knows the break from her peculiar reality is over. After the first Earth shuttle arrives, and aliens and humans alike begin to die, the station is thrown into peril. Stuck smack-dab in the middle of an extraterrestrial whodunit, and wondering how in the world this keeps happening to her anyway, Mallory has to solve the crime—and fast—or the list of victims could grow to include everyone on board….

Playful Mystery

A light, curious mix of crime, exploration, and a playful tone.

Come here for

  • playful sci-fi crime
  • spacey amateur sleuth energy

Expect

  • genre mashup
  • easy immersion

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Crime90%
Alien Contact48%
Amateur Sleuths34%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Sci-Fi Crime
Authors
Mur Lafferty
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
October 4, 2022
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure