By Svara Jayasinghe
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini is a science fiction book that tells the story of exploration, friendship, and trust.
Xenobiologist Kira Navárez has always dreamed of colonizing new worlds and creating contact between humans and aliens. But during a mission on a new uncolonized planet, dream turns to terror. As Kira explores the newfound planet, she stumbles upon an alien relic. Glee quickly transforms into dread when the ground surrounding Kira comes to life.
Barely escaping death, Kira quickly finds out that her dangerous discovery has unexpected consequences and Kira finds herself thrown into an endless amount of life-threatening events that questions the strength of humanity. Earth, as well as tons of other colonies stand facing annihilation. Kira is humanity’s last hope.
I rate this book a 6 out of 10. Personally, I thought that the plot in itself was a great idea, but it was extremely confusing at times, making it hard to get through the book. Additionally, about halfway through the novel, the events in the story became very repetitive. However, for the most part I found it interesting. So, if you love sci-fi novels, I recommend trying this book.