Two Sides of the Same Coin - A Review of The Stars Are Legion

The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


When I first picked up Vic James’ Gilded Cage, I did so initially with some trepidation because of the book’s blurb, which made me think that it would be yet another example of bog-standard young adult fiction of the kind that’s become all too prevalent post-Hunger Games. However, since it was next on the list of books to read for the little online book club-slash-discussion a friend of mine and I currently have going, I knew both of us would have to give it a chance, despite our own concerns regarding its potential content.

We did, however, console ourselves by lining up Kameron Hurley’s standalone space opera The Stars Are Legion as our read right after Gilded Cage. Our logic was simple: if we liked Gilded Cage, then all would be well; if we did not, then at least our next read would be something of guaranteed quality, because both of us are fans of Hurley’s writing and knew that, no matter what she did, she would not disappoint - or in the unlikely event that she did, then surely it would not be as bad as reading yet another example of White People’s Love Triangles at the End of the World.

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