"Cecile Pin's Celestial Lights is a short and contemplative novel about Oliver Ines, or Ollie, a man who has always been drawn to the stars and is one day chosen to lead a 10-year mission to one of Jupiter's moons, Europa. It hops through time, following Ollie's memories across his life and weaving in logs from the mission."
"While space exploration is part of it, this isn't a book to grab if you're looking for excitement and adventure. Celestial Lights is, as the blurb explains, "A portrait of a complicated man and a breathtaking tale of memory, personal choices, and the relationships that define us.""
"The main character is, absurdly, an Abraham Lincoln robot whose purpose appears to be regurgitating quotes said by the 16th president of the US. He's one of countless robots still running decades after humans have gone extinct. And, unlike most of the droids around him, he's pretty caught up on what the meaning of his life is now that his original, human-assigned purpose is moot."
"When things go awry during a bus ride one day - the vehicle being Abe's autonomously driving friend, Bus - his world suddenly seems to expand, for better or worse. I loved the art style and tone, which is kind of darkly funny but also a bit serious. Super promising premiere issue."
Celestial Lights is a short, contemplative novel about Oliver “Ollie” Ines, drawn to the stars and selected to lead a ten-year mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa. The story moves through time, following Ollie’s memories across his life and interweaving mission logs. Space exploration serves as a backdrop rather than an action focus, emphasizing love, loss, and the consequences of human ambition. If Destruction Be Our Lot begins with an Image Comics premiere featuring an Abraham Lincoln robot. The robot’s purpose is to regurgitate quotes from the 16th president, but after humans go extinct, its assigned mission becomes irrelevant. A bus ride goes wrong, expanding its world and raising questions about meaning, life, and purpose amid dark humor and seriousness.
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