![]() ![]() Readers also get to meet aerospace engineering designer Fumiko Nakajima, who helped create Umbai’s massive space stations that allowed them to dominate the industry. He is special, though none of them really know why, but his existence eventually catches the attention of some influential and dangerous people. There’s something about the boy, whose name is Ahro, as Nia and her crew eventually find out. The boy doesn’t speak, but through music, he begins to form a connection with Nia, playing beautiful songs on his flute that tugs on something inside of her. On one of her runs to a backwater planet, a mysterious boy falls out of the sky and into Nia’s life, giving it a new purpose and meaning. ![]() Told in multiple parts, and via multiple timelines across a huge time frame, the beginning of The Vanished Birds first introduces to Nia Imani who captains a transport ship, carrying goods and harvest products from their origin planets for her employers, the all-powerful Umbai Company. By the end of it though, it filled me with a mix of complex emotions, some happy and bittersweet. I enjoyed The Vanished Birds very much, which surprised me, because it ended up not being the kind of book I would typically like at all! I would definitely recommend it, though I think convincing others that they should check it out will be tough, since the novel is difficult to categorize and the story itself can be a bit strange. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. ![]() I received a review copy from the publisher. Book Review: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez ![]()
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