Pride and Prejudice in Space
by Alexis Lampley
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"Elizabeth Bennet lives on a small moon in the Londinium lunar system with her parents and four sisters. While she dreams of piloting a starship rather than settling down with an eligible man, her world turns upside down when the handsome Mr. Bingley docks the Netherfield StarCruiser on the neighboring estate. The arrival thrusts the Bennet sisters into the bustling asteroid field of the system's wider society, and Elizabeth's aspirations are suddenly in flux. Drawn into the orbit of Mr. show more Bingley's friend, the proud Fitzwilliam Darcy, Elizabeth is determined to dislike him despite his ten thousand aurum per year. Can the Bennet sisters navigate the perils of love and space? Will Elizabeth avoid the collision course she's on with the formidable Mr. Darcy? This tale of scifi romance for women explores timeless themes of love, pride, and prejudice, set against the backdrop of the infinite cosmos. Pride and Prejudice in Space features stunning, colorful chapter headers and an array of interior art. With over 60 full-color illustrations and designs, readers will be captivated by this new world--from maps and brochures to digital message logs and pages pulled from the Bennet sisters' journals and sketchbooks."-- show lessTags
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Fieldnotes:
The Moons of Londinium, The Future
5 Daughters of Varying Degrees of Silliness
1 Meddling Mamma
2 Eligible Gentlemen
Officers!
1 Utterly Ridiculous Cousin
1 Pair of Very Fine Eyes
1 Pair of Coveralls Covered in Engine Grease
Comms Logs
Personal Journals
Advertisements and Brochures
Spaceship & Fashion Sketches
The Short Version
A futuristic "mash-up" version of P&P with a lot of the original text used and updated, changed and added to in order to reflect the futuristic setting (taking place on various waystations and moons surrounding the planet Londinium), additional PoV and beautiful artwork. Lydia's fashion sketches and the various ads and travel brochures are my favorite additions, but I also liked the comlogs/journal entries (which show more feel like a nod to The Lizzie Bennet Diaries' approach to multimedia storytelling).
I liked the clever references to things from the original (names for ships referencing carriages, etc.); however, I felt the tone of the original, particularly the dialogue (and everyone's ages) jarred a bit with the more modern/futuristic aspects. I appreciated giving the younger sisters more personality and how the Lydia situation was resolved.
All told, I enjoyed the artistic additions, but I don't think it hit quite the right balance between Austen and Lampley's additions for my tastes. show less
The Moons of Londinium, The Future
5 Daughters of Varying Degrees of Silliness
1 Meddling Mamma
2 Eligible Gentlemen
Officers!
1 Utterly Ridiculous Cousin
1 Pair of Very Fine Eyes
1 Pair of Coveralls Covered in Engine Grease
Comms Logs
Personal Journals
Advertisements and Brochures
Spaceship & Fashion Sketches
The Short Version
A futuristic "mash-up" version of P&P with a lot of the original text used and updated, changed and added to in order to reflect the futuristic setting (taking place on various waystations and moons surrounding the planet Londinium), additional PoV and beautiful artwork. Lydia's fashion sketches and the various ads and travel brochures are my favorite additions, but I also liked the comlogs/journal entries (which show more feel like a nod to The Lizzie Bennet Diaries' approach to multimedia storytelling).
I liked the clever references to things from the original (names for ships referencing carriages, etc.); however, I felt the tone of the original, particularly the dialogue (and everyone's ages) jarred a bit with the more modern/futuristic aspects. I appreciated giving the younger sisters more personality and how the Lydia situation was resolved.
All told, I enjoyed the artistic additions, but I don't think it hit quite the right balance between Austen and Lampley's additions for my tastes. show less
3.5* (5* for the visual appeal)
This version (PDF of the hardcopy) was stunning - really quite beautiful - you will need a good resolution and colour reader to fully appreciate it (my grey scale e-reader was bit difficult, but my tablet was great).
I was expecting more reframing of the story to fit a futuristic time - but enjoyed the log entries (which *were* more inline with my expectations).
I previewed the ebook version and the graphics were parred down (understandably) but either way (hard or soft copies) I wouldn't be able to justify the cost.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This version (PDF of the hardcopy) was stunning - really quite beautiful - you will need a good resolution and colour reader to fully appreciate it (my grey scale e-reader was bit difficult, but my tablet was great).
I was expecting more reframing of the story to fit a futuristic time - but enjoyed the log entries (which *were* more inline with my expectations).
I previewed the ebook version and the graphics were parred down (understandably) but either way (hard or soft copies) I wouldn't be able to justify the cost.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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