Debatable Space

Debatable Space is a 2008 science fiction novel by novelist and screenwriter Philip Palmer.[1][2]

Debatable Space
AuthorPhilip Palmer
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherOrbit Books
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages488
ISBN978-0-316-01892-0

The book alternates between telling the story of the main character, Lena Smith, in the form of a diary and a first-person narrative of events which take place roughly 1000 years from the present day. Each section of the POV narrative bears the name of the character it follows.

The book is billed as a space opera.

List of characters
  • Lena Smith - The main character of the novel, former president of humanity and mother of 'the Cheo'.
  • Flanagan - Who is, for want of a better word, a pirate.
  • Peter Smith aka The Cheo ("Chief Executive Officer") - The despotic ruler of the known universe

Reception

It received mixed reviews, with the Guardian describing it as "a debut of rare accomplishment",[3] and Strange Horizons describing it as having "a pretty good twisty plot at the core of the novel—but sadly [...] buried underneath layers of cinematic flash-bang frippery and clunky long-winded exposition."[1] SF Signal described it as "not always successful, but [...] definitely a promising start."[2]

gollark: The power of yet!
gollark: YET.
gollark: Speaking of which, apparently I have to pick what stuff to apply to at university in a year and I am very unsure!‽
gollark: Computer ENGINEERING, not computer SCIENCE.
gollark: Initiating duckduckgo...

References
  1. Paul Raven (11 February 2008). "Debatable Space by Philip Palmer". Strange Horizons.
  2. John DeNardo (January 14, 2008). "REVIEW: Debatable Space by Philip Palmer". SFSignal. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29.
  3. Eric Brown (2 February 2008). "Virtual heist". The Guardian.


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