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Red Sister was quite interesting. IMO the rest of the series doesn't hold up.
I highly recommend Gideon the Ninth down there at the bottom too. Very highly. Why haven't you started yet?
I was torn actually between starting that one next and Red Sister. Then I saw some negative comments about Gideon that made me hesitate, so your recommendation is actually much appreciated.
What were the issues people had with it? Pacing in the middle third?
No actually they were saying that the characters were unlikeable and complaining that it apparently has a downbeat ending, neither of which I was feeling up to.
I think the blurb sets up a bad set of expectations. "Lesbian necromancers in space" makes it seem like a Sci-Fi/Fantasy LGBT+ romance novel. Instead you get a mystery in a setting that is only technically science-fantasy with a vague romance side plot.
The ending isn't happy, that is for sure.
This is both off-putting and yet still intriguing for me. I'll definitely have to give it a go soon and see how it hits me.