J.S. Bailey
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ANOTHER NOTE: When I first heard about this book, I was dating a guy named Dalton, so the title naturally jumped out at me. Not long after I acquired a copy of this book, Dalton dumped me and broke my heart. I will do my best to not let this unfortunate turn of events have an adverse effect on my review of this book.
In this sci-fi Western, a modest settlement of humans on a "backwater" colony planet faces existential threats from the native inhabitants of their mostly-desert planet. Dalton Kane, the reluctant sheriff of a mid-sized city on Molorthia Six, has his hands full not only with the conflict at hand, but also with the quirky settlers, a tragedy in his past, and the arrival of one Chumley Fanshaw. J. S. Bailey builds a strange world that is somehow eerily reminiscent of Earth, in that some human problems never change. I liked that the cast of characters was both racially diverse and included a non-binary character in a key secondary role. The primary conflict in the novel takes several twists and turns through the introduction of new tribes of opposing forces that made me question whose side I was on and kept me on my toes as I read. The ominous plot is punctuated with moments of dry humor and wry narration that lighten the mood effectively. There is an air of an environmentalist message in "Dalton Kane and the Greens," but it is never preachy. Though the novel manages to wrap up its central plot neatly, its Epilogue (which takes place on another planet) leaves the door open for a future sequel in which we'll surely learn the fate of one interesting hamster. Not being a big sci-fi genre reader, I am pleased to say that this book held my attention from beginning to end, and I will keep my eye out for the sequel.… (meer)