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Lightless

[(Anonymous)]

Fandom/Canon Name: The Lightless trilogy by C.A. Higgins

What's awesome about it: Bratty, godlike AIs coming to terms with their new sentience, intragalactic freedom fighters, and people making terrible decisions because it's better than making worse ones. Also, canon m/m, developed over the series.

The first book, Lightless is about the research spaceship Ananke developing sentience during the capture and interrogation of the son of a famous intragalactic freedom fighter/terrorist. There's intrigue and violence and a wonderfully atmospheric unsettling claustrophobic feeling.

The second book, Supernova, focuses on Ananke's newfound life and powers, and on the leader of the Resistance as she tries to stick to her ideals. In contrast with Lightless, this book feels vast, and there is some really interesting stuff about found family.

The third book, Radiate, follows a similar timeline to Supernova, but from the point of view of two of the characters from Lightless. Ananke is still on the loose, and she's looking for her "father". There's love and struggling with trust and ideals you're not sure you believe in anymore (if you ever did), and continued themes of found family.

I love all the characters in these books- Althea who loves her ship but is afraid of her, too. Ivan who's spent his entire life being groomed for a cause he only sort of believes in. Mattie who cares about people first and ideals second. Constance who cares about ideals first and people second. And, of course, Ananke, the godlike AI who can't stand not getting her way.

The books can be dark at times, but there's always hope. I really like how the themes of found family and self-determination were explored. There's some body horror in the second and third books that's pretty freaky if you're sensitive to that sort of thing, as a heads up. There's plenty of room for worldbuilding and character exploration, and even if no one writes or requests anything for this series, I'd love for more people to read it at least.

Where to find: Amazon, probably libraries as well