This was an interesting read and I recommend it to fans of the Illuminae Files as well as new readers who can get their hands on it. It's reasonable read for someone wanting a sampler of the series (although it might not be easy to obtain - I'm not entirely sure how broadly it will ultimately be distributed). The events that overlap between the novella and the first book, Illuminae, happen near the very start of Illuminae, so I would not consider them to be spoilers. Being a prequel meant that certain events were set in stone, but we did see them from a new perspective. Memento does not contain any significant spoilers for the series. I enjoyed the new protagonist, Olivia, who had an interesting story arc. I did not think I remembered the main characters (other than AIDAN) from the main series and, given the series, it was not hard to guess the shape of the ending.

I won't say this was a fun read per se, but as with the main books in the series it was presented in a fun way, with transcripts of conversations and a few pages of strange word art. This is the story of my first friendship. Forty-three days before the BeiTech attack on Kerenza IV. (I read an earlier version for science-checking purposes.) The printed booklet version of Memento is the only version I have read and came as a preorder bonus for the authors' new book.ĭecember, 2574. While I have read the third book, Obsidio, I have not reviewed it since I did not get a chance to read the final fancy typeset version, which is now on another continent. I have previously reviewed the first two books in the series, Illuminae and Gemina. Memento by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is a prequel novella set in the Illuminae Files world.

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