“The Ganymedan” by R. T. Ester
A dark science fiction debut examining agency and sacrifice through one man’s desperate attempt to reach home after he murders his tyrannical employer.
Verden Dotnet made an easy living mixing drinks for the creator of all sentient tech in the galaxy—until he decided to kill the creator. Now this man is dead, really dead, no cloud back-ups, and V-Dot is on the run, carrying a galaxy-shattering secret in his pocket. When he misses the last ship back to Ganymede, he convinces an old, outdated but still sentient ship, TR-8901, to give him a lift.
But TR suspects that something is up—it is hearing rumours about his creator’s death, and the man who fled the scene. But TR is a dutiful ship, and will carry out its duties until proven otherwise…
Review
I’m not entirely sure I read this book at the right time, as I might not have been in the right head space to give this book the careful read it deserved. As much as I enjoyed it I felt like I was missing explanations for things that left me with questions in the end. That said at least one other review also mentions having questions after reading so perhaps I wasn’t missing as much as. I thought. Despite not being entirely sure I understood what was going on I enjoyed reading the book and learning about the characters a lot. The universes of the book seems interesting and I will definitly re-read it at some point soon. The book also appears to be the first in a series so perhaps there are more answers to come? In any case I’m interested in finding out more.
Book Details
- Author’s Website
- R. T. Ester
- Publisher / Date
- Solaris, November 2025
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- Page Count
- 432 pages
- Date Completed
- November 30, 2025