Ep 105 - The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell
Overdue
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The Tension of Death
In this sense of like previously my world was whatever I was wrapped up in and this other stuff is evidence of a higher power. Like obviously God wanted this to happen because it's going super well. And one of the things that Russell does to maintain that tension is she has one of the crew members who is you don't get to know that well like he's sort of expendable. He dies of unknown causes early on, so even though you know six of the other seven people are going to die the tension and suspense comes from like when and from what.
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