Floating Hotel: Signed Exclusive Edition
Hardback Published on: 21/03/2024
Price: £20.00
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Utterly fantastic!
Quietly, he said, 'I'd like to stay, please.'
Nina nodded. 'Very well.'
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis.
This is how the short prologue ends, and it summ... READ MORE
Riveting and beautifully crafted
I absolutely adored Curtis's first novel Frontier, and was so excited to read this new one. I think Curtis has taken what she accomplished in her first nov... READ MORE
Brilliantly intricate
Step inside the Grand Abeona Hotel, a stunning passenger ship hotel for the wealthy. At least it was in its hay day, now a tired shadow of what it once was... READ MORE
The Grand Budapest Hotel set in space!
Floating Hotel is a lighthearted and mysterious read about an intriguing cast of characters aboard a grand space hotel called the Abeona. I really enjoyed ... READ MORE
Highly Recommend
I absolutely loved this book; it’s quirky, almost artsy, and full of fascinating characters and has a wonderful twisting narrative that allows us to explor... READ MORE
A Cosy Character Focused Mystery Box
I think Grace Curtis is one of my new favourite authors - which is impressive since this is only her second book!
Fresh off Legends and Lattes I found m... READ MORE
I've never wanted to be part of a galactic space crew more!
Floating Hotel is a sci-fi the likes of which I have never read. Melding a cozy sci-fi setting, a plot against a galactic empire, and a host of disparate s... READ MORE
Perfection
I absolutely loved this novel! It's charming and lovely, but with a hint of mystery, and I can't recommend it highly enough!
I adored Frontier so I was ... READ MORE
Trying to rekindle Science Fiction for mr
I must confess to having been very put off Sci Fi years ago when given an ARC to review (don’t ask me the name, my brain has wiped it for my own sanity!) t... READ MORE
A Beautifully Human Sci-Fi
Floating Hotel is a sci-fi the likes of which I have never read. Melding a cozy sci-fi setting, a plot against a galactic empire, and a host of disparate s... READ MORE
Floating Hotel Review
Once regarded as a luxurious getaway for the privileged, the Abeona is now in a state of gradual decline. Circumstances in the galaxy being what they are -... READ MORE
Cosy Sci-Fi!
Floating Hotel is a wonderfully impressive Sci-Fi novel that gave me cosy fantasy vibes, despite the complex web of intrigue the plot weaves. I was already... READ MORE
Welcome to the Hotel Abeona..
The floating space hotel which drifts through the galaxy with Carl the manager and his myriad members of staff. Brought to life with a deft touch and compl... READ MORE
Cosy space shenanigans
A beautiful, cosy space mystery that builds intrigue gently but somehow with a menace that nips away at the edges of this Wes Anderson-esque mix of capers,... READ MORE
gentle, character-driven slice-of-space
I've heard this described as "The Grand Budapest Hotel In Space" and while it has some overlap - particularly the feel of decaying grandeur and bubbling-un... READ MORE
Meet The Staff
Welcome aboard the Grand Abeona Hotel, with it's staff of miscreants and misfits who have found a home and family in it's cosy walls and artificial gravity... READ MORE
A captivating story of found family in space.
A captivating science fiction novel, full of compelling characters and mysterious plot.
Each chapter progresses the story via a different staff member, ... READ MORE
A cosy sci-fi mystery!
This is an excellent sci-fi mystery that is character driven and wonderfully told in an episodic format that allows each character to offer their own uniqu... READ MORE
Synopsis
The Grand Budapest Hotel in space, Floating Hotel is a hopeful story of misfits, rebels and found family, perfect for fans of Becky Chambers.
Welcome to the Grand Abeona Hotel: home of the finest food, the sweetest service, and the very best views the galaxy has to offer. Year round it moves from planet to planet, system to system, pampering guests across the furthest reaches of the milky way. The last word in sub-orbital luxury - and a magnet for intrigue. Intrigues such as:
Why are there love poems in the lobby intray?
How many Imperial spies are currently on board?
What is the true purpose of the Problem Solver's conference?
And perhaps most pertinently - who is driving the ship?
At the centre of these mysteries stands Carl, one time stowaway, longtime manager, devoted caretaker to the hotel. It's the love of his life and the only place he's ever called home. But as forces beyond Carl's comprehension converge on the Abeona, he has to face one final question: when is it time to let go?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781399735667
- Number of pages: 304
- Dimensions: 236 x 162 x 32 mm
- Weight: 520g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allCosy scifi meets mystery with found family all whilst floating through space - a lovely read
4.5*
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton/Hodderscape for a digital review copy of "Floating Hotel" in exchange for my honest and voluntary rev... READ MORE
An Intriguing Approach To A Sci-Fi Mystery
Actual Rating: 3.5
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the eARC of this book.
‘Cosy’ books within a variety of genres seem to be growing mas... READ MORE
Not for me
The Grand Abeona is a luxury hotel floating in space, home to a wide variety of people – guests and staff alike, who all have their secrets to discover…
... READ MORE
Fabulous characters
I loved this book. The characters Grace has created were so vivid and different. Even the Hotel itself seemed to live and breathe. Some wonderful ideas and... READ MORE
Cozy, Character-driven Sci-Fi
A fantastic character led story, Floating Hotel follows the workers on the Grand Abeona Hotel, a spaceship catering to the rich and famous. With each chapt... READ MORE
Lovely space set mystery
I read an eARC of this book so thank you to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for this.
Grace Curtis is a wonderful writer. In Floating Hotel and ... READ MORE
Not exactly as imagined....
Grand Budapest Hotel in Space implies a hotel, yes, but instead of the story of Carl, who joins the hotel staff as a kid and becomes its manager, it is man... READ MORE
Grace Curtis has done it again!
Grace Curtis has done it again! Floating Hotel is her new cosy sci-fi novel with a unique structure. The multiple points of view showing us snippets of bac... READ MORE
A new favourite
“The Grand Budapest Hotel in space, Floating Hotel is a hopeful story of misfits, rebels and found family, perfect for fans of Becky Chambers” in the descr... READ MORE
Not for me - what found family?
Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this ALC.
I was really looking forward to this but, unfortunately, it just was not for me. I struggled... READ MORE
Multi-POV sci fi mystery novel
Floating Hotel is a sci fi mystery novel set in the enchanting Grand Abeona, a luxury hotel that moves from planet to planet like a cruise ship. It is staf... READ MORE
Floating Joy
I really was fascinated by Floating Hotel, I loved meeting all of the characters, the.backstories, the detail. It was. just unique and brilliant. I. love G... READ MORE
A character-driven and engaging story.
The Abeona: a hotel in space, with an ensemble cast of crew and guests. They all have their own stories, most of which overlap to a greater or lesser exte... READ MORE
Wonderful read
As with Frontier, it's hard to pigeon hole Curtis' writing by genre expectation. This is an excellent sci-fi tale that weaves multiple little stories from ... READ MORE
Fantastic meandering through relationships and space
Loved this book, the character building and story telling is a pleasure to sail through. The background narrative around the world the books inhabitants is... READ MORE
Cozy character-led sci fi
"Getting martini drunk on this trawler is the closest thing I get to annual leave"
I was drawn in by the description of this book and it totally exceede... READ MORE
Intriguing slow-burn mystery in space...
I immediately fell in love with Carl, whose plucky decision to join the Grand Abeona Hotel probably saved his life. He is an absolute sweetheart. But this ... READ MORE
Character driven fun read
The book reads like an anthology through the perspectives of a large cast of characters experiencing a variety of roles in the story.
It’s a bit of a st... READ MORE
Literary Hot Chocolate
Floating Hotel is a special kind of book, especially for the sci-fi genre. Many stories use their characters merely as vehicles for their wider concepts, s... READ MORE