Fata Morgana Book review

Listened to on audio, enjoyed the narrator.
On a technical level, Fata Morgan is excellent, introducing the readers to the large cast of the bomber crew in a way that is both interesting and builds attachments: the characters are fairly diverse with personalities and quirks and, more importantly, you like them, they’re fun to read with their interactions and camaraderie and chemistry. The way the author introduces you to war and (again more importantly) the bomber is also excellent, making both feel tangible and tactile, from the flack clouds and flares, to just the way a bomber moves and feels, and the shape of it as the crew moves through an interacts with it. The entire setting just came alive for me.
The prose itself is strong, and the pacing is steady with a nice balance of action, danger, and character moments, alongside graduating stakes. That said, I did find the conclusion and epilogue rather drawn out without enough substance to really justify it.
A minor qualm (although its probably a necessary sin) was how the technologies interacted. The concept of a crew of 1940’s era technology and learning being able to affect and help the vastly more technologically advanced future society just never sat well with me. The author explains the helping away with forgotten common sense, which is fine, but the concept of 1940 military technology being effective against weapons a hundred fifty years more advanced (at least) stretches the imagination.
Still, very much enjoyed the book. Likable characters and excellent execution of theme, setting, and period.