Pushing the YA envelope about as far as it can go without being an actual mail bomb, Dunnion has put together something like a mix between Mad Max and the new Battlestar Gallactica. From Loo’s first words, “Blaaty whafa, Rustle?!” the novel thrashes along with inventive invective.
~Juliet Waters, Montreal Mirror~ [read the full review]
The vision of the future in Kristyn Dunnion's Big Big Sky is considerably darker, but the verve of her language and the strong rhythms of her prose give this dystopic tale a vivid earthiness...The strength of the story is in the intimate, complex relationships Dunnion depicts as she shifts perspective from one character to another, and in her ability to make us see our Earth anew.
~Deirdre Baker The Star~ [read the full review]
Dunnion writes with verve and elegance. The prose flows smoothly; the action... moves forward strongly. Engaging main characters, varied and unique secondary characters, coldly scientific villains, a well-paced plot, timely themes, graphic dialogue, a skillfully designed social structure, and detail-rich descriptions combine to present an unusual and intriguing speculative novel. Highly Recommended.
~Darleen Golke, University of Manitoba Library. [read the full review]