Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut...
I waded out into the stream to see Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut...
But behind the UZSR's apparent public successes lie that fact that they're not as far along as they have pretended to be and a manned flight, if it failed while the whole world was watching, would be politically disastrous. So, the leadership have hatched a plan to send something else not human into space, so, that if the experiment failed, they wouldn't have lost a human. In this world, vampires are a rare sub-species and are obviously not highly regarded and certainly not considered human.
Test subject N44 aka Irina has been made available to participate in the next phase of non-human testing. Lev, a soldier training for the upcoming human trials, receives orders to train Irina for spaceflight and to do so discretely and on an aggressive timetable. Both Irina and Lev in their own ways are both idealists and dreamers who believe in the promising future that spaceflight could usher into existence. My favorite scene is where Irina has to learn how to use a parachute to jump out of a plane. The training starts at a tall tower and Irina has to jump off the tower. Irina is, of course, terrified, so, Lev has to give her a push. Irina's reaction is priceless.
This story is very reminiscent of Royal Space Force, but, without the violent political turmoil and a lot more racist anti-vampire rhetoric. The series plumbs some fairly disturbing depths, but, manages to keep a thin thread of hope alive throughout. Lev is a good-hearted soul and works well with Irina. Irina is strong-willed and proves to be very capable under pressure. There is a bit of bare skin, but, no actual naughty bits and not much to be seen in terms of red ink. I enjoyed Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut a lot and gave it a 4 out of 5.
I've rarely met a vampire that I didn't like and Irina doesn't disappoint. We have vampires and cold-war era politics in a world not too different than our own. The great powers of this world have recently concluded a war and have turned their considerable efforts toward the conquest of space. The only problem is getting there. The eastern power, UZSR has taken the lead in spaceflight by successfully placing an unmanned satellite into orbit and by sending a dog into orbit. Meanwhile, in the west, the UKA's initial efforts resulted in a publicly humiliating explosion on the launch pad.Two world superpowers' space race spawns the Nosferatu Project. The goal: send a vampire to space before the first human flight. Human overseer Lev must train subject Irina in time for liftoff. Their shared passion for space will face the ego of nations!
But behind the UZSR's apparent public successes lie that fact that they're not as far along as they have pretended to be and a manned flight, if it failed while the whole world was watching, would be politically disastrous. So, the leadership have hatched a plan to send something else not human into space, so, that if the experiment failed, they wouldn't have lost a human. In this world, vampires are a rare sub-species and are obviously not highly regarded and certainly not considered human.
Test subject N44 aka Irina has been made available to participate in the next phase of non-human testing. Lev, a soldier training for the upcoming human trials, receives orders to train Irina for spaceflight and to do so discretely and on an aggressive timetable. Both Irina and Lev in their own ways are both idealists and dreamers who believe in the promising future that spaceflight could usher into existence. My favorite scene is where Irina has to learn how to use a parachute to jump out of a plane. The training starts at a tall tower and Irina has to jump off the tower. Irina is, of course, terrified, so, Lev has to give her a push. Irina's reaction is priceless.
This story is very reminiscent of Royal Space Force, but, without the violent political turmoil and a lot more racist anti-vampire rhetoric. The series plumbs some fairly disturbing depths, but, manages to keep a thin thread of hope alive throughout. Lev is a good-hearted soul and works well with Irina. Irina is strong-willed and proves to be very capable under pressure. There is a bit of bare skin, but, no actual naughty bits and not much to be seen in terms of red ink. I enjoyed Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut a lot and gave it a 4 out of 5.
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