A pleasant read.
At first, I thought it would be too difficult to read, with so much science and jargon, but I was drawn right into it. The writing is very well done, and so is the science. My recent tight schedule has set my reading back a bit, and I was scared it would impact my reading experience, but thankfully, it didn't because the story and the characters were very easy to get into.
I did find a lot of adjectives thrown in here and there, but that's fine. The science behind the story is very well written; Andy Weir fans would surely love this! (And the characters are much better than his!). I did feel there was a lack of description and explanation in certain areas. The message imparted was so true (about trusting AI), as it has passed through my mind a bajillion times, and the author has given us a wonderful story to show it.
And no, this review is not biased, despite loving Chennai, being my home.
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

If you love a well written Hard Sci-fi you will love this book! The Primordial builds tension but also has actually realistic timelines and makes mathmatical and scientific sense. Kanni was my favorite. She is just so stoic and does not trust the automations. She is not aftaid to manually override anything if it is necessary and she does not allow the machines to tell her what she should believe. I also loved watching all the characters grow into their own over the course of the book.
If this is your first step into hard Sci-fi, take it slow and enjoy pausing to think through the math and science so you can see the realizations the characters come to yourself as well. The Primordial is well thought out and the math and science both make sense. If you are a numbers and science person this book will be a great fit.
Anbu's character really developed over the course of the Primordial. I loved watching him go from an anxious junior analyst to stepping into his own and finding his voice to confidently declare what the numbers meant. This book will appeal to anyone who loves math, science, or space and has a great cast of characters who are all well written. You will love the crew as well as the realistic timelines and numbers presented. I enjoyed reading about The Primordial and seeing a vision of humanity in the 76th century!
Thank you Maniarasu Vellingiri for the advanced copy of this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are solely mine.