{"product_id":"some-desperate-glory-paperback","title":"Some Desperate Glory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Tesh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInstant National Bestseller and International Bestseller!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thrillingly told queer space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and who you must become when every choice is stripped from you, \u003ci\u003eSome Desperate Glory\u003c\/i\u003e is Astounding Award Winner Emily Tesh's explosive debut novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSome Desperate Glory\u003c\/i\u003e surprised me at every turn. At once a space thriller, a tale of deprogramming, and a missive on identity and meaning, the result is a vitally refreshing addition to the SFF genre. This book has earned a permanent place on my favorites shelf.\"--V. E. Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Masterful, audacious storytelling. Relentless, unsentimental, a completely wild ride.\"--Tamsyn Muir\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is the sort of debut novel every novelist hopes to write.\"--John Scalzi\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Deserves a space on shelves alongside Ursula K. Le Guin and Octavia Butler.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next Pick A LibraryReads Pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoodreads Choice Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e With three starred reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Of Pick for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e GoodReads \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e Powell's Amazon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Audible \u003ci\u003e Gizmodo \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiscover Sci-Fi \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhile we live, the enemy shall fear us.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince she was born, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the majoda their victory over humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey are what's left. They are what \u003ci\u003emust \u003c\/i\u003esurvive. Kyr is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet. When Command assigns her brother to certain death and relegates her to Nursery to bear sons until she dies trying, she knows she must take humanity's revenge into her own hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside her brother's brilliant but seditious friend and a lonely, captive alien, Kyr escapes from everything she's known into a universe far more complicated than she was taught and far more wondrous than she could have imagined.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 7.98 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41730858451079,"sku":"9781250835000","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b1a4c6a2c11745ba216662fe31cd0f01.webp?v=1734095085","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/some-desperate-glory-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}