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My current favorite scifi worldbuilding:
Becky Chambers' WAYFARERS
Ada Palmer's TERRA IGNOTA
Karen Lord's CYGNUS BETA
Claire North's SLOW GODS
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My current favorite scifi worldbuilding:
Becky Chambers' WAYFARERS
Ada Palmer's TERRA IGNOTA
Karen Lord's CYGNUS BETA
Claire North's SLOW GODS
Have you ever been so excited about a book, you’re actually kind of nervous to start it? That’s been happening to me a lot lately. One of th
‘Dr. Karen Lord is one of our greatest, and in her latest novel, The Blue Beautiful World,she shows us exactly why that is. Dr. Lord is looking at the big picture here. This is not simply a cli-fi book, it is not simply a first contact story, nor is it just a space opera. It is all of these things, it is so much more than these things. We follow Owen, a mega popstar with an uncanny ability to draw a crowd and make people fall in love with him—he is described as being the “hometown hero” of every city, because he sings in every language and appears to be everywhere at once. What exactly happens during his shows is anyone’s guess, but he seems to have the world in his hands, as if by some ultra-human force. Owen and his team find themselves at the center of intergalactic attention, and Owen’s abilities might be the key to helping humanity. The Blue, Beautiful World is tied to others in Dr. Lord’s Cygnus Beta but stands alone brilliantly, with fully fleshed-out characters that you’ll become more and more invested in as the story unravels—the story zooms out to galaxy level and deals heavily with A.I. and cutting-edge technology, but its cornerstone is the relationships between characters and their individual growth throughout. In the way that all great speculative fiction is, it is a story about what makes us human, and how the connections we form with each other are vital to our survival, and it’s told in the most exquisite prose.’
Lovely preview from Christina Orlando for The Blue, Beautiful World!
Today is a busy news day! Not only do we have the cover reveal for The Blue, Beautiful World (design by Regina Flath Insta and Twitter: @reginaflath), we also have the news of two first Cygnus Beta books being reprinted this summer, and the Redemption books next year.
Today is publication day for the US edition of The Blue, Beautiful World! The book page on my website has been updated with a book club kit designed to delight the cosy intellectual mind.
29 August 2023 from Del Rey (Penguin Random House). Buy now from Del Rey Click here for the book club kit! Forthcoming 31 August 2023 from G
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Read THE GALAXY GAME by Karen Lord if you love Sports Games, secrets, intergalactic politics, boarding schools & colleges, running away, adapting to different cultures, space travel, occupation, ice caps, turning points, childhood crushes, technological advances, nexuses & rum.
Read THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS by Karen Lord if you love slow burns, road trips, trauma narratives, starting over, preserving the past, adapting to survive, colleagues-to-friends-to-lovers, found family, intriguing lore, diverse communities, psychic powers, and holding hands.