![]() “In a genre filled with generic portrayals of space, Hurley’s take is one-of-a-kind: equal parts love story and revenge tale, mixed with adventure science fiction and body horror.” “It’s a fantasy-quest saga grafted on to a far-flung space setting, gutsy in every sense.” – Chuck Wendig, NYT bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath Discovering Kameron Hurley’s work is like finding a whole new galaxy, and she is the star at its center” “Grabs you like a gravity well and won’t let go. – Cassandra Khaw, author of Hammers On Bone “Taut and gorgeous, pungent with spilled guts. – Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time A complex and intricate book full of elegant ideas and finely-drawn characters.” “ The Mirror Empire is the most original fantasy I’ve read in a long time, set in a world full of new ideas, expanding the horizons of the genre. – Brian Staveley, author of The Emperor’s Blades Forget all about tentative, conventional fantasy there’s so much great material in here that Hurley needs more than one universe in order to fit it all in.” Hurley has built a world – no, worlds – in which cosmology and magic, history and religion, politics and prejudice all play crucial roles. “ The Stars are Legion is a profoundly moving tale of self-discovery and self-construction in a world as wondrously layered as its unforgettable protagonist.” Readers will savor this striking novel’s ambitious structure and critique of rapacious, militarized capitalism.” “A smart, brutal, and structurally sophisticated military science fiction tale with a time travel twist… This book is both a gripping story of future warfare and an incisive antiwar fable. ![]() “Rereads will be both necessary and desirable.” ![]() “Highly recommended for not only SF fans but anyone interested in a thrilling and troubling vision of the future.” – James A Corey, author of The Expanse Series “Hurley is one of the most important voices in the field, and The Light Brigade is some of her best work. Recommended for those who like their military-sf but also want something to think about as well.” I’ve read a lot of similar novels to this, but this is one of the best I’ve read. “Sophisticated and fiendishly clever… It grips from the start, is engagingly sassy and motors along at a pace that leads to a clever conclusion. “The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley is damn near perfect… By turns harrowing and gorgeous, this novel is a machine of precision plot, character, prose, and theme, working together to become one of the best military sci-fi novels I’ve read, period.” Is Dietz really experiencing the war differently, or is it combat madness? Trying to survive with sanity intact, Dietz is ready to become a hero - or maybe even a villain. And the bad drops tell a story of war that’s not what the corporate brass want the soldiers to think it is. Those who survive learn to stick to the mission brief - no matter what happens during combat.ĭietz, a fresh recruit in the infantry, begins to experience combat drops which don’t sync up with the platoon’s. Everyone is changed by what the corps must do. Grunts in the corporate corps get broken into light, travelling from interplanetary battlefronts. The Light Brigade: it’s what soldiers fighting the war against Mars call the ones who come back…different. Soldiers are broken into light and sent to the frontline of a brutal interplanetary war, in this brilliant military SF from the Hugo Award-winning author of The Stars Are Legion.įile Under: Science Fiction Description – John Scalzi, bestselling author of Old Man’s War Shortlisted for GoodReads Choice Awards’ Best Science Fiction 2019
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