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Some Desperate Glory
- Narrated by: Sena Bryer
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
'Masterful, audacious storytelling'
Tamsyn Muir, New York Times-bestselling author of Gideon the Ninth
'An outstanding novel . . . one of the debuts of the year' Locus
'Deserves a space on shelves alongside genre titans like Ursula K. Le Guin and Octavia Butler'
Publishers Weekly
A thrillingly told space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and the path you must forge when every choice is stripped from you. Some Desperate Glory is the highly anticipated debut novel from Astounding Award and World Fantasy Award-Winner, Emily Tesh.
All her life, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the destruction of planet Earth. Raised on Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet.
Then Command assigns her brother to certain death and relegates her to the nursery to bear sons, and she knows she must take humanity's revenge into her own hands. Alongside her brother's brilliant but seditious friend and a lonely, captive alien, Kyr must escape from everything she's ever known. If she succeeds, she will find a universe far more complicated than she was taught and far more wondrous than she could ever have imagined
'A profoundly humane and brilliantly constructed space opera that will have you cheering, swearing, laughing, and ugly-crying. It's perfect' Alix E. Harrow, New York Times-bestselling author of The Once and Future Witches
'This book is astoundingly good. An explosive and extraordinary story that I couldn't stop reading and will never forget' Everina Maxwell, author of Winter's Orbit
2024, Arthur C Clarke Awards, Short-listed
2024, Hugo Award Best Novel category, Short-listed
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- Christine
- 08-09-24
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This was an enjoyable book but I did not like the narration - I found the way she emphasised words/shaped sentences irritating. Listen before you buy to save yourself potential annoyance.
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- Paul
- 29-09-23
Refreshingly unique take on military space opera
I loved this story, the narrator was excellent too. The main character developed through their experience in the story and the other characters were complex rather than simple "goodies" and "badies".
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- Tom V.
- 24-08-24
Brilliant story brought to life by the narrator.
I couldn’t stop listening, a worthy winner of the Hugo award and rightly sits alongside the greats of Sci fi.
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- McFroogal
- 07-04-24
The awful narrator
I’m going to finish this as it’s promising BUT the narration is awful. Like an AI.
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- Martin Naylor
- 18-01-24
Different
I liked it but it didn't captivate me. I kept finding my mind wandering. There were times when I felt the narration didn't suit me and I may have been happier doing the reading myself. It's a good story and I'm not sure why I didn't feel more engaged.
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- Mark Butler
- 15-05-24
Clever world and some good characters
This starts poorly, but improves.
It has a long story to tell, and it has a chance to go off the rails, and yet it is all kept well under control. The final ending feels like a good conclusion even if it is not what you might expect or want.
I liked the twisty timelines.
The personality of Kyr is deliberate. It wont always be like that. Some good growth etc.
A few minor, but good, twists in there as well.
Overall, this one is worth it.
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- Sean
- 24-06-23
Lov e this story
Really enjoyed this story. Loved how it subverted the military space opera genre. Beautifully narrated. Would recommend.
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- Elaine Brien
- 28-01-24
A book of two halves
The first part of this book is disjointed and although entertaining seems to not know what story to tell or how to clearly tell it. The second part though is fantastic, concise and beautifully told. It's as if the author is tentative but gradually finds her feet and shines. Although it's a standalone another novel in the same universe would be very welcome.
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- Mike-G
- 12-03-24
forever war like
been searching for a sci-fi book as good as forever war and nothings been scratching that itch until I tried some desperate glory, I thought this book although not nearly as good as forever war was a decent contender. thoroughly enjoyed it, wished it was a series so I could keep reading!
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- Dim
- 19-05-23
Victory or Death
A great sci-fi that leaves a pleasing feeling of wrapping things up with good characters and story.
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