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The stars are legion / Kameron Hurley.
Somewhere on the outer rim of the universe, a mass of decaying world-ships known as the Legion is traveling in the seams between the stars. Here in the darkness, a war for control of the Legion has been waged for generations, with no clear resolution. As worlds continue to die, a desperate plan is put into motion. Zan wakes with no memory, prisoner of a people who say they are her family. She is told she is their salvation, the only person capable of boarding the MOKSHI, a world-ship with the power to leave the Legion. But Zan's new family is not the only one desperate to gain control of the prized ship. Zan finds that she must choose sides in a genocidal campaign that will take her from the edges of the Legion's gravity well to the very belly of the world. Zan will soon learn that she carries the seeds of the Legion's destruction - and its possible salvation. But can she and the band of cast-off followers she has gathered survive the horrors of the Legion and its people long enough to deliver it?
Record details
- ISBN: 9781481447935
- Physical Description: 380 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Saga Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Genre: | Science fiction War fiction |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Castlegar Public Library | SF HUR (Text) | 35146002036440 | Science Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2017 February #1
Hurley's latest stand-alone space-opera novel depicts the Legion, a group of organic spaceships or "worlds" orbiting around a shared sun, with the various lords of the slowly dying worlds competing for ever-dwindling resources. All of the inhabitants of the various worlds are women, with pregnancy and childbirth being automatic processes seemingly tied to the needs of their particular worlds. The bulk of the story follows Zan, an amnesiac continually sent by the lord of Katazyrna to try and capture the mysterious Mokshi, the only world to ever move from its place in the Legion's orbit. Another thread follows Jayd, a woman with intimate ties to Zan and her lost past, as well as world-altering plans for the Legion's future. As Zan explores not only space but the vast interior of Katazyrna itself, Hurley takes the reader on an exciting and at times breathtaking journey through the world of her creation. This novel is highly recommended for anyone looking for an inventive and engaging science fiction experience. Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2016 September #2
Tiring of a galactic war fought for centuries upon hundreds of world-ships, much-feared leader Anat makes a bid for peace by approaching her rival with the offer of daughter Jayd in marriage. From two-time Hugo Award winner Hurley.. Copyright 2016 Library Journal. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2017 January #1
Waking on a sickbed with scars and a muddled memory, Zan quickly realizes she is in a dangerous world at war. A woman named Jayd claims to be her sister and tells her she is needed. Anat, Lord of the Katazyrna, has been waging battle with her nearby rivals, the Bhavajas, and seeks to broker peace by giving Jayd to their leader. Jayd has her own schemes, however, and informs Zan that she is the only one who can successfully attack the nearby world-ship
Copyright 2017 Library Journal.Mokshi , which holds the key to saving dying planets like Katazyrna. These world-ships are living tissue, and the residents are women who birth a variety of beings that the world needs, whether they be children or fleshy cogs or monstrous creatures.VERDICT Hurley's first foray into sf (her fantasies include the "Worldbreaker Saga," which began withThe Mirror Empire ), shows that the author hasn't lost any of her taste for exotically fantastic creations. Fans of unreliable narrators will enjoy puzzling out who owes loyalty to whom in this stand-alone. [See Prepub Alert, 8/22/16.]âMM - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2016 November #4
In a universe where the word for spaceship is the same as for world, two women struggle to escape a perpetual war in this dystopic yet hopeful space opera. Zan works to regain her memory of being the only survivor from a raid on a mystery ship, while stuck in a royal-court setting where she trusts no one but Jayd, her adoptive sister. Jayd, daughter and aide to the Lord Katazyrna, keeps her own secrets, including one that could turn Zan against her. Both are removed from their positions when the Katazyrna are ambushed by rivals, with Zan dropped down a recycler and Jayd taken as consort by the rival lord. Don't be led astray by the gendered titles; this universe is populated entirely by women. Hugo-winner Hurley (Empire Ascendant) gives the reader little, with both protagonists unable or unwilling to explain much. As they encounter the surprising practices (including blood sacrifice, experimentation on live subjects, and hunting of genetic mutants) among the different layers of the world-ships, the reader shares their astonishment and anxiety. Hurley places herself squarely on the side of love and trust over hate and fear, even as she details how trust can be abused and love can be manipulated. She excels at keeping the reader involved and supportive of Zan and Jayd when they seem most lost, and even when they are most opposed to each other. This gripping book is both hard to read and easy to appreciate. (Feb.) Copyright 2016 Publisher Weekly.
