Space Oddity
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Publishing:8th Jan '26
£10.99
This title is due to be published on 8th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
'Like Douglas Adams writing on a sugar high'Publishers Weekly
Return to the greatest contest in the galaxy, and the world of the hilarious bestseller SPACE OPERA, with this electric new novel from New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente.
Yes, yes, of course Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes saved the world.
But what have they done for us lately?
The Metagalactic Grand Prix is back. The stage is set for the 101st season of this part-gladiatorial contest, part-beauty pageant, part-concert extravaganza, and the stakes couldn't be higher.
But while Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes are busy preparing for the contest (after finishing in tenth place the last time round) the fate of the Earth is once again threatened.
Malevolent forces are gathering, hatching a nefarious plot to disrupt the peace and take down these upstarts. But will humanity be able to rise again?
'Valente's signature stylistic whimsy is very much on display here, and fans will certainly enjoy this answer to 'what happens after you save the world'Booklist
Valente's signature stylistic whimsy is very much on display here, and fans will certainly enjoy this answer to 'what happens after you save the world' * Booklist *
Like Douglas Adams writing on a sugar high * Publishers Weekly *
Cat Valente is the Ray Bradbury of her generation * TIME Magazine *
Cat Valente is mad and brilliant and no one else would have even thought of this, much less pulled it off * John Scalzi on SPACE OPERA *
Valente's book contains a story and prose that is both electric and breathless, It has the heart of Douglas Adams and the soul of David Bowie * Chuck Wendig on SPACE OPERA *
This glorious glitterball dream of a book is Valente at her best: beguiling, bewitching, and inexplicably demanding * Seanan McGuire on SPACE OPERA *
ISBN: 9781472160010
Dimensions: 198mm x 126mm x 22mm
Weight: unknown
384 pages