Revenant Gun
The astonishing, Hugo Award-nominated finale in the Machineries of Empire trilogy
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:12th Jun '18
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The epic finale in a 'breathtakingly original' (New York Times) space opera trilogy about power and empire
Shuos Jedao is awake.… and nothing is as he remembers. In his mind he’s a teenager, a cadet—a nobody. But he finds himself in the body of an old man, a general controlling the elite forces of the hexarchate, and the most feared man in the galaxy. Jedao carries orders from Hexarch Nirai Kujen to re-conquer the fractured pieces of the hexarchate.* SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLARKE, HUGO, BSFA AND LOCUS AWARDS * 'One of the finest science fiction achievements of the decade' - REACTOR 'A fast, gripping story' - REACTOR 'One of the most ambitious and rewarding science fiction series in print' - STRANGE HORIZONS SHUOS JEDAO IS AWAKE... ...and nothing is as he remembers. He's a teenager, a cadet - a nobody - in the body of an old man; a general in command of an elite force. And he's the most feared, and reviled, man in the galaxy. Jedao carries orders from Hexarch Nirai Kujen to re-conquer the fractured pieces of the hexarchate. But he has no memory of ever being a soldier, let alone a general, and the Kel soldiers under his command hate him for a massacre he can't remember committing. Kujen's friendliness can't hide the fact that he's a tyrant. And what's worse, Jedao and Kujen are being hunted - by an enemy who knows more about Jedao than he does himself...
One of the finest science fiction achievements of the decade, and deserving of every accolade thrown at it... Brain-breaking and imaginative, but also approachable and amusing, warm-hearted, even as it's sinking its claws into your back, funny, furious, and endlessly creative * Reactor *
A fast, gripping story... a thriller crossed with a story about learning to live with consequences you didn't choose * Locus *
Yoon Ha Lee [has] stuck the landing, and in doing so cemented that the Machineries of Empire series is one of the most ambitious and rewarding science fiction series in print * Strange Horizons *
Yoon Ha Lee wraps up his stunning Machineries of Empire trilogy with all of the style of the first two volumes * Newtown Review of Books *
This is a series crafted with care and skill and thoughtful attention to the storytelling... Good science fiction indeed * Kara Reviews *
It's damn good, all of it, and is one of the best books I've read so far this year * Red Headed Femme *
Revenant Gun is full of uncomfortable questions... I don't think it's hyperbole to say this book could make you a better person * adjective+noun *
I can't recommend this book enough... From start to finish I was hooked, and the ending was very satisfying * Writings of a Doomscribe *
Not for the faint of heart... but it's superb and weird and strange and absolutely worth the effort you'll invest * Reading the End *
The excellent conclusion to a trilogy about empire, colonialism, complicity, and the difficult but necessary work of dismantling machineries of oppression * Reviews That Burn *
- Commended for Hugo Award (Novel) 2019
ISBN: 9781781086070
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400 pages
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