A showcase for the authors relentless imagination. It tap dances along the lines between genre boundaries, kicking up its heels with a giddy, ferociously smart inventiveness

SFX

a taut thriller swimming in high concepts

The Independent on Sunday

The Glorious Angels is a compellingly complex novel that shifts between many different character perspectives... has a lot of twists and turn that allow us to fully immerse ourselves in the world that Justina Robson has created

Flickering Myth

Se alle

The Glorious Angels is an outstanding piece of work that requires a lot from the reader. But what they receive in return is glorious indeed

Starburst Magazine

incredibly intelligent and well structured...[Robson] delves into so many emotions and topics, including lust, romance, family and independence...what this book really does is tell an engaging, complex story and it tells it without condescending to stereotypes.

Sci-Fi Now

an intriguing...tale of war, internecine politics and ancient technologies

The Financial Times

I waited for something this intelligent for a long time and I certainly wasn't disappointed.. a tremendously deep read

Upcoming 4 Me

if you're looking for a bold, unashamedly different story, then The Glorious Angels is for you

Bending Over Bookwards

intricately plotted, multi-faceted, fascinating story of a world where the female is at the top of every social hierarchy

We Love This Book

Justina Robson (acclaimed author of NATURAL HISTORY, LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THE GOD OF LOVE and the QUANTUM GRAVITY series) is back with a cutting edge novel of science, adventure and ideas.

On a world where science and magic are hard to tell apart a stranger arrives in a remote town with news of political turmoil to come. And a young woman learns that she must free herself from the role she has accepted.

Always vivid, always full of stunning ideas and imagery, Justina Robson is the Clarke Award-winning author of some of our most exciting, yet philosophical SF. A new novel from her is a major event in the SF calendar.

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The groundbreaking new novel from one of the genre's most respected authors comes into paperback: a thrilling mix of science, magic and sexual politics.
The groundbreaking new novel from one of the genre's most respected authors: a thrilling mix of science, magic and sexual politics.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780575134034
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Gollancz
Vekt
416 gr
Høyde
132 mm
Bredde
201 mm
Dybde
34 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
512

Forfatter

Biographical note

Justina Robson is an Arthur C. Clarke shortlisted author of nine SF novels, including the highly regarded Quantum Gravity series, and was one of the first writers to win amazon.co.uk's Writer's Bursary. Based in Leeds, she's won multiple international awards and is a sought-after creative writing teacher who has taught at Clarion and the Avon Foundation.

You can learn more at justinarobson.co.uk or by following @JustinaRobson on twitter.