{"product_id":"9780765395412","title":"The Black Tides of Heaven","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Black Tides of Heaven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Neon Yang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, according to \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards for Best Novella\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Black Tides of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003eis one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to Neon Yang's Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls \"effortlessly fascinating.\" For more of the story you can read its twin novella \u003ci\u003eThe Red Threads of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, available simultaneously.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as infants. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While Mokoya received visions of what would be, Akeha realized what could be. What's more, they saw the sickness at the heart of their mother's Protectorate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rebellion is growing. The Machinists discover new levers to move the world every day, while the Tensors fight to put them down and preserve the power of the state. Unwilling to continue as a pawn in their mother's twisted schemes, Akeha leaves the Tensorate behind and falls in with the rebels. But every step Akeha takes towards the Machinists is a step away from Mokoya. Can Akeha find peace without shattering the bond they share with their twin?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tensorate Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: \u003ci\u003eThe Black Tides of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: \u003ci\u003eThe Red Threads of Fortune\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBook 3: \u003ci\u003eThe Descent of Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 4: \u003ci\u003eThe Ascent to Godhood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Yang conjures up a world of magic and machines, wild monsters and sophisticated civilizations, that you'll want to return to again and again.” —\u003ci\u003eArs Technica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Full of love and loss, confrontation and discovery. Each moment is a glistening pearl, all strung together in a wonder of world-creation.” — Ken Liu, Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Award winner and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Grace of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I love Neon Yang’s effortlessly fascinating world-building.” —Kate Elliott, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCourt of Fives\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating world of battles, politics, magic and romance.” —Zen Cho, author of \u003ci\u003eSorcerer to the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Filled with memorable characters and set in a wonderfully imaginative and original universe.” —Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of Shattered Wings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Like a Miyazaki movie decided to jump off the screen and sear itself into prose, and in doing so became something entirely new.” —Indrapramit Das, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devourers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Relentlessly captivating, heartbreaking, and powerful.” —Fran Wilde, award-winning, Nebula \u0026amp; Hugo-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eUpdraft\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCloudbound\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHorizon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Yang's prose carries the reader along... A really good book.” —\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Yang's writing is quiet, but it is the quiet of strength. It doesn't need to shout to be heard.” —Michelle West for \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Yang captures an epic sweep in compact, precise prose.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated Hugo Award - Nominee (2018), Short-listed Locus Awards - Nominee (2018), Nominated Nebula Awards - Nominee (2018), Nominated World Fantasy Award - Finalist (2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765395412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40670913462478,"sku":"9780765395412","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e1af9bbc-62cf-4c8f-9d6b-1d40eea749b0.jpg?v=1639796231","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765395412","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}