{"product_id":"9780765395818","title":"Empress of Forever : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Max Gladstone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A classic space opera...a universe we’ve never seen before.” \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDelilah S. Dawson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Hugo Award finalist Max Gladstone comes a smart, swashbuckling, wildly imaginative adventure; the saga of a rag-tag team of brilliant misfits, dangerous renegades, and enhanced outlaws in a war-torn future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical thinking, quick decision-making, and reckless action. On the eve of her greatest achievement, she tries to outrun people who are trying to steal her success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the chilly darkness of a Boston server farm, Viv sets her ultimate plan into motion. A terrifying instant later, Vivian Liao is catapulted through space and time to a far future where she confronts a destiny stranger and more deadly than she could ever imagine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe end of time is ruled by an ancient, powerful Empress who blesses or blasts entire planets with a single thought. Rebellion is literally impossible to consider--until Vivian Liao arrives. Trapped between the Pride—a ravening horde of sentient machines—and a fanatical sect of warrior monks who call themselves the Mirrorfaith, Viv must rally a strange group of allies to confront the Empress and find a way back to the world and life she left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent work of vivid imagination and universe-spanning action, \u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e is a feminist \u003ci\u003eGuardians of the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e crossed with \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and spiced with the sensibility and spirit of Iain M. Banks and William Gibson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e is tense and vast, complex and twisty, a space opera epic that’s a lot faster on the draw than \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e ever dreamed of being. But at its core, it’s an epic about the value of empathy and the importance of compassion. It’s amazingly good.”—\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With \u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, Max Gladstone’s remarkable talent is operating at full stretch, demonstrating the strength, power, and originality at his command. This unique and propulsive novel yields a deep, cellular-level enchantment filled at every turn with curiosity and delight.”—Peter Straub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever \u003c\/i\u003eis a story that will make you weep with wonder. The whole book is filled with the kind of snark that I love and an endless majesty of stars. It broke me to pieces and then stitched me back together with golden thread. Simply glorious.”—K.B. Wagers, author of \u003ci\u003eBehind the Throne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Galaxy-saving space opera with cool original settings and a unique band of adventurers that change each other for the better. It was a wild ride and I really enjoyed it.”—Martha Wells, Hugo Award-winning author of The Murderbot Diaries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Incorporates wonder and wit to create a feminist, humanist playground. Introduces one mind-blowing concept after another, capitalizing on the concept of personal power while candidly addressing personal failure. This feast for the imagination intelligently captures the complexities of a variety of relationships in an adrenaline-fueled series of escapades and will leave readers both exhausted and elated.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fantastic tale of adventure on the grandest scale of epic space opera, spanning galaxies full of battles and traps as well as trade and negotiation, all told with humor as the crew seeks allies, weapons, and ships to fight back against The Empress to save the galaxy—and so Viv can find her way home.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vivian is an amazing woman: with no more than her sharp wit in a universe of AIs and enhanced beings, she still ends up being the key to the truth. Gladstone's epic space opera and fast-paced adventure will thrill readers.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This feast for the imagination intelligently captures the complexities of a variety of relationships in an adrenaline-fueled series of escapades and will leave readers both exhausted and elated.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e [demonstrates] the strength, power, and originality at his command. A deep, cellular-level enchantment filled at every turn with curiosity and delight.” —Peter Straub, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A classic space opera that impossibly becomes a thrilling dungeon crawl fantasy through a universe we’ve never seen before. So smart it makes me jealous.”--Delilah S. Dawson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A breakneck epic that explores a wildly, boldly imagined universe, filled with awe and wonder.” —John Chu, Hugo Award-winning author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Readers will be hooked from page one. Vivan Liao is the best kind of badass. Zanj is an epic trainwreck of death and destruction. The rest of the crew is too awesome for words. The whole book is filled with the kind of snark that I love and an endless majesty of stars. It broke me to pieces and then stitched me back together with golden thread. Simply glorious.” — K.B. Wagers, author of \u003ci\u003eBehind the Throne\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is galaxy-saving space opera with cool original settings and a unique band of adventurers that change each other for the better. It was a wild ride and I really enjoyed it.”—Martha Wells, Nebula Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Murderbot Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Max Gladstone has recklessly folded space and time in order to project a galaxy sized adventure into this book-sized container. Take care when you open it.” —Howard Tayler, Hugo Award-winning creator of \u003ci\u003eSchlock Mercenary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Places Gladstone firmly in the lineage of William Gibson and Neal Stephenson, and yet stands apart as something incredibly special.” —Fran Wilde, Andre Norton Award-winning author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e is a spaceship. It blasts through a vast sparkling cosmos, powered by myth and Gladstone’s boundless imagination, crewed by characters you can’t help but love.” —Hannu Rajaniemi, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quantum Thief\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A gloriously maximal space opera in the tradition of Banks and Rajaniemi—the diamond-bright adventure of five unlikely companions across a transhuman galaxy.” — Seth Dickinson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Traitor Baru Cormorant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort-listed Locus Awards - Nominee (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765395818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40683310710990,"sku":"9780765395818","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_297f14e5-4d2b-4359-a0cc-1c87580e260d.jpg?v=1640147634","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765395818","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}