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Instant National Bestseller and International Bestseller!

Hugo Award Winner for Best Novel!

Arthur C. Clarke Award Finalist!
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Finalist!

A thrillingly told queer space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and who you must become when every choice is stripped from you, Some Desperate Glory is Astounding Award Winner Emily Tesh's explosive debut novel.


Some Desperate Glory surprised me at every turn. At once a space thriller, a tale of deprogramming, and a missive on identity and meaning, the result is a vitally refreshing addition to the SFF genre. This book has earned a permanent place on my favorites shelf.V. E. Schwab

Masterful, audacious storytelling. Relentless, unsentimental, a completely wild ride.Tamsyn Muir

This is the sort of debut novel every novelist hopes to write.John Scalzi

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      Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
      Publication Date: 4/2/2024
      ISBN13: 9781250835000, 978-1250835000
      ISBN10: 1250835003

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Instant National Bestseller and International Bestseller!

      Hugo Award Winner for Best Novel!

      Arthur C. Clarke Award Finalist!
      Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Finalist!

      A thrillingly told queer space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and who you must become when every choice is stripped from you, Some Desperate Glory is Astounding Award Winner Emily Tesh's explosive debut novel.


      Some Desperate Glory surprised me at every turn. At once a space thriller, a tale of deprogramming, and a missive on identity and meaning, the result is a vitally refreshing addition to the SFF genre. This book has earned a permanent place on my favorites shelf.V. E. Schwab

      Masterful, audacious storytelling. Relentless, unsentimental, a completely wild ride.Tamsyn Muir

      This is the sort of debut novel every novelist hopes to write.John Scalzi

      Deserves a space on sh

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