Rebellion is literally impossible to consider-until Vivian Liao arrives. The end of time is ruled by an ancient, powerful Empress who blesses or blasts entire planets with a single thought. 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. In the chilly darkness of a Boston server farm, Viv sets her ultimate plan into motion. On the eve of her greatest achievement, she tries to outrun people who are trying to steal her success. Dawson, New York Times bestselling authorįrom 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.Ī wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical thinking, quick decision-making, and reckless action. I'll absolutely cop to bardolatry-I think he more than deserves the hype."A classic space opera.a universe we've never seen before." - Delilah S. Then there's Gaiman and Pratchett, who each ate my life in high school at one time or another The Sandman and the Discworld are required reading for modern fantasy, I think.Īnd, well. I haven't returned to it in years, where I have returned to these others-but Dune is just so damn cool. Can't read it enough.įrank Herbert's Dune. Robin McKinley's The Hero and the Crown is an entire epic fantasy with a kickass, well-drawn heroine packed into maybe two hundred fifty pages.
His writing's sharp and innovative he builds worlds to keep human hearts there.ĭorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are bangup awesome historical fiction, with-once you get used to her diction, which is velvet-lush and honey-thick-some of the best pacing and most topsy-turvy plots I've ever seen. The Amber books are fun but were never as much a keystone for me as they are for others. Roger Zelazny, especially his mythological work-Lord of Light, Creatures of Light and Darkness, Jack of Shadows. The Amber books …more Here's the easy list: Max Gladstone Here's the easy list: Roger Zelazny, especially his mythological work-Lord of Light, Creatures of Light and Darkness, Jack of Shadows.
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