Why read Jack the Bodiless?

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Earth stands on the brink of acceptance into the Galactic Milieu, a benevolent political and telepathic alliance of alien races. But some are wary, as their new supervisors have introduced stringent new laws. Leading humanity is the powerful Remillard family, but a ruthless entity known only as the Fury has…

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1 author picked Jack the Bodiless as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ann Claycomb

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Is this a nine-book series? Well, yes. Sort of. It’s also a four-book series, then a duology, then a trilogy. And the first four are set in the Pleistocene. Stay with me.

May commits to world-building that encompasses ESP—but taken to 11; time-travel; international, intergenerational, and intergalactic political intrigue; powerful familial and romantic relationships; gut-wrenching tragedy, and the transcendence that compassion can make possible.

To say there is a large cast of characters doesn’t begin to convey how many richly imagined, memorable creatures (not all human) populate these books; the main characters, in particular, are absolutely indelible, by turns terrifying,…

From Ann's list on The best fantasy novels to achieve dazzling feats of storytelling.