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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…

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1 author picked Some Desperate Glory as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A wonderful cast of characters, an empathetic look at zealotry and extremism, a fresh and interesting take on what's become a common thematic pivot-point in speculative fiction, and a well-balanced storyline that made it hard to put down.

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