Binding: Paperback
Description: A Goodreads Best Science Fiction Choice Award Nominee A New York Public Library Top 10 Book of 2022 An immersive electrifying space - fantasy Neon Yang's debut novel The Genesis of Misery is full of high - tech space battles and political machinations starring a queer and diverse array of pilots princesses and prophetic heirs." This is Joan of Arc meets Gideon the Ninth with a touch of Pacific Rim thrown in as a treat. A mind - blowing rollercoaster ride of a space opera propulsive and strange in the best way." Rebecca Roanhorse New York Times bestselling author It's a story you think you know: a young person hears the voice of an angel saying they have been chosen as a warrior to lead their people to victory in a holy war. But Misery Nomaki (she/they) knows they are a fraud. Raised on a remote moon colony they don t believe in any kind of god. Their angel is a delusion brought on by hereditary space exposure. Yet their survival banks on mastering the holy mech they are supposedly destined for and convincing the Emperor of the Faithful that they are the real deal. The deeper they get into their charade however the more they start to doubt their convictions. What if this all of it is real? A reimagining of Joan of Arc's story given a space opera giant robot twist the Nullvoid Chronicles is a story about the nature of truth the power of belief and the interplay of both in the stories we tell ourselves.
Title: The Genesis Of Misery
Author(s): Yang Neon
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Barcode: 9781250788993
Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 7/25/2023
Category: Space Opera