{"product_id":"empress-of-forever-9780765395818","title":"Empress of Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A classic space opera...a universe we've never seen before.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDelilah S. Dawson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical thinking, quick decision-making, and reckless action. On the eve of her greatest achievement, she tries to outrun people who are trying to steal her success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the chilly darkness of a Boston server farm, Viv sets her ultimate plan into motion. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe end of time is ruled by an ancient, powerful Empress who blesses or blasts entire planets with a single thought. Rebellion is literally impossible to consider--until Vivian Liao arrives. Trapped between the Pride--a ravening horde of sentient machines--and a fanatical sect of warrior monks who call themselves the Mirrorfaith, Viv must rally a strange group of allies to confront the Empress and find a way back to the world and life she left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA magnificent work of vivid imagination and universe-spanning action, \u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e is a feminist \u003ci\u003eGuardians of the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e crossed with \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and spiced with the sensibility and spirit of Iain M. Banks and William Gibson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e is tense and vast, complex and twisty, a space opera epic that's a lot faster on the draw than \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e ever dreamed of being. But at its core, it's an epic about the value of empathy and the importance of compassion. It's amazingly good.\"--\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, Max Gladstone's remarkable talent is operating at full stretch, demonstrating the strength, power, and originality at his command. This unique and propulsive novel yields a deep, cellular-level enchantment filled at every turn with curiosity and delight.\"--Peter Straub \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEmpress of Forever \u003c\/i\u003eis a story that will make you weep with wonder. The whole book is filled with the kind of snark that I love and an endless majesty of stars. It broke me to pieces and then stitched me back together with golden thread. Simply glorious.\"--K.B. Wagers, author of \u003ci\u003eBehind the Throne\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Galaxy-saving space opera with cool original settings and a unique band of adventurers that change each other for the better. It was a wild ride and I really enjoyed it.\"--Martha Wells, Hugo Award-winning author of The Murderbot Diaries \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Incorporates wonder and wit to create a feminist, humanist playground. Introduces one mind-blowing concept after another, capitalizing on the concept of personal power while candidly addressing personal failure. This feast for the imagination intelligently captures the complexities of a variety of relationships in an adrenaline-fueled series of escapades and will leave readers both exhausted and elated.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fantastic tale of adventure on the grandest scale of epic space opera, spanning galaxies full of battles and traps as well as trade and negotiation, all told with humor as the crew seeks allies, weapons, and ships to fight back against The Empress to save the galaxy--and so Viv can find her way home.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vivian is an amazing woman: with no more than her sharp wit in a universe of AIs and enhanced beings, she still ends up being the key to the truth. Gladstone's epic space opera and fast-paced adventure will thrill readers.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765395818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2019 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Max Gladstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642577940636,"sku":"9780765395818","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b8c91b77-4adc-45d8-bd99-bf4b66af12dd.jpg?v=1603855106","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/empress-of-forever-9780765395818","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}