![]() ![]() Some Desperate Glory is an immensely fun, compelling read, largely because of how well Tesh uses Kyr to frame the story, and how well Kyr works as a main character. When her brother unexpectedly leaves the station, Kyr sets off on a personal mission that ultimately leads her to challenge her most cherished beliefs-and necessitates a daring plot through multiple timelines and interpretations of reality. Kyr, our protagonist, is an exceptionally gifted young woman on Gaea, eagerly awaiting her cohort’s first real assignments. Earth is destroyed, and the remnants of humanity make their peace and resettle elsewhere-with the exception of Gaea Station, a last hold-out of idealistic warriors who have vowed resistance undying. The backstory, as we’re initially given it, is that humans fought, and lost, an interstellar war against an alien civilization. ![]() Fusing a youthfully-emotional story of personal and political reappraisal with giant, universe-altering ideas, this action-packed story stays locked on its vulnerable humanity. Tesh turning her novelistic sights to space opera is an event that should make every speculative fiction reader take note: Some Desperate Glory is a masterful take on survival and revenge and what’s beyond them. ![]() ![]() Emily Tesh’s World-Fantasy-Award-winning Silver In the Wood and its sequel Drowned Country are deeply lovely books: quiet, yearning, and full of ancient straining curses and redemption. ![]()
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