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Escaping Exodus
Escaping Exodus: A Novel | Nicky Drayden
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Harper Voyager Trade Paperback Original The Compton Crook awardwinning author of The Prey of Gods and Temper returns with a dazzling stand-alone novel, set in deep space, in which the fate of humanity rests on the slender shoulders of an idealistic and untested young womana blend of science fiction, dark humor, and magical realism that will appeal to fans of Lauren Beukes, Ian McDonald, and Nnedi Okorafor. Earth is a distant memory. Habitable extrasolar planets are still out of reach. For generations, humanity has been clinging to survival by establishing colonies within enormous vacuum-breathing space beasts and mining their resources to the point of depletion. Rash, dreamy, and unconventional, Seske Kaleigh should be preparing for her future role as clan leader, but her people have just culled their latest beast, and shes eager to find the cause of the violent tremors plaguing their new home. Defying social barriers, Seske teams up with her best friend, a beast worker, and ventures into restricted areas for answers to end the mounting fear and rumors. Instead, they discover grim truths about the price of life in the void. Then, Seske is unexpectedly thrust into the role of clan matriarch, responsible for thousands of lives in a harsh universe where a single mistake can be fatal. Her claim to the throne is challenged by a rival determined to overthrow her and take controlher intelligent, cunning, and confident sister. Seske may not be a born leader like her sister, yet her unorthodox outlook and incorruptible idealism may be what the clan needs to save themselves and their world.
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rachelsbrittain
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I've already gotten 3 separate men in my inbox and twitter this morning letting me know what other space operas I need to read... so check out my original post to make all that worth it! 😅

sebrittainclark Using this to add so much sci-fi to my TBR 1y
Ruthiella I‘ll bet The Expanse series is suggested by many. I‘ve only read the first book, but I know it is loved by many. Your list was interesting…some I‘ve actually read but wouldn‘t have initially characterized as Space Opera.🚀 1y
rachelsbrittain @Ruthiella it's definitely a nebulous category haha 😄 1y
Eeberst I read your article the other day and have been slowly making my way through the list ever since!! Fantastic book suggestions. 9mo
rachelsbrittain @Eeberst thanks so much! I'm so glad you liked it! 9mo
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Kenyazero
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Saw an article about ai generated art that transformed architecture into living creatures and it reminded me of the tagged book!

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SW-T
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There‘s a new bookstore featuring Afro-Futurism in all its forms, written by black and indigenous women. They have bundles of featured titles, ebooks, graphic novels, merchandise, paper books, what looks like a full calendar of interesting events.

Here‘s their website: https://sistahscifi.com/

#scifi #bookstores #woc #diversevoices

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Kenyazero
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Surviving inside of space beasts is not easy, especially when you're a member of the working class and risk your life every day to make life on the beast possible in the first place. I enjoyed seeing the contrast between the lives of royal Seske and her best friend (and crush) Nyla. The world building in this book is incredibly vivid as well. Maybe not the best read for fairly squeamish people. #Scifi #LGBTQ

Clare-Dragonfly Ooh… this sounded good until the last line. I am squeamish about some things, not so much others… but if they‘re living inside a giant living creature, that might bother me. 3y
Kenyazero @Clare-Dragonfly There were parts that bothered me, but it was well balanced enough that I was able to completely enjoy the book anyway :) 3y
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rachelsbrittain
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An incredibly inventive science fantasy book about people living inside giant space beasts that they mine for resources, following the future matriarch and a beast worker helping maintain the heart. Really fascinating and well developed with lots of strange fantasy elements.

4 stars / ⭐⭐⭐⭐

iread2much That is a lovely cover! 3y
AkashaVampie Beautiful Beautiful Cover 3y
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rachelsbrittain
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Some audio crafting. I got a whole bunch of felt balls from Etsy recently and have been enjoying making garlands and other decorations from them!

GondorGirl Those are too cute! 3y
DinoMom Love the color palette 3y
Nutmegnc Love those! Great idea!! 3y
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Soubhiville
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#curiouscovers: purple #littenlisten

I‘ve been excited to try a Nicky Dresden book for a long time, and I plan to listen to this one this month for my #audioathon. The premise is fascinating. And the cover is really pretty.

Eggs Gorgeous 💜💜💜 3y
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Lizpixie
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Bk8 of May & Bk5 of #NutsInMay #readathon is done! I read this as audio on Scribd & loved it. It reminded me a lot of Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley except in this it‘s African descendants travelling the stars in living ships in a Matriarchal society where men are treated like women for a change(sorry male Littens!)Its quirky, a little bit weird but highly enjoyable with LGBTQ rep as well. 4⭐️ #LitsyAtoZ2021 #LetterE #Pop21 #PickYourPoison👇

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“...the winner of life isn‘t the one who gets through with the least number of scars.” - Adalla

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EliNeedsMoreShelves
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Nicky Drayden is definitely not going to be for everyone, but she certainly works for me. Drayden tackles some serious stuff - class issues, conservation, sexism - and they mostly receive adequate treatment, though to be fully developed I think a second novel would be in order, as the ending did feel quite rushed.
I don't know how Nicky Drayden's brain continues to invent these wild and fantastic worlds, but I hope she keeps giving them to us!

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tfw all your holds come in at once. What should I read next?

Eyelit Come tumbling down!! 😄 4y
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#7days7covers #CoverCrush Day 1

All of Nicky Drayden's books have great covers, but this one might be my favorite (so far) -- it's simply gorgeous! Designed/created by https://twitter.com/Seageart