After barely escaping Earth with their lives, Joan and Daniel scramble to piece together the mystery of Killer 31 while dodging police, security guards, annoying family members, and dark hooded figures. Daniel always intended to take on the Firebird mantle and fight his father’s enemies, but he didn’t expect to have to do it at the age of thirteen under a hail of spears and bullets. Joan was hoping to find a world where she wouldn’t be isolated because of her powers, but adjusting to existence on the bottom of Duna’s racial hierarchy turns out to be more painful than any of the alienation she experienced on Earth. Grieving, unbalanced, and quickly becoming the most wanted people on the Dakkabana space station, Joan and Daniel are forced to strike up alliances with some unlikely people: a hyperactive Firebird fanboy, a friendly painter, and the disappointing son of an otherwise powerful warrior family. Can the group of misfits pull together into something resembling a team in time to outsmart their enemies and save Firebird? Or will Robin Thundyil’s legacy die with him?
ביקורת
"This second entry... accomplishes the task of making us reflect on how we take for granted certain small details of our daily lives that are instead derived from centuries of history, and are far from the only, inevitable way to be... I know that I could personally spend a happy year figuring out how these different traditions developed and how we can understand them in relation to ours. Beyond the world-building, the characters are vivid and smartly introduced." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★ "The concepts of race and caste are eased into view in this book, and the glimpse of ideas for how the world would look without a white conqueror history was hugely interesting to me. I'd definitely recommend this book to someone who wants a fun, interesting, and deep new fantasy world to dive into." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★ "I am absolutely in love with this series and I cannot recommend it highly enough." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★ "This book was so good! I couldn't stop reading!" - Goodreads Review ★★★★★ "I really enjoyed the first book so I thought I would try the second and was not disappointed." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★ "One of the things that strikes me most deeply about this book - and the series in general - is the wholehearted love put into developing it." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★ "This book is incredible! I've read it three times so far and I've adored it every time. The characters and the problems they face are handled convincingly and the world building is fantastic. I'm not sure how to put into words how much I loved this book, but I thoroughly recommend!" - Goodreads Review ★★★★★ "This author really knows how to build a world and make it believable." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★
על המחבר
M. L. Wang is a weird recluse, probably in a small room somewhere, planting tomatoes and talking to them.
Description:
After barely escaping Earth with their lives, Joan and Daniel scramble to piece together the mystery of Killer 31 while dodging police, security guards, annoying family members, and dark hooded figures. Daniel always intended to take on the Firebird mantle and fight his father’s enemies, but he didn’t expect to have to do it at the age of thirteen under a hail of spears and bullets. Joan was hoping to find a world where she wouldn’t be isolated because of her powers, but adjusting to existence on the bottom of Duna’s racial hierarchy turns out to be more painful than any of the alienation she experienced on Earth. Grieving, unbalanced, and quickly becoming the most wanted people on the Dakkabana space station, Joan and Daniel are forced to strike up alliances with some unlikely people: a hyperactive Firebird fanboy, a friendly painter, and the disappointing son of an otherwise powerful warrior family. Can the group of misfits pull together into something resembling a team in time to outsmart their enemies and save Firebird? Or will Robin Thundyil’s legacy die with him?
ביקורת
"This second entry... accomplishes the task of making us reflect on how we take for granted certain small details of our daily lives that are instead derived from centuries of history, and are far from the only, inevitable way to be... I know that I could personally spend a happy year figuring out how these different traditions developed and how we can understand them in relation to ours. Beyond the world-building, the characters are vivid and smartly introduced." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★
"The concepts of race and caste are eased into view in this book, and the glimpse of ideas for how the world would look without a white conqueror history was hugely interesting to me. I'd definitely recommend this book to someone who wants a fun, interesting, and deep new fantasy world to dive into." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★
"I am absolutely in love with this series and I cannot recommend it highly enough." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★
"This book was so good! I couldn't stop reading!" - Goodreads Review ★★★★★
"I really enjoyed the first book so I thought I would try the second and was not disappointed." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★
"One of the things that strikes me most deeply about this book - and the series in general - is the wholehearted love put into developing it." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★
"This book is incredible! I've read it three times so far and I've adored it every time. The characters and the problems they face are handled convincingly and the world building is fantastic. I'm not sure how to put into words how much I loved this book, but I thoroughly recommend!" - Goodreads Review ★★★★★
"This author really knows how to build a world and make it believable." - Goodreads Review ★★★★★
על המחבר
M. L. Wang is a weird recluse, probably in a small room somewhere, planting tomatoes and talking to them.