Furious Heaven is the action-packed sequel to bestselling author Kate Elliott's thrilling space adventure The Unconquerable Sun, a genderspun Alexander the Great
The Republic of Chaonia fleets, under the joint command of Princess Sun and her formidable mother, Queen-Marshal Eirene, have defeated and driven out an invading fleet of the Phene Empire, though not without heavy losses. But the Empire remains undeterred. While Chaonia scrambles to rebuild its military, the Empire's rulers are determined to squash Chaonia once and for all. They believe their military might is strong enough to defeat the enemy, but they also secure a secret alliance with a deadly religious sect skilled in the use of assassination and covert ops, to destabilize the republic.
On the eve of Eirene's bold attack on the rich and populous Karnos System, an unexpected tragedy strikes the republic. Sun must take charge or lose the throne. Will Sun be content with the pragmatic path laid out by her mother for Chaonia's future? Or will she choose to forge her own legend? Can she succeed despite all the forces arrayed against her?
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
1 of 1 copy available
-
Creators
-
Series
-
Publisher
-
Release date
April 18, 2023 -
Formats
-
OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781250840301
- File size: 915227 KB
- Duration: 31:46:43
-
-
Languages
- English
-
Reviews
-
February 27, 2023
The dense second installment to Elliott’s Sun Chronicles series, an epic gender-swapped retelling of the life of Alexander the Great, lives up to the promise of its predecessor, Unconquerable Sun, delivering delicious space opera action webbed with intricate court intrigue. Princess Sun, heir to Queen-Marshal Eirene of the Republic of Chaonia, has trained her entire life to become a leader, lessons she both takes on and chafes against. When she’s unexpectedly called to take up her mother’s mantle on the eve of an ambitious attack against both the hated Phene Empire and the Rider Council, she has only tenuous support from the rest of the government but the wholehearted backing of her seven Companions. Elliott alternates between a handful of point-of-view characters to create a nuanced exploration of this fraught political landscape. Phene pilot Apama, for example, proves a perfect foil to both Sun and Companion Persephone, who is herself an unwitting party to a long-held Chaonian secret. The result is a byzantine plot enhanced with lovingly detailed action sequences, romance, and moral and philosophical questions about personhood and duty. It’s a lot, but readers who stick with it will be richly rewarded.
-