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Radiance

byCatherynne M. Valente

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy complex science fiction narratives with strong character development and themes of exploration.

Topics ExplorationFamilyLoss and Grief

MoodReflective, Mysterious

Female protagonist

RomanceMinor Subplot

"Severin Unck's father is a famous director of Gothic romances in an alternate 1986 in which talking movies are still a daring innovation due to the patent-hoarding Edison family. Rebelling against her father's films of passion, intrigue, and spirits from beyond, Severin starts making documentaries, traveling through space and investigating the levitator cults of Neptune and the lawless saloons of Mars. For this is not our solar system, but one drawn from classic science fiction in which all the planets are inhabited and we travel through space on beautiful rockets. Severin is a realist in a fantastic universe. But her latest film, which investigates the disappearance of a diving colony on a watery Venus populated by island-sized alien creatures, will be her last. Though her crew limps home to earth and her story is preserved by the colony's last survivor, Severin will never return"--

Language

Published on

01/01/2015

Pages

432

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9780765335296

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