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Un miscuglio di circostanze e sentimenti che sono il punto di partenza di un canto storico. Episodi destinati ad offrire un sostegno attraverso i tempi. Una narrazione screziata, qua e là, dai colori del XX secolo, che sfociano nel potere denso di elementi contemporanei. L'occasione della guerra si sovrappone al colore ed all'odore dell'epoca stessa, di cui la vita della protagonista è impregnata. Violente impennate realistiche reagiscono all'apparire di qualche ombra profetica ed il tutto sembra nascere da uno spettacolo di varietà, di rara esegesi letteraria. L'espressione astratta delle passioni, la confessione naturale, la complessità di un'emozione e del suo fervore. La parola, caricata di un massimo senso, rivela illuminazioni, densità, temperature, ottenendo dal linguaggio lo splendore delle pressioni musicali. Tentativo di autenticare la vita.
About the author
Karen Lord has been a physics teacher, a diplomat, a part-time soldier and an academic at various times and in various countries. She is now a writer and research consultant in Barbados. Her debut novel, Redemption in Indigo, won the 2008 Frank Collymore Literary Award, the 2011 William L. Crawford Award, the 2012 Kitschies Golden Tentacle Award for Best Debut Novel and the Mythopoeic Award, and was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award. Redemption in Indigo and The Best of All Possible Worlds, the prequel to The Galaxy Game, are published by Jo Fletcher Books.
Summary
This is a story of hope. Grace Delarua, a civil servant with the government of Cygnus Beta, remembers when the Sadiri arrived on their planet, a galactic hinterland for pioneers and refugees.
This is a story of survival. Dllenahkh, leader of the small group of Sadiri settlers on Cygnus Beta, remembers the cool strong blues and gentle sunlight of his home world. He also remembers the moment he was told his planet was destroyed.
This is a story of love. Now they must work together to rebuild his decimated population by searching for the last surviving members of his race.
This is a story about finding the best of all possible worlds.
Foreword
The Sadiri were once the galaxy's ruling élite, but now their home planet has been rendered unlivable and most of the population destroyed. The few groups living on other worlds are desperately short of Sadiri women, and their extinction looks imminent...
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An intelligent, slow-burning, love story with rewards along the way
