Description
'Like Douglas Adams writing on a sugar high' Publishers Weekly
The greatest contest in the galaxy is back! The stakes are high, the stage is electric, the glam is on point, and yet again the fate Planet Earth depends on the players' ability to ROCK.
Yes, yes, of course Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes saved the world.
But what have they done for us lately?
The Metagalactic Grand Prix is back. The stage is set for the 101st season of this part-gladiatorial contest, part-beauty pageant, part-concert extravaganza, and the stakes couldn't be higher.
But while Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeroes are busy preparing for the contest (after finishing in tenth place the last time round) the fate of the Earth is once again threatened.
Malevolent forces are gathering, hatching a nefarious plot to disrupt the peace and take down these upstarts. But will humanity be able to rise again?
Return to the world of the hilarious Space Opera in this exhilarating new novel from New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente.
'Electric and breathless, it has the heart of Douglas Adams and the soul of David Bowie' Chuck Wendig on SPACE OPERA
About the Author
Catherynne M. Valente is an acclaimed New York Times bestselling creator of over forty works of fantasy and science fiction, including the Fairyland novels and The Glass Town Game. She has been nominated for the Nebula and World Fantasy awards, and has won the Otherwise (formerly Tiptree), Hugo, and Andre Norton award. She lives on a small island off the coast of Maine with her partner, young son, and a shockingly large cat with most excellent tufts.
Reviews
Valente's signature stylistic whimsy is very much on display here, and fans will certainly enjoy this answer to 'what happens after you save the world' * Booklist *
Like Douglas Adams writing on a sugar high * Publishers Weekly *
Cat Valente is the Ray Bradbury of her generation * TIME Magazine *
Cat Valente is mad and brilliant and no one else would have even thought of this, much less pulled it off * John Scalzi on SPACE OPERA *
Valente's book contains a story and prose that is both electric and breathless, It has the heart of Douglas Adams and the soul of David Bowie * Chuck Wendig on SPACE OPERA *
This glorious glitterball dream of a book is Valente at her best: beguiling, bewitching, and inexplicably demanding * Seanan McGuire on SPACE OPERA *
Book Information
ISBN 9781472160010
Author Catherynne M. Valente
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Corsair
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 126mm * 22mm