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Some Desperate Glory
Published 2023 by Tordotcom · 448 pages
Hugo · 2024
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3 award entries · 2 books · 1 wins · 2024–2026
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Synopsis
Raised on a fanatical space station dedicated to avenging Earth's destruction, top fighter Kyr is denied a combat assignment and sent to the nursery instead. Her quest to rescue her brother from a suicide mission leads her across the galaxy and through alternate realities, forcing her to confront everything she's been taught to believe.
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