The Stars Are Legion

Badass. - John Scalzi, bestselling author of Old Man's War; The Stars Are Legion is a beautiful work of fiction, a wholly original novel that pops and crackles with big ideas. It subverts old tropes, challenging readers to question humdrum science fiction plots, and imagine an entire alternate reality. And for that reason, it's the genre at its best. - The Verge; The Stars Are Legion is poised to be Kameron Hurley's mainstream breakhrough, but apparently no one told her. It's unlike any space opera you've ever read - a bizarro blend of New Weird adventure, political thriller, and body horror; and an intimate examination of two deeply damaged women. It's as visceral and violently angry as anything she's ever written, a ragged scream from the heart of a broken world - but one not past mending, if there are people brave enough to build a better one. - Joel Cunningham, Barnes & Noble SFF reviews; [Hurley] excels at keeping the reader involved and supportive of Zan and Jayd when they seem most lost, and even when they are most opposed to each other. This gripping book is both hard to read and easy to appreciate. - Publishers Weekly, starred review; Grabs you like a gravity well and won't let go. Discovering Kameron Hurley's work is like finding a whole new galaxy, and she is the star at its center - Chuck Wendig, NYT bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath; In a genre filled with generic portrayals of space, Hurley's take is one-of-a-kind: equal parts love story and revenge tale, mixed with adventure science fiction and body horror. - The Washington Post; It's kind of awesome fun. You should totally read it when it comes out. - Ann Leckie; Violent and imaginative, The Stars Are Legion is exactly the book you've been craving. - Bustle; Read this one - it's smart, innovative and compelling in equal measure. - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviews; Perhaps not satisfying in a conventional way; but then, it's clearly not meant to be. - Kirkus Reviews; The Stars Are Legion is a space-opera with many original and surprising aspects, and that mixes very diverse situations to create a rich history, with a lot of details, several unexpected plot twists and a very good structure. - Dreams of Elvex; Very fast paced and impossible to put down. - James Nicoll Reviews; Beautiful, brutal as fuck, giant space opera. It is how Science fiction SHOULD BE DONE. - Shelf Inflicted; A space opera like never seen before, putting weird on a whole new level, and featuring a fantastic cast of brutal, amazing women. - All About Books; One of the most unusual and powerfully disturbing space operas we're likely to see this year. - The Chicago Tribune; A wonderfully feminist view, written by a wonderful female author, with strong women galore at every inch of these worlds. - Michael Patrick Hicks; A wonderful new outing from acclaimed science fiction author Kameron Hurley. If you're already a fan of hers, you won't be disappointed. If you're looking for a place to start with her work, I don't think you could do better than The Stars Are Legion. - The Illustrated Page; Hurley has written a fascinating book documenting a journey through living ship-worlds, mirroring an internal journey of the mind to a literal internal journey of our intrepid band of characters through the insides of a living ship. It's interesting, clever, and something very different from what I've seen lately. - Pop Culture Beast; A unique and strange, fun book, I can say that The Stars Are Legion is definitely one I won't forget. - Ageless Pages; As a fan of grimdark as well as a fan of superb writing and grand storytelling, I highly recommend Kameron Hurley's new novel The Stars are Legion. - Grimdark Magazine; Hurley's world is worth the effort of getting to know! - Helen Lindley; I would recommend this book if only for the characters, the worldbuilding and all the interesting things Hurley has to say about gender, love and betrayal. - The Curious SFF Reader; A gorgeously crazy book. - Bookaneer; Mind is completely blown. This is an incredible book. - View from Ascraeus; A space opera like none other I've read, but it nonetheless combines adventure, passion, sound worldbuilding and compelling storytelling with that elusive sense of wonder so highly sought after in science fiction. - Jonathan Crowe; The Stars Are Legion finally delivers powerfully - if disturbingly - on that space opera promise - Locus; Not for the casual fan of SF despite its page-turning qualities. The Stars are Legion presents an epic war of families, generations, and worlds amongst an intriguingly unique fictional setting. - Pop Verse; The Stars Are Legion is a masterwork... This is deeply feminist, raw, moving stuff. It is current, it is important, and it absolutely deserves your full attention. - Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog; One of the most unusual and powerfully disturbing space operas we're likely to see this year. - Chicago Tribune; A great science fiction read for fantasy-lovers and perfect for people who aren't precisely squeamish. - Girls In Capes; It's weird and gross and doesn't pull its punches. - Tor.com; This book may not be for the squeamish, but it is for everyone who likes their science fiction to stretch their minds a little bit. - Just Another Damn Book Blog