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House of Styx
- Author
- Derek Kunsken
- Narrator
- Justine Eyre
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 20 August 2020
- Run Time
- 14 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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Life can exist anywhere. And anywhere there is life, there is home.
In the swirling clouds of Venus, the families of la colonie live on floating plant-like trawlers, salvaging what they can in the fierce acid rain and crackling storms. Outside is dangerous, but humankind's hold on the planet is fragile and they spend most of their days simply surviving.
But Venus carries its own secrets, too. In the depths, there is a wind that shouldn't exist.
And the House of Styx wants to harness it.
(P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2020
Critics Review
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"A boldly ambitious debut."
SFX Magazine
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Yoon Ha Lee
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"Künsken has a wonderfully ingenious imagination."
Adam Roberts, Locus
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"Technology changes us-even our bodies-in fundamental ways, and Kunsken handles this wonderfully."
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The Ottawa Review of Books
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Details
- Author
- Derek Kunsken
- Narrator
- Justine Eyre
- Duration
- 14 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 August 2020
- ISBN
- 9781786182968
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Science fiction, Science fiction: space opera
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Life can exist anywhere. And anywhere there is life, there is home.In the swirling clouds of Venus, the families of la colonie live on floating plant-like trawlers, salvaging what they can in the fierce acid rain and crackling storms. Outside is dangerous, but humankind's hold on the planet is fragile and they spend most of their days simply surviving.But Venus carries its own secrets, too. In the depths, there is a wind that shouldn't exist.And the House of Styx wants to harness it.(P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2020
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