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Ada Palmer

Ada Palmer — 4 titles in the rankings, first published between 2016 and 2021. They average 8.0, above the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. One series has a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note Ada Palmer teaches Renaissance history at the University of Chicago, and the Terra Ignota quartet reads like a history of the future written by someone steeped in the Enlightenment. In the twenty-fifth century, nations have given way to chosen communities called Hives, public talk of religion is banned and fast flying cars have made the world one city. Mycroft Canner, a convicted criminal, narrates a week in which a boy who can bring toys to life is discovered and the peace begins to crack. Dense, strange and dazzling; ratings rise through the series. Read in order.

Ranked titles
4 books
Average score
8.0
Total ratings
497
First published
2016–2021

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Books by Ada Palmer

Book score4 books on a timeline, 2016–2021 · Highest rated: Perhaps the Stars
  1. Perhaps the Stars
    Perhaps the StarsAda Palmer · 2021 Science fiction64 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  2. Seven Surrenders
    Seven SurrendersAda Palmer · 2017 Science fiction124 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  3. The Will to Battle
    The Will to BattleAda Palmer · 2017 Science fiction95 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  4. Too Like the Lightning
    Too Like the LightningAda Palmer · 2016 Science fiction214 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10

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