Some Desperate Glory
- 480
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- Hugo Award for Best Novel
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Our view
“Some Desperate Glory” draws its strength from a limit: Emily Tesh never steps outside what her indoctrinated heroine can see. Kyr is an elite soldier raised on an outpost that lives to avenge a destroyed Earth, and the novel makes her discover how false her picture of the world is, even where those she loves are concerned. The surprises do not stop before the final page.
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About the book
Some Desperate Glory is a 2023 science fiction novel by Emily Tesh. It is the author's first full-length novel, following her Greenhollow Duology series of novellas. It follows Kyr, an elite human soldier who was raised in a human outpost, set on avenging a destroyed Earth, and her discovery that the truth behind Earth’s destruction is very different from the one she was indoctrinated to believe.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 274 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 65% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out. A further +0.10 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 6 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 268 | 98% |
Frequently asked
How long is Some Desperate Glory?
It has 480 pages — longer than 60% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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