The Vanished Birds

Om boken

A “highly imaginative and utterly exhilarating” (Thrillist) debut that is “the best of what science fiction can be: a thought-provoking, heartrending story about the choices that define our lives” (Kirkus Reviews, Best Debut Fiction and Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year). FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TORDOTCOM AND KIRKUS REVIEWS A mysterious child lands in the care of a solitary woman, changing both of their lives forever. I expected many things from this trip. I did not expect a family. A ship captain, unfettered from time. A mute child, burdened with unimaginable power. A millennia-old woman, haunted by lifetimes of mistakes. In this captivating debut of connection across space and time, these outsiders will find in each other the things they lack: a place of love and belonging. A safe haven. A new beginning. But the past hungers for them, and when it catches up, it threatens to tear this makeshift family apart.

Var poängen kommer ifrån

Källorna ger i snitt 8,2 över 91 betyg — ännu inte så många, så läsarnas röst väger 38 % och resten dras mot medelvärdet 7,8 för Science fiction. Så blir det 7,9.

Läsarröster

De mest gillade recensionerna på Hardcover (med angivna författare).

• EN

  “Four stars for the prose, two for the plot. It's very well written, but parts of the book appear to be aiming for magical realism which doesn't gel with the SF element and makes what should be an emotional climax kind of silly. Also, and…”

  ★ 3/538_simulated på Hardcover

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