Slow Gods, 9780356526188
Hardcover
Died in space, reborn as scourge: empires will fall.
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Slow Gods

a space opera of breathtaking imagination from the most original voice in speculative fiction

$64.17

  • Hardcover

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    18 November 2025

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Summary

Slow Gods: A Space Opera of Rebirth and Revenge

‘ASTONISHING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING’ Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time

From the million-copy bestselling Claire North - one of the most original and dazzling voices in speculative fiction - comes an intergalactic tale of conspiracy, war, and the fall of empires.

My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze, and I am a very poor copy of myself.

In telling my story, there are certain things …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780356526188
ISBN-10:0356526186
Author:Claire North
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Orbit
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:18 November 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:240mm x 156mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

North’s talent shines out – SUNDAY TIMESNorth goes from strength to strength – GUARDIANAn original and even dazzling writer – KIRKUSAn astonishing, thought-provoking and above all touching story of found meaning and lost humanity * Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of CHILDREN OF TIME on SLOW GODS *North’s talent shines out * SUNDAY TIMES *Claire North goes from strength to strength * GUARDIAN *North is an original and even dazzling writer * KIRKUS *Claire North’s writing is terrific, smart and entertaining * Patrick Ness *Claire North is a true original, a master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination * Alex Marwood, author of THE WICKED GIRLS *One of the most intriguing and genre-bending novelists * BOOKLIST *

About The Author

Claire North

Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing their first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and becoming a word-of-mouth bestseller. They have since published several hugely popular and critically acclaimed novels, won the World Fantasy Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. They live in London.

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